This 5 days workshop on a cruise was organized by the SOM. The ship embarked from Shanghai to Fukuoka Japan and then Jeju South Korea. 3 photography mentors were invited were CM Leung, Keda Z, and Roger Tan.
Day 1
3 photography instructors, 80 students, and 10 staff members gathered at the Shanghai Cruise Terminal to prepare for the world’s first sea photography workshop.
Everyone embarked the cruise in the morning and attended a cocktail welcome party in the afternoon.
Day 2
Cruise workshop began! Everyone gathered in the banquet hall of the ship to attend a simple opening ceremony, followed by photography sharing by the mentors.
Day 3
In the morning, the cruise arrived in Fukuoka, Japan, and everyone couldn’t wait to disembark for the live shooting class conducted by CM, KEDA. Z, and Roger Tan.
The live shooting workshops in Fukuoka ended that afternoon. In the evening, KEDA. Z conducted a post-technical workshop on the cruise.
Day 4
The cruise left Japan and arrived in Jeju, South Korea. Each mentor led his group of students for live shooting workshop in Jeju.
Returning to the cruise at noon, the 3 instructors led 3 groups of students to shoot on the cruise.
In the evening, the instructors conducted the final post-retouching technique course for the students.
In the final programme of the fourth night, the students were requested to use 30 minutes to process the photos they took on the cruise and submitted them to the 3 instructors to rate and comment.
Day 5
At the end of the course, the cruise left Korea and returned to China. The students and instructors spent an unforgettable training of 5 days and 4 nights together on the sea, riding the wind and waves with laughter together. Although the activities have ended, our friendship has lasted. SOM would like to thank all students, instructors and the staff members of SOM for this great workshop that has never been done before.
