About This Class

In this class, you’ll learn a straightforward process and skills to follow that will help you in creating a photograph that brings a scene of your favorite movie or book or daydream to life.

This will be the first class in a series that will walk you through how to start bringing your imagination to life through your photography.

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What You'll Learn

Brainstorming Your Theme. Brainstorming a new theme or idea is one of my most favorite and least favorite parts of the process. It can be hard to enjoy when you're stuck in a creative rut or even when you have too many ideas and you are trying to narrow it down to the best version of an idea. Here we'll discuss ways to brainstorm and think of new ways to create your story.

Planning Stages.
- Finding Your Subject (Yourself, a Model, a Toy, a Prop?)
- Determine Your Environment
- Scouting Locations
- Lighting The Scene

Sketching Your Scene. Let's talk about why sketching your scene can make a big difference in your final photograph, key elements to include, and why.

Tools/Items to Bring on Your Shoot. Have you ever gone out on a shoot and later thought, "if only I had brought...!" We will go through a list of tools/items that you may want to bring with on your shoot and why. Always be prepared is my motto!

Things I've learned. I've been shooting for 10 years now and I've learned a lot of things the hard way. I will be sharing tips and tricks in what I've found to help me be more successful in getting the final shot I wanted.

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Project Description

Why do the project? This project will help you build the foundation for photoshoot and assist you in visualizing your final image. Post your project below with any questions you have and I will feedback from my experience.

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Resources

Here are some links to some free websites as well as a few apps for your phone that you may find useful for planning your photoshoot. These allow you to do some scouting before going out which saves you time and can help you find places you didn't know about.

Websites:

Google Earth

Online Sun Tracker

Apps:

Color Harmonizer

PlanIt App

PhotoPills

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