Tuscany: Programme

TUSCANY PROGRAMME

Friday, Oct 28
12:00 – 13:00	Check in at the Il Salicone Meet & Greet : lunch, opening session
13:00 - 14:00	Getting to know you - delegates’ 5 minute “elevator pitches” to introduce themselves and their blogs
14:00 - 15:00	Good v bad food writing & photography
15:00 - 16:30	FREE-STYLE WRITING AND PHOTOGRAPHY
	Writing: Finding/Defining your own style & thinking out of the box
	Photography: Style and shoot photos in different styles making use of props, and subjects provided
	Coffee break
17:00 - 18:00	PHOTOGRAPHY PRESENTATION - technical aspects of photography
18:30 - 19:00	Shooting and writing outside the studio
19:00	Cooking and dinner at the villa
Saturday, Oct 29
	ASSIGNMENT 1 - Writing the Seasons
8:00 – 09:00	Breakfast at the villa
09:30 – 15:00	Vineyard visit, wine tasting and lunch (incorporating practical writing exercises and hands-on photography practice)
15:30 – 17:00	Time to complete writing assignment and processing photos; one-on-one time with instructors, discussion, preparation of presentations
17:00 – 17:30	Coffee break
17:30 - 18:30	Presentation and evaluation of day's assignment
19:00	Cooking & dinner at the villa Discussion/analysis & critique of day’s projects
Sunday, Oct 30
	ASSIGNMENT 2: Group work
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00	WRITING EXERCISE
10:00 – 11:00	Photography presentation
11:00 - 12:00	Post Processing - PS/Lightroom
12:00 – 15:00	Cooking & lunch at the villa (incorporating photography of the meal for Assignment 2)
15:00 – 17:00	Free time to write, shoot, discuss. Time for one-on-one with instructors.
17:00 - 18h00	Discussion, analysis, critique of day's assignment. Presentation of article & photos.
19:00	Dinner at the villa
Monday, Oct 30
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast
By 12:00	Checkout

The instructors reserve the rights to modify the program should the need arise.