THE CREATIVE PORTRAIT
with Ragne K. Sigmond
DATES:
Sept 23 - 28
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LOCATION:
Saga - Inderøy - Norway
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This is a workshop that will ignite your creativity and expand your portrait skills, in combinations with your light-painting techniques.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Ignite Your Creativity with Portraits and Light Painting!
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This workshop, designed exclusively for SAGA and NORDphotography, will push your creative boundaries and elevate your portrait and light-painting skills. We will be working with local models for this class.
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Through Ragne’s “thinking out of the box” exercises, you’ll learn to create stunning, story-driven portraits with minimal props—relying instead on your vision, creativity, and resourcefulness. You’ll explore the transformative power of light, discovering how angles and heights can change a face, and how light painting can turn ordinary surroundings into magical scenes.
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Ragne, an expert in light painting with over 20 years of teaching experience, will guide you through her unique “slow photography” technique using a simple flashlight and a long-exposure camera setup. Her practical approach and generous teaching style will inspire you to simplify your process and create innovative, impactful work.
She will shares generously her experience, and knowledge on this workshop, and you will learn how Ragne likes to work, and why it is important to not over complicate a photoshoot. Simple concepts and how to create an atmosphere for spontaneous on-the-spot ideas, and to “let go” is an important part of a light painting session, as well as taking chances and explore. If your mind is open, it might very well lead to new and innovative work!
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This workshop is perfect for those with a basic understanding of light, but also an excellent next step for anyone who has previously taken Ragne’s light painting courses and wants to advance further.
Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your photography and embrace new creative challenges!
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TESTEMONIALS:
A big thank you to Ragne, Elisabeth and NORDphotography for a brilliant workshop! With Saga as the stage, the workshop was a perfect mix of professional input and contagious enthusiasm. I would love to come again! - Ansgar Valbø
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WORKSHOP TUITION:
NOK 15.000,- (deposit NOK 5.000,-). This does not include travel costs, accommodations or meals.
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Shortly after registration for your workshop you will receive an invoice via e-mail for the deposit (to be paid within two weeks). You will also receive an invoice for the rest of the tuition at the same time as the deposit. This invoice is to be paid no later than one month before the workshop starts. All fees are to be paid in Norwegian Kroner.
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PAYMENT:
Norwegian participant: we will send an invoice to your e-mail.
International students: You have 3 option of payment - please list your preferred payment method when registering for a class:
CREDIT CARD: you can make a payment directly from our website. There is a transaction fee (3 to 4 %) charged by Stripe that will be added to the tuition.
PAY PAL: For PayPal payments there is a handling fee of 6 % of the amount that will be added to the invoice.
INTERNATIONAL BANK TRANSFER: For bank transfer there is a transaction fee. Check with your bank for the amount, and make sure the transaction fee is not deducted from the payment for the class.
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NB: Await payment until you have received a confirmation of your seat and an invoice from NORD-photography.
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ACCOMMODATION:
The workshop takes place at our creative center SAGA in Norway.
Saga is a creative retreat center, with large spacious rooms, a homely atmosphere, an outdoor sauna, swimming dock and beautiful nature right outside the door. The stress of day to day life is left behind when you enter our center, so you can focus all your energy on expanding your creative talent and adopting new skills.
SAGA has a hotel section, which offers accommodation for participants during the workshop. If SAGA is fully booked we will organise alternative accommodation nearby in the same price range.
There are single beds in all of SAGA’s hotel rooms. We hope that most participants are open to share hotel rooms with one other participant (of the same gender) during your stay at SAGA. This way we can house the whole class at our hotel.
If you are a group traveling together, or you have a preference when sharing a room, please make a note when registration for the workshop. If you prefer a single room, let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate you. If we have no other person of your gender who opted for shared accommodation, we will offer you a single room.
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MEALS:
Saga is known for it's fresh homemade food. We will start each day with a healthy breakfast, before heading to class, or out shooting. We serve warm lunch at SAGA every day. Breakfast and varm lunch, coffee/ tea and fruit throughout your stay is included in the accommodation fee.
If you are not staying at our hotel you can still be part of the meal plan.
Meal Plan: breakfast, varm lunch, coffee/ tea and fruit pr day: Nok 660,-.
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If you have any food allergies please let us know when you register for your class and we will try to accommodate your needs.
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For dinner: the options will be discussed with the group on arrival. There are one restaurant in walking distance to SAGA, and several in driving distance. Dinner is not included. Saga has a full liquor license.
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PRICE ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS:
Shared double-room: NOK 1.460,- per person pr night.
The price includes:
- shared double room
- healthy breakfast
- warm home-cocked lunch
- coffee/ tea and fruit throughout your stay
- a session in Saga Sauna.
To get a shared double room requires that we have another participant of your gender, that can share. If we do not, you will get a private room - see price below.
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Private room: NOK 1.760,- per night.
The price includes:
- a private room
- healthy breakfast
- warm home-cocked lunch
- coffee/ tea and fruit throughout your stay
- a session in Saga Sauna.
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Payment for accommodations and meals is done directly to SAGA, before you depart. SAGA accept Visa and MasterCard.
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GETTING TO SAGA:
By Plane:
The closest airport to SAGA is Trondheim International Airport. From the airport, take the northbound train (towards Steinkjer), which stops at the airport terminal about every two hours. You will disembark the train at Røra Station (about 1 hour and 10 minutes) where NORDphotography’s van will be to greet you and transport you to SAGA. Estimated travel time to SAGA from (Time include direct flight to Trondheim Airport + train to SAGA): Oslo: 2 hours / Bodø: 2 hours / Copenhagen: 3 hours / Stockholm: 3 hours / New York: 12 hours (NYC+Oslo+Trondheim)
By Train:
You disembark the train at Røra Station and NORDphotography’s van will be to greet you and take you to SAGA. Estimated travel time to Røra by train from: Oslo: 9 hours / Trondheim: 2 hours / Bodø: 9.5 hours / Storlien (Sweden): 3.5 hours. For the local train schedule see: www.nsb.no/rutetabell
By Car:
Follow E6 to Røra, then RV 755 to Straumen.
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Travel expenses are each participant's own responsibility.
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RESULT from previous workshops with Ragne K Sigmond: ​​
WORKSHOP TUITION:
NOK 15.000,-
Deposit: NOK 5.000,-
Se payment details in the workshop description.
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REGISTRATION ON OUR WORKSHOPS ARE BINDING.
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We ask that you do not book your ticket until we have confirmed that the minimum number of participants have signed on. The confirmation will happen no later than a month before the workshop start.
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We recommend everyone who travels to have travel insurance.
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For our cancelation rules and withdrawal and refund policy, scroll to the end of the description and read the info in the blue banners.
WHEN TO ARRIVE:
The workshop starts on Sept. 23RD at 19:00 (7PM).
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WHEN TO DEPART:
The workshop wraps on Sept. 28TH at 13:00 (1PM)
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WHAT TO BRING:
Camera: Personally Ragne prefers to use her Olympus camera which has the very specific feature “Live composite” that allows her to follow every light stroke during the exposure on the display. But any camera can be used as long as it manually can be set on long exposure times together with the combination of a chosen aperture.
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Flash light - with dimming possibilities, or bring more then one with different strengths.
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You will also need a tripod, and your own laptop, and camera equipment.
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Students are expected to bring a small portfolio (max 10 images) of their work (print or digital) to the class.
ABOUT
RAGNE K. SIGMOND:
Ragne Kristine Sigmond is a Norwegian photographer, currently teaching photography at Media College Denmark, where teaching of lighting is one of her favourite subjects.
She received her education in photography at the very same school, graduating in 2003.
Working on fine art photography in her spare time has been an important factor for developing her photographic style. She has been invited to present her work at art fairs, to give lectures and hold workshops, to judge competitions or to exhibit in countries like Norway, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Poland and Australia.
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She was the main contributor of photographs to the 500-page book about composition “Se her!” (LOOK!), written by Rudi Hass, released in the Scandinavian market in 2013.
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In 2017 she received the Photography award in Norway, a prize created to honour photographers who have especially contributed to enhancing the position of photography in cultural life.
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Withdrawal and refund policy:
We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance.
Enrolment is limited in our workshops, so once you have registered for a class – we are counting on you to attend. The registration is binding. We do however understand that sometimes plans fall trough and offer the following cancellation policies: Withdraw more than 60 days before the start of class and we will refund all monies paid, minus an administration fee of NOK 1500,-. Withdraw 60 days or less before the start of class and we will charge you with the full workshop tuition. NORDphotography is not responsible for cancellations due to medical emergencies.
Cancelation Rules:
We ask that you do not book your ticket until we have confirmed that the minimum number of participants have signed up.
For workshops to run we need a minimum of five participants, unless otherwise noted in the workshop description. If we for some reason are not able to reach our minimum number, the workshop will be canceled and you will receive a full refund. NORDphotography is not responsible for reimbursement of non-refundable airline / train tickets in the event of a program cancellation. Our line of liability is to return all monies paid to the workshops. Please check on your workshop status before making travel arrangements. There will be a maximum of 10 students in each workshop, unless otherwise noted in the workshop description.
Instructor Replacement:
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It is the nature of our business that occasionally a listed instructor cannot participate because of unexpected events. If we are forced to replace an instructor we will do so with someone with equal or similar credentials. When time permits we will inform everyone who has registered.