{"id":62124,"date":"2017-08-10T21:51:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T04:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=62124"},"modified":"2017-08-10T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T04:57:08","slug":"photography-workshops-101-chapter-7-why-should-someone-attend-your-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/10\/photography-workshops-101-chapter-7-why-should-someone-attend-your-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS 101: Chapter 7: Why Should Someone Attend Your Workshop?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ok, if you are reading this, you might want to make money from photography, and possibly workshops. But… don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just think of it from your perspective. Why<\/em> would someone else want to attend your workshop?<\/p>\n

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See it from their perspective<\/h2>\n

Ok, you gotta think from the perspective of your potential student.<\/p>\n

So, I can talk for myself. Reasons why I<\/em> would want to attend a workshop of a photographer:<\/p>\n

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  1. I want to meet, hang out with the photographer. For example, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d love to do a workshop with Bruce Gilden<\/a> or Martin Parr<\/a>, purely to just hang out with them. I like BOTH their photos, and their badass personalities. <\/li>\n
  2. I want to LEARN from them. Their \u00e2\u20ac\u0153secret sauce\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Sure, I can find a lot of information online… but I know that in person, they will probably share new ideas I might have not experienced before. <\/li>\n
  3. Distilled experience: There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too much information online on a photographer I like. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a lot of free time. I want to experience their knowledge, wisdom, and have a distilled experience. I would rather dedicate a weekend, or a week, just focused with the photographer. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To distill,<\/p>\n

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    1. Personality of photographer <\/li>\n
    2. Information\/knowledge\/wisdom of photographer <\/li>\n
    3. Unique experience <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      What would YOU want in a workshop?<\/h2>\n

      Therefore, consider it is impossible to know the minds of others. But you know your own mind.<\/p>\n

      Therefore, be your own potential student.<\/p>\n

      Who are some photographers who YOU admire, and WHY would you attend their workshop?<\/p>\n

      Attend a Workshop<\/h2>\n

      For market studying, to understand workshops better… attend a photography workshop.<\/p>\n

      See what you like about the workshop you attend, and what you DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T like.<\/p>\n

      For example, when I attended a Magnum Photography Workshop<\/a>, I loved learning from Constantine Manos<\/a> and David Alan Harvey<\/a>, because they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just really fucking good photographers, and have over a century worth of knowledge and wisdom. Sitting in their classes for a week, I learned insane amounts of practical knowledge (like taking 100 photos of a scene, that photos without humans are boring, and to STOP and observe a scene, before making photos).<\/p>\n

      I also loved the brutally honest critique sessions. No bullshit. How to improve.<\/p>\n

      What I WISH was different was actually more 1:1 shooting time with them on the streets, hands on.<\/p>\n

      Of course, there are just my personal preferences.<\/p>\n

      Therefore the suggestion:<\/p>\n

      \n Teach a workshop that you would like, If you were the student.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      It is impossible to please all different types of photographers.<\/p>\n

      Therefore,<\/p>\n

      \n Teach a workshop according to your own style.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t teach a workshop against your own style.<\/p>\n

      For example, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very extroverted and hands on. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how I like to teach. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re more introverted and quiet, Teach like that…more contemplative and zen.<\/p>\n

      \n Let your students find you, rather than you find your students.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      Conclusion<\/h2>\n

      Your style is unique in teaching. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t placate to the masses. Rather, seek to stay as true to yourself as possible, and market yourself, and be unabashedly you.<\/p>\n

      You will probably fail. But the more you hustle, work hard, publish, and add value to society, the higher your chances for success.<\/p>\n

      BE STRONG,
      \nERIC<\/p>\n

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      PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 by ERIC KIM<\/a><\/h1>\n
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      If you want to make a living (or a killing) from photography, download:<\/p>\n

      \n PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANUAL by ERIC KIM<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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      PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS 101<\/h2>\n

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