All workshops are held in Orange, NSW (about four hours west of Sydney), and generally run on Fridays so people can come up and make it a long weekend in our beautiful part of the world. They are one-day events and my aim is that people come along to learn, be inspired and have a creatively nourishing day at a stunning location, sharing great food with like minded people. You can find all of the below workshops on the My Open Kitchen bookings page or click on the links below. Thank you!
June 23, How to write, test, style and photograph your own recipes with Anneka Manning
Join Anneka Manning, me, Sophie Hansen and Pip Farquharson for a day of food writing, styling and photography. Anneka has 27 years experience writing and editing recipes, has written four best-selling books and I can’t think of a better, more generous or experienced person to teach this workshop. Our location is the beautiful Old Convent here in Orange, and we’ll start the day with morning tea then a session on how to evolve your own ideas and kitchen experiments into recipes that are clear, easy to follow and work a treat. Anneka will demonstrate the process of turning an idea into a recipe that works. Then we’ll break for lunch together and come back for an afternoon session on how to style and photograph your creations so people will be compelled to make them too! We’ll finish with afternoon tea and a chat by the fire about how to share your photos and words on social media or blogs and how to get them noticed.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – June 23, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes.
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
July 14, Food and farm photography and storytelling with Luisa Brimble and Sophie Hansen
Luisa Brimble is one of Australia’s most talented photographers and one of our favourite things about her is how she uses her powers of photography for good – she loves telling the stories behind the food she shoots and the places she goes, and is coming to Orange for one day to inspire and teach us how to do the same. We will visit a local farm, shoot ‘in situ’ with Luisa’s guidance all the way. Then we’ll bring some produce back to the Old Convent where Sophie and Luisa will work with the group on setting up a few scenes to style and shoot together. We’ll also share morning tea, a beautiful lunch and a glass or two of Prosecco to finish the day.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – July 14, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes. 10-3,30pm
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
August 25, Visual storytelling through iphonography with Fliss Dodd
Stylist, ceramist and photographer Fliss Dodd has been weaving words and photos together on Instagram since the platform first took off, and through her beautiful images has built a 74k + plus following. In this workshop Fliss will show you how to style and shoot beautiful food and lifestyle on your smart phone. And if you are a maker, producer or retailer, we encourage you to bring your own goodies along too so you can practice shooting with us, using our props and backgrounds and advice, so you go home with a whole load of fresh product shots in your library. We will work with local produce, Sophie will make some good things to eat, shoot and share and Fliss will show us how to build up flat lay scenes, and share her advice experience on how to snap and share photos on Instagram that will get people excited about you and your story. We will drink tea, share a delicious lunch and talk about Instagram, building community and how to find your voice and style. 10-3pm $300
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – July 14, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes. 10-3,30pm
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
September 2, Baking, photography and styling workshop with Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Spend a day with the lovely Julia as we bake, style and photograph cakes from Julia Busittil Nishimura (aka[email protected] to her 22k + Instagram fans) brand new book, visit a local farm to collect fresh eggs, enjoy a fireside lunch together and talk social media, community building and many more good things.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – September 2, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $300pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes.
Spaces are limited, please click here to book.
September 22, Spring writing and photography workshop with Annabelle Hickson and Victoria Carey
Victoria Carey, Editor-in-Chief of Country Style magazine and writer, photographer, stylist and Country Style columnist Annabelle Hickson are coming to Orange for one day to join me in hosting a very special Spring workshop at the Old Convent. We will have a session on how to bring words and images together to tell compelling stories for your blog, Instagram feed or newsletters. We will style and shoot some beautiful Spring scenes, we will share a beautiful lunch of local produce and talk all things social media, magazine writing and storytelling.
Location – The Old Convent
Date and time – September 22, 10am-3,30pm
Cost – $350pp, includes morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch, all day workshop and notes.