Jonathan Charpentier is a French photographer who now lives in Minneapolis. He offers photography workshops to help others grow their skills and photography business. The workshop covers the fundamentals of photography through hands-on practice, reviews participants' work, and discusses topics like developing a unique style, working with clients, and managing a photography business. The three-day workshop involves shooting exercises and discussions to help participants improve their technical skills and business acumen.

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JC PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Class Development Program
Instructor / Art Facilitator:
Jonathan Charpentier
French photographer Jonathan Charpentier (JC) fell in love with an American
woman and decided to move to the USA to marry her. Yes the French accent
helped a lot. JC is now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Jonathan's passion is to help business owners grow their business by
delivering highly personalized images with recommendations + options on how to
use them the best way. Either for print or online publications Jonathan provides
award winning images. They are key tools for your marketing +
communication strategy.
"I love working with people. This is why I became a photographer."
Since 2003, Jonathan’s work has been featured in exhibitions in Paris,
Amsterdam, and now the Twin Cities. Jonathan was recently featured as one of
the Top 5 Minnesota Photographers to follow on Instagram by CBS News
Minnesota, after a short 5 months in the U.S. You may check out that article
here: Best Minnesota Photographers to Follow on Instagram. JC speaks
French, English, and a little bit of German and Russian, with his international
clients.
CBS News:"Jonathan Charpentier is a very compelling artist and a proven
international photographer."
Prior clients include Renault, Rothschild, Cosmétique Magazine, le Cirque
Pinder, Paris city town hall, Gold River Studios of Minneapolis, Salon SIEL de
Paris, and L'Américain (as well as many other short films). Of course he also
does personal or family photography. You may have seen his wedding work
exhibited April 10, 2016 at the first ever Forever Bride Expo at the Mall of
America, Bloomington, MN. Jonathan is honored to be a Forever Bride
Association member and featured vendor on Minnesota's Forever
Bride web site.

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Sophie Blachet, lawyer, coach, author, director of the Gallery Art Vitam in
Miami and Paris says, "Jonathan Charpentier is a professional
photographer who has full proficiency in his work. His natural kindness
with people makes him be an indispensable event photographer!"
Jonathan focuses on 5 main areas of expertise:
 Creative Business/ Commercial Photography
 Performance Photography (Artists/Music/ Fashion/Sports/ Cinema)
 Wedding/Family Photography and Portraits
 Fine Art Photography
 Photography Teaching / Art Facilitation
+See resume / attached file
Class Description
The photography workshop will focus on real practice and will cover key
questions about photography.
 Getting to know each other: art facilitator Jonathan Charpentier +
members / students
 Introduction to photography / brief history
 Hands on shooting with real situations on site / offsite: let’s shoot
“classics”, formal photos, along with candids (if portraits), and
creative alternatives
 How to have a consistent style, or branding, and show why you are
unique (editorial / documentary / story telling)
 Review of your past / current work + review of photos taken at the
workshop
 How to work with composition / lighting / posing / locations / or how
to make difficult conditions simple
 Build and develop your photography business
 Know everything about your client: how to meet, understand, and
communicate
 Realize how powerful your network is. How to and keep up with
vendors / partners before and after a photoshoot or event (event
planners, marketing people, business contacts, artists, vendors,
venues…..)
 Find success in time management / schedule / preparations / make
cool checklists

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Class Hours/Proposed Schedule (subject to change)
LOCATION: ALLIANCE FRANCAISE MPLS / ST PAUL
113 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (near Hennepin Bridge + Aria)
(612) 332-0436 (otherwise call me)
Friday: 05:30 pm – 08:30 pm (3 hours)
 05:30 pm – Introductions / getting to know each other
 06:25 pm – break
 06:30 pm – Slideshow of inspirational and successful photographers /
history of photography
 07:25 pm – break
 07:30 pm – discussion and questions: style / branding / client
 08:25 pm – make sure you have everything for tomorrow
 08:30 pm – drive safe and rest well
Saturday: 01:00 pm – 05:00pm (4 hours)
 01:00 pm – Practice – Hands on shooting: be creative
 02:00 pm – Review of the photos + talk: model posing, indoor / outdoor
light, composition (depending on subject of the day)
 02:50 pm – break
 03:00 pm – More practice / finding alternatives / solutions
 03:50 pm –break
 04:00 pm – Review of the photos + talk
 05:00 pm – Drive safe and rest well
Sunday: 01:00 pm – 05:00pm (4 hours) – will be at a different location.
 01:00 pm – Hands on shooting: flowers, decoration, details
 02:00 pm – Review of the photos + talk: workflow
 02:50 pm – break
 03:00 pm – talk: time management, network, promoting your business
 03:50 pm – break
 04:00 pm – talk: what did you learn from the workshop? What are your
next steps to grow your business / personal work?
 05:00 pm – let’s keep in touch – see you at the next event
N.B: Please turn off all electronic devices during class. Except when we talk
about social media of course we will need our devices. Bring your phone charger.

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Student Learning Objectives
 Know who you are, your style, what you like, what you want
 How to present yourself and your portfolio + business (if you have one)
 How to turn your passion for photography into your business
 How do we find clients? (and keep up the good work)
 Practice in a safe environment
 Learn from your mistakes
 Develop your technical skills, or know the good recipes
 Be aware and confident with all difficulties of light and environment
 Be creative, express yourself fully, explore new ideas
 Set your goals straight / coach yourself
 Know your ideal clients, and how to work with them
 Learn more about your network – establish a good relationship with
vendors and partners
 Work well with a team
 Communicate well
 Look at your current work and take the next step
 Get organized
 Be successful, be happy
Photography genres and examples
Photography is vast. It can be event photography, portrait photography,
commercial photography, as well as many other types of photography
(interior / outdoors / landscape / cityscape / lifestyle / macro….).
All genres are interesting and have a niche of their own. As an example
inside the genre “landscape photography” I was amazed to discover
photographers like Peter Wong make a living apparently only from “golf
course photography”.
Each genre is complementary with the others. Example: Portrait and
landscape / cityscape. Often even for our family photos we have to take
pictures of people in different environments, in the wild or in the heart of
the city. So knowing about both genres is key.
All classes come up useful. The more practice we get with light, posing,
composition, the more experience we will have. Through knowledge step
by step we reach wisdom.

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Class Requirements / Prerequisites
What you need for the workshop – not mandatory:
 TAKE NOTES OF ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK
BEFORE AND DURING THE WORKSHOP
 Bring your digital camera and memory cards
 IF YOU DO NOT OWN A CAMERA WE WILL PRACTICE TOGETHER
 You can use your phone (this workshop is open to amateurs and kids)
 Your lenses (more than 1 if possible)
 Your batteries + charger
 Your laptop or preferably a block of paper to take notes + a pen
 Your phone − if we decide to talk about social media
 Business cards to share so we stay in touch with each other
 Enjoy the time we spend together! (this is mandatory)
Maximum Number of Students (with or without a Teaching Assistant)
We will accept
+
/- 8 /12 awesome students for the photography workshop.
Equipment & Space Required for Class
Coop studio + Projector / or Outdoor alternatives (laptops)
Change room if portraits / fashion / models
Proposed Target Audience
[Is there another group of people around the Twin Cities or elsewhere to which we should
market this class?]
Photography centers and stores: West Photo, National Camera Exchange,
Minneapolis Photo Center (MPC), Art associations, Art centers, Art
galleries, Art buildings. Groups in the Twin Cities: MN Community, All
photography networks, local blogs, and meetups. Share with your
network, family, and friends! This workshop is open to kids too.
JC•Jonathan Charpentier•Awarded MN photography
Enlighten your event, bring life to your story
Phone : 612-670-2264
E-mail : jc@jonathancharpentier.com
Established 2003 in France • Minnesota LLC owner since 2016