Milan weekend trip
The Street Photography Weekend trip aims to understand how to photograph successful scenes on the street. To successfully do street photography projects, it is important to learn how to anticipate what is happening, look for fun interactions and juxtapositions or capture fleeting moments. We will learn how to develop reactions, become bolder and break with the constraints of classical composition, all on the street practicing. The course leads to an understanding of the typologies, exemplary models and narrative techniques of urban reportage and street photography.
The course is aimed at amateur and professional photographers who are interested in street photography, provided they already have the basics of digital technology. It includes practice time with a professional photographer.
This trip will be led by: Simona Di Cesare who speaks Deutsch, Français, Italien
Location
Where do we go?
Milan is a busy city ideal for street photography. It is a place where spontaneous situations can be easily found and captured. The city possibilities for street photography are endless and each part of the urban space will offer great opportunities to capture unique shots.
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Trip highlights
What you can expect from this trip
- Navigli photo walk
- Historic centre, Piazza Gae Aulenti and Porta Nuova.
- Street photography at Isola and Giambellino. Optional sunrise street photography at Navigli.
See full itinerary here
Friday
Navigli photo walk
Friday: Arrival in Milan, meeting point hotel Windsor for dinner together. Immediately after dinner
dinner we have time to photograph ‘Milan by night’ in the very popular Navigli neighbourhood
Saturday
Historic centre, Piazza Gae Aulenti and Porta Nuova.
At 09:00 heure:
We meet at the hotel to learn some theory about street photography before we get down to practice.
At 10:30/11:00 we set off to photograph the historic centre: Milan Cathedral, the Castello Sforzesco and the rich streets with their
Milan Cathedral, the Castello Sforzesco and the rich streets with their characters. We will learn how to how to approach people for street portraits.
Lunch break from 13:30-14:30
At 14:30 we reach the modern neighbourhood. The urban dynamics of Piazza Gae Aulenti and Porta Nuova.
19:00 Back to the hotel to prepare for dinner (free)
Sunday
Street photography at Isola and Giambellino. Optional sunrise street photography at Navigli.
Optional: We meet at around 5.30am to photograph the sunrise.
The vintage charm of the Navigli at dawn (with the soft lights reflecting on the water).
Back to the hotel to have breakfast and recharge our batteries.
At 10:30 am: after breakfast, we set off to discover the hidden authenticity of lesser-known neighbourhoods such as Isola
lesser-known neighbourhoods such as Isola or Giambellino and develop a short reportage.
Lunch break from 13:30-14:30
At 14:30: before we leave, we will take a few hours to review the photos, edit them and give feedback and suggestions on how to improve them.
Accommodation
Where do we stay?
Windsor Hotel Milano - 4 star hotel
Via Galileo Galilei, 2, 20124 Milano
Included
- Full programme for photography
- A dedicated, professional photo instructor
- 2 nights in the hotel
- All breakfasts
Not included
- Ticket travel and taxi, metro, bus (if required)
- Entrance fees for the museums
- Lunch and dinner
- Personal expenses such as souvenirs, drinks, laundry, insurance (travel, accident and cancellation insurance, which we recommend) cancellation insurance, which we recommend)
Your instructor
Simona Di Cesare
Simona Di CesareLanguage: Deutsch, Français, Italien
I was born in Italy and had the luck to live in sone of its most beautiful cities: Rome, Venice, Florence and Milan. My official job is civil engineering, beside it I always cultivated my love for all forms of art. I studied acting in Milan and participated in several TV commercials and theater shows… till I found the true art form in photography thanks to Swissphotoclub. I live in Switzerland for 14 years with my family and it was in Zurich, that I picked up an old Reflex camera, felt in love with it and started taking my first courses…. Since then I haven't stopped. More courses, workshops, photo trips until the first direct contacts from agencies that have engaged me for advertising and marketing photos.
The beauty! Photography has allowed me to see it everywhere, frequently in the most unexpected places. I walk the streets always with a camera looking for moments to steal, looking for beauty.
I love Streetphotography, in all its forms: the minimalism in the geometries of a street, the reflections, the lights and shadows, the details but also the stories that the street can tell us.
