Amateur Photographer (2019-05-31)

COMPETITION

A place on a

portrait workshop

shooting Japanese geisha

Allyouhavetodotobeinwitha

chanceofwinningoneofthe 10

placesistouploadyourbest

portrait(s)tothePhotocrowd

websiteviaamateurphotographer.

co.uk/geisha.

Thegeishaeventwilltakeplace

attheHamYardHotelincentral

LondononThursday, 27 June,

between11amand2pm.Davewill

focusoneverythinginvolvedin

portraitphotography,fromposing

andlightingtolensselection.Sigma

willhaveaselectionofproducts

thereforthe 10 winners to try

duringtheshoot.

TheimageswillbejudgedbyAPstaffandthe 10

winnerswillbecontactedbyemail.Beforeyou

enter,pleasenoteyoumustbefreeto attend

theexperienceandportraitworkshopon

Thursday, 27 June,between11amand2pmat

HamYardHotelin centralLondonandbeableto

makeyourownwaythere(travelexpensesnot

included).Fulltermsandconditionscanbe

foundat http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk.

Theclosingdateforentriesis

midnight on Tuesday, 28 May 2019

For your chance to winvisitamateurphotographer.co.uk/geisha

Nowhere’sanopportunityyoudon’tget

everyday.sigmahasteamedupwithAPto

offer 10 luckyreadersthechancetoattend

a workshopin Londonwithtopportraitand

fashionphotographer,DaveKaiPiper.on

theworkshop,youwillgeta once-in-a-

lifetimechancetotakeportraitsofa pairof

traditionalgeisha,whohavecomeoverfrom

Japanespeciallyfortheoccasion.

AsfansofJapanesecultureandhistory

willknow,geishaarewomenentertainers

whoareexpertsin dancing,singing,artand

othertraditionalpursuits.Geishahavebeen

a fixtureofJapanesesocietyforhundreds

ofyears,andalthoughtheirnumbersgreatly

reducedasthecountrymodernised,they

can still be found practising their art in

historictownssuchasKyotoandAizu,home

ofthesigmafactory.

Froma photographicperspective,geisha

lookamazing,withtheirbeautifullycoiffured

hair,expertlyappliedmake-upand

photogenickimono.sowinnersofthis

uniquecompetitionwillbeguaranteedsome

fantasticphotoopportunities,aswellas

learningmoreaboutthefinerpointsof

portraitphotographyfromDaveKaiPiper

• a veryengagingandcharismaticteacher
  aswellasa greatpeopleshooter.
  what’smore,wewillthenchoosean
  oVerALLwinnerfromthe 10 workshop
  attendees,whowillreceivea sIGMA50mm
  F1.4DGhsMArtlensfromsigmaandbe
  featured in a subsequent article in AP.

How to enter

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Win!

Winnerswillbeabletophotographthesegeisha

from Japan during the portrait session

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