At PLAY

a creative approach to everyday photography

with Celina Bailey

NEXT SESSION: 2/17/25 TO 4/25/25

(with one week off between each week to work on assignments)

REGISTER HERE ON JANUARY 7TH AT NOON EST

Class Overview:

I have found that to harness my creativity, I always do best by setting creative challenges and stepping out of my comfort zone. My most successful attempts have come from playing, being curious, exploring new possibilities and most importantly ridding myself of expectations and pressure. In this course, we will do just that! Every day we will explore new creative techniques with curiosity, lots of trial and error. There will be rules broken, many rules followed a lot of hard work but all in good fun. One thing you can expect is failure, but there is no creativity without failure. During our time together we will also discuss what creativity is, inspiration, and how to sustain a healthy creative life. This is an invitation to play, find new and unique ways to make photographs, and be pleasantly surprised by the results. These techniques can be used to photograph your every day and even your clients, for photographers of any genre.

What You Will Learn:

Weekly discussions on creativity and inspiration, as well as brainstorming sessions

Creative techniques:

  • play with different composition

  • play with different perspectives

  • play with light and shadows

  • play with movement

  • play with focus

  • play with colours

  • play with in camera photo manipulations such as double exposures

  • play with creative ways of shooting with prism, mirrors, plastic

  • play with other artistic mediums such as mixed media

  • play with freelensing and reverse macro photography

  • photography with a DIY approach

Class Mechanics:

This six-week online interactive workshop will include:

  • daily interaction from me answering any questions you might have about the materials presented

  • this is a six-week class with a week break between each assignment to give students time to process the materials and thoughtfully complete assignments (three weeks on and three weeks off)

  • a daily discussion on what is creativity, inspiration and how to sustain a creative living/habit

  • a weekly video Zoom meeting to supplement each of these discussions and lessons, as well as some creative brainstorming sessions

  • weekly assignments due every other week with individual feedback from me on each assignment via screen capture video for active participants- You will have a full week to complete the final assignment.

  • weekly bonus exercises to help reinforce the lessons (detailed feedback will not be given on bonus assignments)

  • silent students will be provided a section of the classroom to interact with one another and submit assignments but should not ask questions outside that area

  • silent students can to submit one question for me to answer during the weekly Zoom meetings

  • a recording of the Zoom meetings will be presented for the silent students and the active students who could not attend the live meeting

  • all class members will be invited to join an Instagram group after the class ends

Prerequisites:

Any camera (digital or analog) that can change the shutter speed and aperture settings. You can do most of the exercises on your phone with some additional apps.

Student Reviews:

“For me, this class was about reflection. It works for anyone, at any level, anyone on a journey to better herself and her work. Or in life. When you read everyone's insights at the end of the class, you realize that there is something for everyone. While we are all on a journey to improve something, the ways to get there vary. There is no one answer. I think that's why I loved this class. I walked away with a few concrete ideas I will do to play and really hone my voice. I also walked out with specific changes to my organization and workflow. But I also come away with a world of ideas about slowing down, listening to my gut, and trusting it. (That's me, doing a backflip now.)” - Katja Warnke

To read more testimonials from past students go HERE

Cost:

Active Seat $250 |  Silent Seat $200

To learn more about the different types of seats offered, go to our FAQ section.

Dates of Next Class:

2/17/25 to 4/25/25 with one week off between each week to work on assignments

Questions:

Please message me with any questions

REGISTER HERE ON JANUARY 7TH AT NOON EST