One of my friends, Heather, recently wrote to me “I see you as you are, soft and strong…” and those words really hit me. Soft and strong – how is that possible? I have often believed that to be soft is to be weak. I have massive issues in showing vulnerability to people I feel I should show command in front of. The problem is, I wrongly always see myself in a place of command, authority, and responsibility. Over the…
Sometimes the best way to get out of your head is to change your perspective. Literally. If you work with a camera, use a different angle! That discovery was paramount to my growth as an artist. See what you can do to create from a different perspective or angle than you normally would! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag #PromotingPassionChallenge so I can find you! Here is some food for…
A self-portrait does not have to be the whole self. If you’re not there yet with that kind of work (and it is a deep, long-lasting work), only use a part of yourself. A hand, your hair – get creative! And if you feel like you can push yourself, create a full-fledged self-portrait! This means you are the one working the camera and in front of it. I’ve created over 500 self-portraits in the past 10 years. Whew. Jump on…
Night is such an interesting challenge. To shoot at night takes enormous skill, so that in itself is difficult. To conceive of art in darkness, dark spaces, or at night is not as common, so this should automatically force our brains into a different headspace. There is so much we could do here! Landscapes, conceptual, collage… No matter what you do, make sure you focus your efforts on the theme or visual of night, whatever that means to you. To…
From 1 to 100, put as many people or things in your images as you want! These are all manipulated so that each image features the same person, but yours doesn’t have to! Use multiples in your imagery and see how that can enhance the visuals (dramatically!) and the concept. Perhaps challenge yourself to put more than one person in the same image, or see if you can get creative with a certain prop that you stock up on! I’ll…