Photography
Theoretical-practical workshops where participants can learn about various topics to improve the photographic technique. From taking advantage of visual resources to achieve a better composition, to improvements in the management of natural and artificial light.
Diploma in photography
Ages 15 and up | Beginners
* Underage students must present a responsive letter from their parents.
** For photography practices outside the museum, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Necessary semi-professional SLR camera
Photography can become much more than a form of expression as it becomes a useful tool due to the variety of its fields of application. For this reason, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey offers a modular program in photography designed with the purpose of offering the necessary knowledge for the complete training of professional photographers and the tools for their development in the areas of commercial and artistic photography.
The graduate of the modular diploma in Photography of the Museum of Contemporary Art will be able to:
• Develop a sharper and more selective visual perception to raise the artistic quality of your photographic work.
• Make accurate and aesthetic decisions in the artistic approach, on the use of light in photography.
• Read, analyze and take a photographic portrait, making use of the knowledge and techniques learned.
• Provide an artistic composition and presentation to your digital photographic work.
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Eduardo GonzalezPhotographer with more than 30 years of experience. He began his career in Mexico City. With his camera, Eduardo González has traveled and captured moments of beauty in various parts of Mexican territory, as well as of the people in the different areas. His work has been shown in both solo and group exhibitions in the Czech Republic, Brazil, Cuba, the United States and Mexico. |
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Juan Jose CeronPhotojournalist for 25 years and a communication specialist by profession. He has participated in multiple photographic coverages throughout the country and abroad and winning various awards. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries. He has been a teacher of photography in a considerable number of educational institutions; at MARCO it has been for several years. He is the founder of Resolana, a cultural space dedicated to the promotion of photography. He was also director of the Photography Department of the newspaper El Norte. |
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Teresa Rodriguez SepúlvedaHe studied a degree in Plastic Arts with a Photography option at the UV and postgraduate studies in Conservation and Restoration of Photography at the ENCRyM. His images have been part of various group exhibitions. In 2003 he obtained an honorable mention at the Nuevo León Photography Hall. He has obtained production, research and academic support through CONACULTA in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Veracruz. He has given workshops on Basic Photography and Black and White Laboratory at the Centro de las Artes Photo Library, the Nuevo León House of Culture and at Marcarfoto, as well as workshops on photographic conservation at the Adolfo Prieto School, Monterrey. |
15% discount making a single payment: $ 9,180 *
Module I: Introduction to Photography
Cost per module: 2,650 pesos
Module II: Technique and photographic composition
Cost per module: 2,650 pesos
Module III: Natural light and flash management
Cost per module: 2,850 pesos
Module IV: Visual Language Development
Cost per module: 2,650 pesos
Introduction to photography
Ages: 15 and up | Beginners
Theoretical-practical workshop where the participant will develop through the technical, compositional and semiotic analysis of works by classic and contemporary photographers, the visual perception and their ability to observe the different visual elements that make up a photograph.
That the student of this course learns the handling of the camera, the manual function and knows a brief history of photography. He knows basic composition techniques and natural lighting. Develop lighting and composition practices, across three photographic genres: documentary, landscape, and portraiture.
1 session
Photography.
1.1 Brief history of photography and the camera
1.1.1 Camera obscura
1.1.2 Reflex Camera - SLR
1.1.3 DSLR - Digital formats and image quality
1.2 The light
1.2.1 Electromagnetic spectrum
1.2.2 Properties of light
1.2.3 Light quality
2 session
The camera and the exhibition.
2.1 Camera in Manual Mode
2.1.1 Exposure (ISO, shutter speed and aperture)
2.1.2 The exposure meter and metering (Spot, central and evaluative)
2.2 Lenses and focal length
2.2.1 Standard
2.2.2 Wide angle and fisheye
2.2.3 Telephoto
2.3 Practice
3 session
Exposition.
3.1 Equivalent exposure
3.1.1 Depth of field
3.1.2 Shutter Speeds (Swept and Freeze)
3.2 Practice
3.3 Photographers and speeds
4 session
Color temperature.
4.1 White balance
4.2 Manual and automatic focus system
4.3 Practice
4.4 Photographic genres and authors
4.4.1 Documentary
4.4.2 Landscape
4.4.3 Portrait
5 session
Basic principles of composition.
5.1 Rule of thirds
5.2 Formal elements: texture, point of view, color, geometric shapes, lines, symmetry
5.3 Practice
5.4 P, A, S camera modes
6 session
Practice outside the museum. * Subject to change of date due to weather *
7 session
Edition.
7.1 Project editing
7.1 Final project review
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Juan Jose CeronPhotojournalist for 25 years and a communication specialist by profession. He has participated in multiple photographic coverages throughout the country and abroad and winning various awards. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries. He has been a teacher of photography in a considerable number of educational institutions; at MARCO it has been for several years. He is the founder of Resolana, a cultural space dedicated to the promotion of photography. He was also director of the Photography Department of the newspaper El Norte. |
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Teresa Rodriguez SepúlvedaHe studied a degree in Plastic Arts with a Photography option at the UV and postgraduate studies in Conservation and Restoration of Photography at the ENCRyM. His images have been part of various group exhibitions. In 2003 he obtained an honorable mention at the Nuevo León Photography Hall. He has obtained production, research and academic support through CONACULTA in Nuevo León, Tamaulipas and Veracruz. He has given workshops on Basic Photography and Black and White Laboratory at the Centro de las Artes Photo Library, the Nuevo León House of Culture and at Marcarfoto, as well as workshops on photographic conservation at the Adolfo Prieto School, Monterrey. |
Cost: $ 2,650 * For photography practices outside the museum, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Necessary semi-professional or professional SLR camera
15% discount: Chavos MARCO Membership (Student Discount): Acquire your credential at the Museum.
10% discount:
• Re-enrollment: applies to MARCO students, enrolled in the immediate previous block.
• Prompt payment: applies for new admission or former students from previous blocks.
• INAPAM with valid credential.
* IMPORTANT: The course start week does not apply any discount.
GROUP A:
Teacher: Juan José Cerón
Wednesday 18:30 to 21:00
7 sessions | From October 11 to November 29 (holiday on November 15)
Group B:
Teacher: Tere Rodriguez
Saturday 10: 00 to 12: 30
7 sessions | From October 14 to December 2 (holiday on November 18)
Technique and Photographic Composition
Ages: 15 and up | Public with basic knowledge in photography
* Hybrid format course: this course begins online, via Zoom and as soon as the Museum opens, the classes will be face-to-face. *
Theoretical-practical workshop where the participant will develop through the technical, compositional and semiotic analysis of works by classic and contemporary photographers, the visual perception and their ability to observe the different visual elements that make up a photograph.
The student will be able to make better use of their visual resources, achieving better photographs through a deep analysis of the composition, without neglecting the technical part.
1 session
Visual or formal elements, lines, shapes, volumes, textures, etc.
2 session
Practical class outdoors: Learning to see the light, the languages of photography.
3 session
Composition rules and when to break them How the camera sees, how the eye sees.
4 session
Subject to be photographed, camera location, moment of shooting.
5 session
Technical analysis, compositional analysis, content analysis.
6 session
Review of works by great classic and contemporary photographers.
7 session
Review of student work.
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Sunday ValdiviesoGraduated from a degree in Plastic Arts, he specialized in photography. He has participated in various group exhibitions in the states of Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Puebla, Sonora and the Federal District. He was a fellow of the State Fund for Culture and the Arts of Oaxaca. His work has been published in magazines such as Tierra Adentro (Mexico), Private (Italy) and BOMB (United States). He has been a tutor for the State Fund for Culture and the Arts of Oaxaca; jury of the Fernando Benítez Cultural Journalism Award; director of the Manuel Álvarez Bravo Photographic Center in Oaxaca and head of the laboratory at the Photo Library of the Centro de las Artes in Monterrey, a role he performs today. |
Cost: $ 2,650
30% discount: MARCO PASS (Student Discount): Get your credential at the Museum.
10% discount:
• Re-enrollment: applies to MARCO students, enrolled in the immediate previous block.
• Prompt payment: applies for new admission or former students from previous blocks.
• INAPAM with valid credential.
* IMPORTANT: The course start week does not apply any discount.
Saturday 10: 00 to 12: 30
7 sessions | From October 14 to December 2 (holiday on November 18)
Necessary semi-professional or professional SLR camera.
** For photography practices outside the museum, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Post-production, Digital Lab, Retouching (Photoshop, Lightroom), plugins
Ages: 15 and up | Beginners
Introduction to digital image processing, understanding the structure of digital files, the development of algorithms, sensors and camera operating systems. The digital laboratory and the total control of the images, correction, retouching and creation in the main platforms, the plugins, actions and complementary packages. As an option you can see commercial printing, exhibition and archival materials.
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