The Mechanics of Photography

By Yann Charbonnier

Hosted by fuel.

Project

As part of our effort in fuel. to break through to another level of photography in Lebanon,

we are organizing a workshop on the fundamentals (both theoretical and practical) of

photography as art, from composition to printing.

Biography

French. Born in 1964. Yann Charbonnier worked as a photography assistant in fashion,

portrait and advertising in the early 1980s in New York and Paris. In 1988, he embarked on

a 30-year journey on the relationship between animals and humans, and received several

grants for this project. In 2015, Yann started working on the Mediterranean Sea, and

received artist residencies at the Villa Medici in Rome and Modern and Contemporary Art

Museum (MACAM) Foundation in Lebanon.

Yann has exhibited in New York, Düsseldorf, Vienna, Cologne, Paris, Arles and Brittany. His

work is part of prestigious art collections worldwide. He works in black and white as well

as color, and uses rectangle and square formats. Yann’s work is devoted to analog, and he

uses traditional techniques like gelatin silver, platinum-palladium, Cibachrome and

charcoal Fresson.

Program

This workshop will include an in-depth seminar by Yann Charbonnier. Participants will be

expected to fully immerse themselves, do research and watch online documentary

materials that will be recommended. Asking questions and engaging in the group

discussion will be a must in order to move forward, learn and take this workshop to its

highest level. Yann will also give readings, reviews and feedback on the portfolios submitted

by the participants, and discuss with them ways of moving forward in their photography

career.

Detailed Program:

Day 1:

Three-hour seminar on the art of photography:

● Introduction to art history and photography: Genres - compositional methods

- lighting

● The place of photography in the world of art, and its fundamental function.

● Varying aesthetics

● Choice of camera and format

● Printing

Day 2:

● Portfolio reading and reviews

● Further discussion

● Wrap-up