Today was the conclusion of our workshop. We started with our group photo and then walked to the nearby Duomo square. Some of our group climbed the Duomo while the rest of us roamed the square for interesting things An old bike caught my eye which lead to some detail shots I later turned for our final critique.
One of our tour guides managed to get us admittance into the church ten minutes before it was opened to the public. This avoided a wait in a line that wrapped around the church. It is a truly spectacular church with the beautifully decorated dome at the front. Well worth a visit.
We were released to pick photos, eat lunch or tour around a little more before our final critique. A small group of us walked to Sante Croce, another major church in Florence that is the resting place for some pretty famous Florentines including Galileo, Dante and Michelangelo. Carved stone crypt covers were scattered across the floor of the church. Another major site, I would suggest taking time to explore it.
This afternoon we gathered for one last critique. It was really amazing how far the class had come during the course of the week. Everyone had nice photos they had submitted for review and Joe was very complimentary. The staff had worked magic on our technique and it really showed. Joe and his assistant, Cali, then walked us through their workflow to give us an idea how they cull photos and what post processing they do before releasing a photo to a client. This is something I really need to get better at.
Our final slide show, some of the photos we've submitted during the course of the week, served as the start of our final evening together. As always, it's great to see what we were capable of producing with the right instruction. We walked to a few blocks to dinner. A multi-course affair over a couple of hours of socializing and toasting our efforts. More singing ensued before departing for our final night in Florence.
We made new friends and renewed old acquaintances during the course of the week. Promising to reunite soon, we parted ways much richer for the experience.
Tomorrow: Back to Rome and home
One of our tour guides managed to get us admittance into the church ten minutes before it was opened to the public. This avoided a wait in a line that wrapped around the church. It is a truly spectacular church with the beautifully decorated dome at the front. Well worth a visit.
We were released to pick photos, eat lunch or tour around a little more before our final critique. A small group of us walked to Sante Croce, another major church in Florence that is the resting place for some pretty famous Florentines including Galileo, Dante and Michelangelo. Carved stone crypt covers were scattered across the floor of the church. Another major site, I would suggest taking time to explore it.
This afternoon we gathered for one last critique. It was really amazing how far the class had come during the course of the week. Everyone had nice photos they had submitted for review and Joe was very complimentary. The staff had worked magic on our technique and it really showed. Joe and his assistant, Cali, then walked us through their workflow to give us an idea how they cull photos and what post processing they do before releasing a photo to a client. This is something I really need to get better at.
Our final slide show, some of the photos we've submitted during the course of the week, served as the start of our final evening together. As always, it's great to see what we were capable of producing with the right instruction. We walked to a few blocks to dinner. A multi-course affair over a couple of hours of socializing and toasting our efforts. More singing ensued before departing for our final night in Florence.
We made new friends and renewed old acquaintances during the course of the week. Promising to reunite soon, we parted ways much richer for the experience.
Tomorrow: Back to Rome and home
I was happy to be one of the new friends. Great to meet you.
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