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Creativity Exercises | Writing | Reviewing Everyone is creative. You can learn to be more creative. Some content is free for Members or workshop Alumni.
Workshop CD (12/08) Alumni! About to take a workshop? Already took a workshop? You can download the latest workshop CD content now Email us. Exercises 1. Defocus (9/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Ensure the foundations of your composition are strong. 2. Eyes Wide Shut (9/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Expand your intelligence by tapping into your other senses. 3. Gesture (9/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Add gesture to your process. 4. Sketch (9/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Use sketching to explore the essential elements of a composition.
Writing 1. Portfolio Reviews (3/05) | 1.99 | Free to members Identify the basic visual elements in your work. 2. Artist's Palette (6/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Use a consistent palette to develop a signature style. 3. Artist's Statements (9/05) | 1.99 | Free to members Learn how to make the visual verbal, by crafting artist's statements. 4. Breaking the Rules (3/05) | 1.99 | Free to members Making and breaking rules is a creative act. 5. Take Inventory with Nouns (5/10) | Read For Free on Blog Make a list of all the things you see. Start with nouns, the things themselves. 6. Take Inventory with Verbs (5/10) | Read For Free on Blog After you identify the things in your environment, identify the actions taking place. 7. Take Inventory of Your Associations (5/10) | Read For Free on Blog After you identify the things happening outside you, take a little time to explore what’s going on inside you. 8. Tell a Story Three Ways (5/10) | Read For Free on Blog Tell the story of your subject. Actually, tell three stories.
Reviewing 1. A Dominant Impression (12/06) | 1.99 | Free to members How to find the "Dominant Impression" in your work. 2. A Train of Thought (1/07) | 1.99 | Free to members Look for the ways you approach making photographs and think visually. 3. Finding Your Best Work (3/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Find your best work efficiently. 4. A Singular Image (3/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Identify the superstars in your work. 5. A Body of Work (5/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Bodies of work add depth to and extend ways of seeing. 6. Define a Project (8/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Defining a project focuses your creative efforts and creates an action list to achieving your goals. 7. Arranging (12/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Sequence your work for impact and clarity. 8. Transitions (12/08) | 1.99 | Free to members Use transitions successfully to move from one image/idea to another. 9. Variation (9/09) | 1.99 | Free to members Learn key strategies for expanding your work. 10. Combination (9/09) | 1.99 | Free to members. Create synergy between existing elements in your images. 11. Reversal (10/09) | 1.99 | Free to members Use reversal to open new doors in your creative process. 12. Storytelling (1/10) | 1.99 | Free to members Every picture tells a story. 13. Photoessay (2/10) | 1.99 | Free to members Expand your storytelling process. 14. Form, Feeling, Content (4/10) | 1.99 | Free to members What kind of story are you telling? 15. Metaphor (5/10) | 1.99 | Free to members Use metaphor to guide you deeper into a subject.
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