Photography lovers can live through a unique experience with this renowned artist, who decided to share his passion with personalized lessons for VIP. |
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Celebrated Argentine photographer Aldo Sessa, author of 40 art books, offers a different cultural activity for VIP visitors, lovers of photography who wish to discover and photograph the most off-the-beaten-track and charming spots in Buenos Aires. The program offers four optional one-day circuits, from 9 am to 5 pm. The visitor is always with the artist, who speaks fluent Spanish, French, English and Italian. The goal of this workshop is to clarify doubts and provide insight to people with varying degrees of knowledge of photography, by putting at the students' disposal his over 40-year experience in the field. Those who wish to get together with the artist at his studio the next day in order to select the best pictures and discuss the overall results, may well do so. They will also be awarded a certificate for this workshop and a poster dedicated by Sessa as a memento. |
PROGRAM |
| 9 am. Arrival at Aldo Sessa's studio, breakfast in the photo gallery, informal chat about he day's activities and a personalized session of questions and answers about all the technical aspects and experience of the visitor. |
| 9:30 am. Guided tour of Aldo Sessa's studio, located in the neighborhood of Palermo (within a few minutes from central Buenos Aires), in an old and delightful alley, Pasaje Bollini; in two turn-of-the-century Italian-style houses, restored by the artist maintaining the atmosphere of the time. One of such houses, "El Corralón" (lumberyard), has a cobbled yard that served in the past as a coach house for a horse-drawn carriage and stable. In this magic place, Sessa set up his studio for portraiture, a private photo gallery with a collection of cameras and photographs from the XIX century, a laboratory, a computerized graphic production workshop, Photostock, and a negatives and black-and-white prints and a color photographs general archive. |
10:30 am. Departure for the chosen circuit. Upon arriving, Aldo Sessa will help you develop subjects with aesthetic and technical tips in order to get the most out of the image. Throughout the morning, Sessa will work with the student to maximize his/ her strengths and improve his weaknesses. 1:00 pm. Lunch and conversation in a typical place within the circuit. ** |
2:00 pm. Departure for another circuit to practice different techniques and make full use of the sharp contrast of afternoon light. Sessa and the student will work hard on developing the student's personal style. 5:00 pm. End of workshop. Departure for the hotel. |
| Suggested morning circuits: (A) Palermo Circuit and (B) Recoleta Circuit. |
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| A. The Botanical Gardens, The Zoo, Rosedal, Jardín Japonés and surrounding areas. |
| The Botanical Gardens has been kept intact since they were created by landscape artist Carlos Thays. Its greenhouses, fountains and statues among the plants species are particularly beautiful. The botanical gardens have a special atmosphere in every season. |
| The Zoo is especially renowned for the design of its cages, based on the style of the animals' native countries. It is worth taking pictures of such cages and the animals they house, which sometimes take part in unrepeatable situations. |
| The Rosedal (Rose Garden), designed by Thays, has been revamped in the last years in its original style. It is an exquisite place in which el Puente de los Enamorados (Lover's Bridge), el Patio Andaluz (the Andalusian Yard) and some sculptures like El Beso (The Kiss) are specially worth paying attention to. |
| The Japanese Garden has Japanese flower species. It is particularly beautiful in spring, when its azaleas are colorful. |
| In the adjoining park, there is a cute gardener's house, a kiosk and a bridge. Close to them, we can find the Monument to Sarmiento by Rodin, and opposite, the Monument to the Spaniards.a |
| B. Rubber Plants, Design Center, Monuments, Pilar Church and the Recoleta Cemetery. |
| The Rubber Plants in the Emilio Mitre Square are particularly big and their roots make them look like gigantic bonsais. It is worth photographing them at different times in order to obtain surpraising images. |
| The current Design Center used to be a nursing home. Today it houses stores and restaurants, but still has on its balustrade allegorical statues that used to belong to Banco Provincia. |
| The most outstanding Monuments are those to General Carlos María de Alvear, Heracles, and The Centaur, very fine artistic works by celebrated French sculptor Emilio Antonio Bourdelle. |
| Pilar Church is the most important colonial church in the city of Buenos Aires. Its silver altar, sacristy, pulpit and religious images are specially interesting. From its belfry, it is possible to take good pictures of the cemetery. |
The tombs in the Recoleta Cemetery make up a very particular set of constructions in different styles with the remains of Argentina's historical personalities, such as Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Facundo Quiroga, boxer Luis Angel Firpo and Eva Perón. **Lunch at La Biela Restaurant. |
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C. Plaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayo. Plaza de Mayo and its surroundings have a number of very interesting public buildings and monuments. The Casa Rosada, the May Pyramid, The Cathedral and the Cabildo are worth paying attention to. Quite nearby we can also find the City's Museum, La Estrella Pharmacy, la Manzana de las Luces and San Ignacio Church. Avenida de Mayo has a myriad of Madrid-style buildings. Most of them are interesting and photogenic. Among them, the palace in which the La Prensa newspaper is located, the famous Café Tortoni, the Chile Hotel, the Los 36 Billares café and the alley Pasaje Barolo. In the Los Dos Congresos Square we can find The Thinker, sculpture by Rodin. Later on we will take photographs of the Congress Building and the dome of the old café "El Molino". |
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D. La Boca. La Boca was a neighborhood created by Italian immigrants where multicolor wooden and tin houses inspired by artist Quinquela Martín coexist. The structure of the iron Old Bridge over the "Riachuelo" is still present as well as the remains of rusty ships and the picturesque street Caminito with its typical Buenos Aires characters and the football stadium of the local team Club Atlético Boca Juniors. La Boca is a neighborhood with a natural stage design worth being photographed. |
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Included Services* *Breakfast at Aldo Sessa's studio and lunch at a restaurant in the chosen circuit. *Rides from place to place in an air-conditioned Toyota Four Runner four-wheel drive. * Team of assistants always available to solve unexpected problems in order to be able to work comfortably and safely. *Certificate of the workshop and a poster dedicated by the artist. |
Optional Services** **Those interested ones can meet with Aldo Sessa at his studio the next day in order to choose the best pictures and discuss the results of the session. **Cameras used: Hasselblad 6x6, Pentax 6x7, Fuji 6x9, Leica 35 mm. and panoramic cameras, black-and-white Kodak film 120 and 35 mm or Kodak slides of different speeds. **Film developing with contact sheets and black-and-white prints or slides in E-6 process. Prints may made on the request of the client within international norms on Ilford fiber matte or warm tone paper and be sent by international courier to the client's address. **Special workshops on studio portraits, which include flashlight. **Taylor-made courses and group workshops. |
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El corralón, old coach house and stable. Facade of the studio. |
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Dear photography lovers. I really belive you will enjoy and improve your photography working toghether. I look forward to meet you at my studio.
Registration Included Services* -Please remember to contact Aldo Sessa Studio for your registration. The studio will send you confirmation of your registration, time and dates for the workshop.
-The fee for a one person workshop (one day) is -Lunch and transportation included. -When registration is confirmed, student must send 50% of the fee as advance payment. -Any cancelation must be informed at least 48 hours before workshop date, otherwise there will be no refund of advance payment. -The fee balance must be payed the day appointed for the workhop.
-Prices above mentioned are for one person. For more information about prices, please contact us. estudio@aldosessa.com.ar -Groups from one to four people will have a 10% discount. -Groups from four to eight people will have a 20% discount.
Optional Services** -Ask for quotation related to any service described on page 3, or any other suggestion or particular interest you might have. -Special workshops in locations of Argentina (Iguazú Falls, Patagonia, Gauchos ecc.) or in other countries will be possible depending on Aldo Sessa's availability.
Hope to see you soon in this wonderful country to share the same passion. |
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Cobbled yard
of the studio.
Interior
of the studio
Computerized
graphic production wokshop, photographic editing and general archive
Photo gallery.
Room 1
Photo
gallery. Room 2