The ACMP and Canon will present a series of lectures and workshops by award-winning advertising photographer, Simon Harsent, titled Making Your Mark, Passion to Profit in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next month.

 

November 21, 2009: The ACMP and Canon will present a series of lectures and workshops by award-winning advertising photographer, Simon Harsent, titled Making Your Mark, Passion to Profit in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next month.
In the lectures, Harsent will share his experiences in developing Melt, his new book and exhibition. He will cover the importance of personal work in the development of a commercial photographer and how personal work can promote the photographer’s point of difference to provide a selling point and make the photographer stand out from the crowd. He also explains the importance of personal work in winning new jobs.
The workshops are themed ø¢â‚¬ËœFrom Brief to Billboard‘ and involves Harsent and an Art Director from each city taking participants through the production process. The focus is on showing the optimal way to work a brief through to the end product on a billboard hoarding. Dates and venues are as follows:
Melbourne:
Monday, 7 December, 2009 at 7 pm – Open Lecture at Phoenix Studios, South Yarra.
Tuesday, 8 December, 2009, 9.30 am to 5 pm – Workshop at Phoenix Studios, South Yarra.
Sydney:
Wednesday, 9 December, 2009 at 6 pm – Open Lecture at The Australian Centre of Photography, Oxford Street, Paddington.
Thursday, 10 December, 2009 9.30 am to 5 pm – Workshop at 219 Enmore Road, Enmore.
Brisbane:
Friday, 11 December, 2009 at 7 pm – Open Lecture at Red Brick Studios, Brisbane.
Saturday, 12 December, 2009 9.30 am to 5 pm – Workshop at Red Brick Studios, Brisbane.
Costs for the Open Lectures are $35 for ACMP members or $50 for non-members; All-day Workshops cost $175 for ACMP members or $190 for non-members; $75 for Students and Trampoline members. To book, visit www.acmp.com.au.