Dancers Photographing Dancers Dancing

Photography Class

Learn photography skills and software techniques that allow you to capture memorable tango moments in your own tango community.

Dancers Photographing Dancers Dancing

Saturday, January 22 4-5pm

Sunday, January 23 1-2pm

Cost is $50 per student. This class does not include the price of admission to any other tango events or Milongas.

This two day course covers the following:

Saturday

• Camera gear suited for low light photography
• Camera settings for non-flash dance photography
• Photography techniques for film and digital
• Your rights as a photographer
• Photography assignment
• An additional 30 minutes will be spent on non-dancers for tango photo etiquette

Sunday

• Software techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop
• Your rights as a photographer
• How to edit your albums
• Class critique of photography assignment
• Photography assignment

Throughout the weekend, you'll be able to ask me any questions to help you capture memorable tango moments.

What to bring to class:

• DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera preferred (or camera with manual controls)
• Your camera manual
• Monopod or tripod (optional)
• Laptop with Photoshop, Lightroom, or another photo editing piece of software
• Highspeed film (35mm, 120, or 4x5)
• Cable release (optional)

Note: class is limited to 15 students

Please email me the level of experience and software you use to edit photos to info@donocelotl.com

About the Photographer

Born and raised in South Texas, J. Alejandro Almanza has the mind of an engineer led by the heart of an artist. He is formally educated in Michigan as an electrical engineer and photographer. His medium of expression for the past nine years has been photography with a focus on fine art photography. Alejandro's photographs reside in private collections,galleries, and publications in Europe, South America, and North America. The publications include The Mirror, La Cadena, and El Tangauta. He currently lives in Houston where he is an avid tango dancer, and is currently working on a tango photo book.

You can read a feature article on Alejo written on the Houston blog Last Tanda

View Alejandro's work on his website