Diptychs, Triptychs, and Beyond

Diptychs and triptychs and quadriptychs have become popular ways to allow images to tell a story or evoke a concept or feeling. It is a fun, creative, and imaginative tool to communicate one’s vision as an artist and give new meaning to images.

Photo-based artist Manuela Thames begins this six-session online workshop by introducing and reviewing the techniques necessary to create diptychs using Adobe Photoshop. You then practice the techniques through various assignments throughout the workshop. As you become more comfortable with these basic techniques, we move on to creating triptychs, quadriptychs, and beyond to explore alternative ways of creating such combinations outside of Photoshop. In addition, we dive into the basics of color theory, visual design and the creative possibilities of including mixed media. Each of our group session includes an image review led by Manuela followed by an inspirational look at a diverse selection of photographers who are pushing the boundaries of joining images to tell their stories.

The goal of this workshop is to develop one’s own vision for combining and pairing photographs and to better understand how to choose the right images, as well as to enjoy the experimentation, play, and surprise that comes with this process. Join Manuela to be inspired and expand your horizon for creative image making. Her new workshop is open to photographers of all genres including portraiture/self-portraiture, landscapes, street photography, and still life.