Photographing Family Life
$525.00
DESCRIPTION
A deep dive into how to take better photos of family life. We’ll cover choosing your frame, prepping your space, considering your color palette, how to avoid a cranky subject, how to be an observer of light and how to make it look “natural.” Every week, you will be given an assignment aimed at teaching you how to conceptualize and execute beautiful, intimate photos of your family.
Outline of Curriculum:
- Intro & Deep Dive into Techniques – Prepping Your Space, Observing Window Light, Camera Work, Considering Color Palette, Creating Interactions / Everyday Life Assignment (Considering Window Light)
- Everyday Life Assignment Critique / Self Portrait Assignment (Considering Your Frame)
- Self Portrait Critique / Details Assignment: Creating a Portrait Without a Person (Considering Color Palette)
- Details Critique / Indoor Activity Assignment (Considering Space & Props)
- Indoor Activity Critique / Outdoor Adventure Assignment (Interaction & Play)
- Outdoor Adventure Critique / Conceptual Portrait Assignment
- Full Collection Critique
Class Length: 7-Weeks
Class Options: In-Person
Lecture Duration: 3 Hours
NO Prerequisite: From Mobile Phone Photography to Interchangeable Lens Cameras…all are welcome!
Nikki O'Leary
Nikki O’Leary is an Artist and Photographer based in Chicago. She has been exploring this world, camera in-hand since she was a little girl, and has extensive experience in both Film and Digital Photography. She received an MFA at Lesley University College of Art and Design in the Boston area, studying Alternative and Experimental Photographic Processes and making work about the sea and her ancestry. There, she learned how to use her camera as pen and paper to create visual poetry.
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