TCC Credit Courses 2009

Three courses will be offered through Tarrant County College:
PHOTO II, EXPRESSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, and DIGITAL IMAGING I

These courses emphasize documentary and street photography and expressive visual communication. They are designed to familiarize the participant with the traditions and techniques of these genres of the medium and to provide a forum for the discussion and practice of visual literacy. Because these are field courses, most of our time will be spent on the streets of cities, towns, and villages as we walk and look for ways to make our images. Walker Evans, a noted photographer, suggested that the camera takes on the personality of the holder, that “the mind works on the machine, or through it,” Working in the field and exploring new terrain will allow photographers to know a place by actually participating in it.

Italy:

Photography in Tuscany (limited to 14 participants)

May 14: Depart USA
May 15: Rome Italy
May 16: Afternoon train to Assisi, overnight
May 17: Assisi
May 18: transportation to San Galgano, overnight
May 19: Day trip to Siena, transportation to Villa Rucellai
May 20-25: Villa Rucellai, daily excursions into the Tuscan countryside
May 25: Train to Venice, overnight in Venice prior to departure May 26: Depart for home

Cost: $1975.00, excluding airfare (LAND PACKAGE ONLY) and including

• All accommodations: 1 night in Rome, 2 nights in Assisi, 1 night in San Galgano, 6 nights in a 16 th century villa in Tuscany, 1 night in Venice, Italy
• All breakfasts, 5 dinners
• Entrances to the Alinari Photo Museum and Archives in Florence
• Train travel from Rome to Assisi and from Prato to Venice
• Local transport via trains, vans, buses while in Tuscany
• Private Translator
• Expert Instruction

Each participant is responsible for his/her own airfare to Rome and from Venice, Italy. When looking for airfare be sure to look for “multi-city destinations” in your search.

Requirements:

• Enrollment at Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus
• Registration as a student in ARTS 2357 Photo II, PHTC 1343 Expressive Photography, or PHTC 1300 Digital Imaging I
• $700 non-refundable deposit, due at time of application to the program (If Administration cancels the course for any reason, the deposit will be refunded. If the participant decides not to participate, the deposit is non-refundable.)
• Payment in full ($1975.00) by April 30, 2009)
• Current passport is REQUIRED, and is the expense of each participant
• Trip Insurance
• PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN AIR LINE TICKETS AND AIRFARE. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO DEPART YOUR HOME BASE ON 14 MAY 2009 AND ARRIVE IN ROME , ITALY ON 15 MAY. AN INSTRUCTOR WILL MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT.

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France

Photography in France

June 2 – 14, 2009
June 2– depart the USA
June 3: Arrive in Paris, overnight
June 4: Transportation to Mt. St. Michel, overnight stay
June 5: Mt. St. Michel, afternoon travel to Normandy coast
June 6: D-Day in Normandy
June 7 - 12: Travel by train to Avignon, pick up vans, travel to Ners and a 16th century villa—daytrips to area towns and villages including Arles, the Camargue, St. Gilles, the Mediterranean Sea, St. Maries de la Mer, among other places
June 12-13: 2 nights inParis
June 14: Depart for hom

Cost: $1975.00 excluding airfare (LAND PACKAGE ONLY) and includes

• All accommodations (3 nights in Paris, 2 nights in Avranches, 2 nights on the Normandy coast,
• 5 nights in Ners in a French Manor House,)
• All breakfasts, 5 dinners
• One day pass to the Louvre Museum in Paris
• Personal Translator
• Transportation by train from Paris to Caen and return and from Paris to Avignon and return, transportation via private vans in southwest France, black and white film development, expert instruction!

Requirements:

• Enrollment at Tarrant County College, Northeast Campus
• Registration as a student in ARTS 2357 Photo II, PHTC 1343 Expressive Photography, or PHTC 1300 Digital Imaging I
• $700 non-refundable deposit, due at time of application to the program (If Administration cancels the course for any reason, the deposit will be refunded. If the participant decides not to participate, the deposit is non-refundable.)
• Payment in full ($1975.00) by April 30, 2009
• Current passport is REQUIRED
• Trip Insurance
• PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FRO THEIR OWN AIR LINE TICKETS AND AIRFARE. PLEAE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO DEPART YOUR HOME BASE ON JUNE 2, 2009 AND ARRIVE IN PARIS , FRANCE ON JUNE 3. AN INSTRUCTOR WILL MEET YOU AT THE HOTEL.

** BONUS for participants in PHOTOGRAPHY IN FRANCE **

Come early and join us in Venice for 2 nights and take the night train to Paris with us on July 6. We will meet the other participants upon arrival in Paris on July 7, 2008

Additional Cost: $650.00

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Tuscany Workshop: 7 nights in the Tuscan Hills

June 20 – June 27, 2009

This workshop begins with your arrival at the villa. Plan on flying into Rome , Florence , Milan , or Pisa and taking the train to Prato , just north of Florence . Once there, taxi to the Villa Rucellai. Our workshop begins with a sumptuous dinner served especially for us.

We will spend seven nights in the villa, with day trips to other mountain villages and towns. Each evening we will share a wonderful meal and show the images we made the day before. In the middle of the week, you will enjoy a free day where you can plan your own itinerary or stay on site to develop film, download images, explore the grounds, or sleep in the warmth of the Tuscan sun. Following our last group dinner, we will view a portfolio of images prepared by each participant. The workshop disbands on the morning of the 8 th day.

Cost: $1975.00 A deposit of $500.00 ($250.00 of which is non-refundable) will hold your space. Payment in full is due by June 1, 2009.

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EUROPEAN PHOTO WORKSHOPS, INC. PRESENTS
THE LITERARY TOUR

June 29 – July 10, 2009

This tour will highlight writers and the works they’ve created while giving us time to explore, walk in their shoes, relax in their environs, photograph what we see, and perhaps even write a little ourselves….

Bring a journal! Each morning you will be given part of a sentence or paragraph to spin your imagination for the day. After dinner we will all read our entries to one another.

First Night : Depart from your Home Base

Arrive ROME , travel by airport train to Termini Station where we will take the afternoon train to Prato and taxi to the Villa Rucellai. Dinner at the Villa.

Day Two : Tour Villa Rucellai and the grounds. Learn the literary history of this place.

• Florence : Museums and the San Lorenzo Market

• Dinner at the Villa

Day Three : FLORENCE : Visit Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s grave and the house she shared with Robert Browning. Lunch followed by trip to book maker’s shop

• Afternoon free to visit the market, peruse bookstores, visit galleries, etc.
• Dinner at the Villa

Day Four : SIENA , visit Book Studio—(morning or afternoon) .A must see in Siena is a fascinating studio where three artists design and print limited-edition books on an old press using the finest quality papers. They also specialize in the restoration of old and rare books and prints.Lunch in a hotel made from a former mill that made paper for books—in the small town of Colle di Val d’Elsa, 18 kms outside of Siena . Dinner at the Villa

Day Five : Venice ! We will take the first train out in the morning and the last train back at night, spending about 5 hours in this incredible city.

Day Six : Tuscan Countryside. Evening lecture presented by Sirpa Selenius, PhD, followed by a wine tasting and dinner at the Villa

Day Seven : Optional trips to PISA — those who want to climb the leaning tower—this is the time!

Day Eight : Depart the villa in the morning, train to ROME . You will have the afternoon free to tour the city. Overnight Marco Polo Hotel

Day Nine : Rome – THE ILLUMINATI TOUR from the book Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, followed by time to explore the Eternal City.

Day Ten : Depart Rome for your home base.

Cost : $1975.00 Land Package only, excluding airfare. A deposit of $500.00 ($250.00 of which is non-refundable) will hold your space. The price includes all accommodations—2 nights in Rome , 6 nights in the Villa in the Tuscan hills, all breakfasts, 4 dinners prepared especially for us, train transportation to and from Prato and Venice , transportation to Siena and other Tuscan locations, private translator.

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