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Brooklyn Cookin' 2010
Learn to shoot food. Or learn to cook. And bring someone to share!
Theme: Food Photography & Cooking
Date: Jul/16-18 2010
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Price: starting at $699,-
Language: English
Instructors: Chris Marquardt (photography) & Mark Tafoya (cooking)
Date: Jul/16-18 2010
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Price: starting at $699,-
Language: English
Instructors: Chris Marquardt (photography) & Mark Tafoya (cooking)
Early bird discount ends Dec/31/2009
Brooklyn Cookin' is the perfect way to enjoy a workshop with your significant other or friend: One of you loves to shoot photos, and the other loves to cook (or wants to learn how). We're offering this hit workshop for the 2nd time this summer. Chris Marquardt from Tips From the Top Floor leads the food photography seminar and a Chef Mark Tafoya from the Culinary Media Network leads the cooking workshop.
The two tracks will take place in parallel and intersect several times a day. At these points the photographers will take great pictures of the wonderful food that was prepared by the chefs. I full day of the workshop will take place outside in Brooklyn: Farmers’ market shopping with Mark Tafoya, market/street photography with Chris Marquardt.
The two tracks will take place in parallel and intersect several times a day. At these points the photographers will take great pictures of the wonderful food that was prepared by the chefs. I full day of the workshop will take place outside in Brooklyn: Farmers’ market shopping with Mark Tafoya, market/street photography with Chris Marquardt.
"I can not say enough about how much I enjoyed the cooking workshop -- learned a lot and use what I learned all the time: Pork Adobo, poached pears, and having fun in the kitchen!"
-- Jacqui North
(2009 participant)
Pictures courtesy of www.designbackslash.com (2009 participant)
About us
Mark is a graduate of Yale University, and spent 10 years as a New York actor. Mark has learned about many world cuisines first hand, and mastered many of his recipes at the source. Favorite locations and cuisines include Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Italy, Ireland, France, Hungary, Spain and Greece. He continues to broaden his knowledge base through travel and cultural exchange with other cooks throughout the world. Mark also continues to study food in a formal way, and is a graduate of the Culinary Business Academy.
Listen to Chris on his shows or on the Tech Guy radio show, and you'll see that he knows how to bake complicated things into easy-to-digest knowledge. Chris received two prestigious awards from PodcastAwards, he has been selected for the iTunes Best Of series and he appears regularly on the US-wide "Tech Guy" radio show with Leo Laporte, where he provides photography tips and tricks every week.
Videos from previous workshops
Workshop agenda and contents
This list is a rough outline of the topics covered on this workshop. The actual contents will always be adapted to the needs of the group to provide the most for all participants.
The workshop days start at 9am and end at 5pm.
There will be a one-hour lunch break around noon time.
On the first day, the photographers will have the chance to learn about street photography from Chris, while the chefs will spend time with Mark learning about food quality and what to watch out for when shopping. We will spend that day at various locations, and as Mark is a New York City local, you have a lot of great sight-seeing coming up. Or as Martin, a 2009 workshop participant said: "If you get the chance to be out and about with him in New York City, his knowledge of the area is encyclopedic."
The workshop days start at 9am and end at 5pm.
There will be a one-hour lunch break around noon time.
On the first day, the photographers will have the chance to learn about street photography from Chris, while the chefs will spend time with Mark learning about food quality and what to watch out for when shopping. We will spend that day at various locations, and as Mark is a New York City local, you have a lot of great sight-seeing coming up. Or as Martin, a 2009 workshop participant said: "If you get the chance to be out and about with him in New York City, his knowledge of the area is encyclopedic."
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Welcome
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Visual design I / Seasonal lunch
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Visual design II / Brunch
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Street photography intro / Market shopping with Mark, Manhattan photo walk
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Food photo session I
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Food photo session III
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Assignment I
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Image review / Small plates around the world
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Image review / Iron Chef
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Street Photography Practise
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Still life / Ingredients and table scapes
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Iron Photographer
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Assignment II
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Food photo session II
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Food photo session IV
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Group Dinner
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TFTTF Show Recording
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FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
What do I need to bring?
For all workshops please bring a digital camera, memory card, charger. Bringing a laptop is optional.
In addition:
San Francisco Street Safari: The classical street photography focal length is around 24 to 35mm. The different aspects of street photography work well with all sorts of different focal lengths, but if you have a lens in that focal range, make sure you bring it.
Brooklyn Cookin' workshop: We will explore both available light and studio lighting on this workshop. Bring your brightest lens for the available light segment, a 50/1.8 will do nicely.
Toronto Urban: Street and cityscapes can greatly benefit from wider focal lengths, so if you own a lens in the area around 24mm, make sure to bring it.
Everest Trek: Please see the Everest Trek web site for more details.
In addition:
San Francisco Street Safari: The classical street photography focal length is around 24 to 35mm. The different aspects of street photography work well with all sorts of different focal lengths, but if you have a lens in that focal range, make sure you bring it.
Brooklyn Cookin' workshop: We will explore both available light and studio lighting on this workshop. Bring your brightest lens for the available light segment, a 50/1.8 will do nicely.
Toronto Urban: Street and cityscapes can greatly benefit from wider focal lengths, so if you own a lens in the area around 24mm, make sure to bring it.
Everest Trek: Please see the Everest Trek web site for more details.
What is included in the workshop fee?
Only the workshop is included. Transportation and accommodation are not included unless specified otherwise.
The Brooklyn Cookin' workshop has all main meals for the 2nd and 3rd day included in the workshop fee.
The Brooklyn Cookin' workshop has all main meals for the 2nd and 3rd day included in the workshop fee.
I know what every button on my camera does. How can I benefit from the workshop?
Being good on the technical side of photography is very helpful in many situations. Still, we as photographers can benefit to learn in other areas too. In order to take things to the next level, a photographer has to improve on the creative side too. On this workshop you will learn why certain images create certain reactions in the viewer, and how you can gain control over this with your photography.
Others say I have a good "photogapher's eye". What can I learn on the workshop?
When we start off with photography, most of us begin taking pictures "from the gut". This workshop will teach you knowledge about how you can achieve specific things with your camera and how to get a lot more control over how the viewer will see your photography.
I am not sure I'm good enough to participate in the workshop.
You most likely are. I have never had a participant at any of my workshops who walked away without having learned something. And I have never had a participant who was too much of a beginner to participate. I take great care to make sure all participants benefit from the workshops, no matter what level they are on. If you are not sure, pleae contact me and we'll find out together.
I was a participant on an earlier workshop. Will I get a discount?
Yes, repeat participants get a discount. Please see the pricing section below for specifics.
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Pricing
Regular workshop fee: $749
Early-bird discount*: $50
Repeat discount**: $50
Important:
Early-bird discount*: $50
Repeat discount**: $50
Important:
- * You have to book until Dec/31/2009 to qualify for the Early Bird discount
- ** Repeat discount is valid if you participated in any workhop with Chris Marquardt from 2007 to 2009
- Workshop fee includes the main meals (lunch, dinner) for the 2nd and 3rd day of the workshop.
- Discounts cannot be combined, only a maximum of one discount is applicable
- Prices are per person. If you sign up together with someone else, please fill out the registration form once for each of you!
- PayPal is the preferred means of payment. Credit cards can be used through the PayPal system.
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To secure your place on the workshop, a deposit of $200 is due after signing up. You will receive according information together with your confirmation email.
1. Fill out this form
2. Press the send button
To secure your place on the workshop, a deposit of $200 is due after signing up. You will receive according information together with your confirmation email.