Self-Portraiture: Exploring Intimate Personal Narratives

Self-portraiture is a powerful tool for telling personal stories. In this class, you’ll learn how to create intimate, emotionally charged self-portraits that dig deeper than surface-level beauty, capturing the raw essence of your experiences, struggles, and emotions. Using my recent project, Screen Hysteria, as a case study, I will guide students through my creative process, from concept to execution.

Students will learn:

• How to conceptualise a self-portrait project around a personal theme that matters to you
• How to use light, composition, and mood to enhance storytelling
• Techniques for shooting self-portraits
• How to overcome self-consciousness and create raw images that feel truly authentic
• How to edit and sequence images to form a compelling visual narrative

By the end of this class, students will have created their own self-portrait series reflecting a personal theme of their choice.

Why This Class Stands Out

• It teaches personal and conceptual self-portraiture rather than just technical skills.
• Uses my project, Screen Hysteria, as a real-world case study for storytelling.
• Encourages students to explore vulnerability and authenticity in their work.
• Focuses on practical techniques that can be done with minimal equipment.
• Includes a structured final project to encourage active participation.

Ready to turn the lens on yourself and tell the story only you can? Join me.