Turn Fleeting Moments Into Powerful Black and White Images.
Walk the streets of Portsmouth during Market Square Day and train your eye to see meaningful moments in real time. This guided photography workshop sharpens your focus on timing, light, and human gesture. Without color, moments emerge with greater clarity, contrast, and emotion.
Market Square Day brings an estimated 50,000 people into downtown Portsmouth, surrounded by artists, makers, and local merchants. Streets close to traffic. A perfect setting for decisive-moment photography.
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Details
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Class Size:Â Limited to 6 participantsÂ
This is a guided walking tour that will take us on 2.5-3 mile photographic adventure.
Attendees
- Beginners building strong habits
- Intermediate photographers on a plateau
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Street, travel, & documentary photographers
- Creators looking for images to feel meaningful
Takeaways
- Anticipate the moment
- Light and shadow
- Compositional alignment
- Essential black and white
- Intentional spontaneous moments
Workshop Fee
$125
per person includes Springfest admission fee
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Decisive Moments, Real Time.
If you are ready to work within movement, energy, and unpredictability, this workshop offers focused, hands on practice during one of Portsmouth’s most vibrant days. Surrounded by artists, makers, local merchants, and thousands of people, you will learn to recognize meaningful moments, respond to light and gesture, and make intentional decisions in real time. This is a guided photo walk set within a live festival environment. Space is limited to keep the experience personal and instructional. Early registration is encouraged.
Workshop Overview
What To Bring
Accessibility, Fitness & Level
Meet Your Instructor
David Mazur
Founder and Lead Instructor of Seacoast Photography School, David is an experienced black and white photographer with years of teaching and field experience in real world environments. Known for his clear, witty, hands on approach, he breaks down complex concepts into practical, easy to understand guidance. His teaching style builds confidence, sharpens technical skills, and helps photographers develop their own way of seeing on the streets and beyond.
