Juli Manara, Green Secret Gardeners (detail)

Short course

Portrait photography: ideas from modernism

Weekend art making course

15 February 2025 10.30am - 5.30pm16 February 2025 10.30am - 5.30pm

Clore Learning Centre | Burlington Gardens

courses and classes

£480, includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.

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Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism

Go to the exhibition

Uncover the possibilities of portrait photography with artist Juli Manara.

During this weekend course, you will learn to create digital portraits filled with personality. Drawing inspiration from artists featured in our exhibition, Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism, you will consider how you can use composition, location, background, props, and design to capture different characters and moods.

Guided by artist Juli Manara, you will use portraiture and self-portraiture to discover experimental techniques spearheaded by modernist artists, such as photomontage and multiple exposure. Whether you’re an enthusiastic photographer or just starting out, you will develop your understanding of cameras, lighting, and refine your ability to set and shoot portraits.

Juli Manara is a Brazilian artist and educator living and working in London. Juli’s practice is concerned with the relationship between nature and the material world. Inspired by surrealism and influenced by her Brazilian roots, Juli’s practice spans a variety of subjects and techniques, including portraits, still life, photomontage, and animated media. Juli’s work has been collected and exhibited internationally, including at Niterói Museum of Contemporary Art and Tate Modern. Juli holds an MA from the Goldsmiths University and has taught extensively at Paris’ Speos International Photography School.

Materials and equipment including digital cameras will be provided. You are welcome to bring your own digital camera if desired.

Minimum age 18. If you have any access requirements that you’d like to discuss, please contact public.programmes@royalacademy.org.uk.

If the event is sold out, please contact public.programmes@royalacademy.org.uk to be added to the waiting list.

Terms and conditions

£480, includes all materials, light refreshments and a wine reception at the end of day one.

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