Photography and Happiness Online Workshop

Tue Nov 02 2021 at 11:00 am to 05:30 pm

The Royal Photographic Society | Bristol

The Royal Photographic Society
Publisher/HostThe Royal Photographic Society
Photography and Happiness Online Workshop
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(Live workshop using Zoom) Maximum of 10 participants.
Combine photography with positive psychology to develop happier, stress-free lives. A workshop for all photographers.

In these challenging times, it can be a struggle to maintain mental wellbeing. But photography will come to the rescue. Photographer and healthcare specialist John Humphrey leads you through a tried and tested programme that uses photography to deliver more fulfilled, and happier, lives.
We are currently experiencing the most intense change the world has seen in our lifetimes. On top of the many challenges of modern life we must now adapt to lockdown life and new concerns about our health.
As a result, the stress reaction – sometimes known as fight or flight - is being triggered continually. This is not just unpleasant, it is damaging. Our bodies are not designed to handle the hormonal changes over a prolonged period and the result can be both physical and mental damage.

In this online workshop, John presents a six step programme for using photography as a route to mental wellbeing.

What the day will cover:
This workshop is for everyone with an interest in photography. It reveals intriguing ways to combine photography with managing mental health. It is based on wisdom from philosophers, poets, and artists throughout the ages.
The day is relaxed and participative. It is a mix of presentations and exercises designed to manage stress and provide lasting tools to ensure a balanced life and an antidote to modern day pressures.

What you will need:
Have a camera to hand (a phone camera will do fine) to try out some of the exercises. No advanced photographic knowledge is required!

Key Learning Points:
Understand the nature of personal wellbeing and the things that can undermine it.
Use photography to achieve the condition of Flow, the state of immersion in energised focus.
Find beauty in ordinary things to become fully conscious of our environment.
Set photography goals as an escape route from everyday pressures.
Become an artist and liberate your ‘right brain’.

This workshop will be for 8 - 10 people only and will be the same as a face to face workshop, just from the comfort of your own home. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with working on-line the tutor will be there to guide you through each step.

IMPORTANT
Please look out for the attachment in your confirmation email, it contains Zoom joining information. If you don't receive it, please email [email protected]
The tutor will need access to your email address to enable him to send you any information regarding the workshop. We will presume that by booking this course you are giving permission unless you contact us to state otherwise.

Tutor profile
John Humphrey is a Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and has a professional background in the management of mental health. He specialises in art and macro photography, and presents RPS workshops on Creative Art Photography, Macro Photography, and Advanced Photoshop. John’s book ‘Close-up and Macro Photography’ is published by the Crowood Press, and his book ‘Creative and Art Photography’ will be published later this year.
www.johnhumphrey.co.uk
Images: © John Humphrey FRPS
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The Royal Photographic Society, 337-340 Paintworks, Bristol, United Kingdom

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