Creative Techniques for Expressive Photography

Photography can be more than documentation—it can be transformation. In this new online workshop with photographer, writer, and educator André Gallant, you move beyond the literal to explore a more poetic, expressive way of seeing and creating. Over six group sessions, André shares a range of techniques—both in-camera and in Photoshop—that have shaped his work for over 25 years and continues to open new doors in his own creative practice.

Drawing from the approaches André has written about in his book, Dreamscapes, Expressionism, Inspiration, and Innovation, together you explore compositional montages, dreamlike Orton imagery, intentional camera movement (ICM), mirror montages, and in-camera multiple exposures. These techniques aren’t about following rules or formulas—they’re tools for discovering your own creative language. There’s no limit to what you can achieve with them. They allow you to move past what’s in front of the lens and into something more personal, interpretive, and deeply your own.

Each group session introduces one technique in a clear and approachable way. André shares images that illustrate how he uses the process and offers live demonstrations, especially when it comes to combining images using layers and blending modes in Photoshop. Between sessions, you have time to photograph and explore the techniques in your own way. We then come back together to review these images, offer thoughtful feedback, and encourage each other’s growth.

This is plenty of space for experimentation, for asking what if?, for letting go of expectations and seeing where the camera—and your intuition—might lead. Whether you’re new to these techniques or returning to them with fresh eyes, this workshop invites you to trust your vision and give shape to the images only you can create.