Emotions and the Ephemeral World of Florals
with Leanne Trivett S.
January 14 – February 11, 2026
Course Description
Flowers are an ideal vehicle for expressing personal narrative through imagery. With their vibrant natural beauty, they invite photographers into an evocative realm of emotion and dreams, where relationships are revealed and beauty emerges.
A background in music and theater has equipped Leanne with the know-how to craft dynamic narratives, and she cultivates a safe and supportive environment for participants to explore new artistic approaches while offering gentle individual coaching to help deepen their creativity.
Our time together is spent in group sessions engaging in lectures, sharing multimedia work by inspirational artists, and reviewing participant work. We discover how the act of combining camera techniques, color, abstraction, writing, and collage can bring a unique, contemporary twist to our imagery.
By celebrating the imperfections in nature and letting our imaginations run wild, we make connections between subject and self, calling on emotion, experimentation, and storytelling to enhance our work.
Join Leanne for a deep dive into the ephemeral world of flowers. As you push your botanical images further than ever before, your photographs transcend the pictorial to become engrossing tales of art.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
What You Should Know:
Working knowledge of digital workflow and manual mode on your digital SLR or mirrorless camera. Participants must be able to download and select images using image editing software for class sessions.
Special Notes:
Class will meet 12:30 – 2:30 pm (Mountain Time) on Wednesdays starting January 14 and ending February 11 (five online group sessions). Enrollment is limited to 12 participants.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.
For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Leanne Trivett S. uses photography to explore experimental floral elements, self-portraiture and identity, and the visual interaction of color and emotion in the world. She holds a BFA in Theater from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Her background in musical theatre and her experience as a professional singer have significantly influenced her self-expression through imagery and photography.
Leanne is best known for her colorful self-portraits and her work with florals. Her artwork has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Griffin Museum of Photography in Boston, the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA, Foto Fest in Karuizawa, Japan, Barcelona, Spain, and PH21 Gallery in Budapest, among others. She has also been published in several renowned publications, including Shots Magazine, Art Ascent, Black & White Magazine, Dodho Magazine, Artist Talk Magazine, and various exhibition books.
Leanne has received multiple accolades, including Winner and Honorable Mention for the 18th and 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers in 2022 and 2023, the Refocus Awards, the ND Awards for 2022, and the People and Portraits category for Digital Photo in 2022. Currently, she spends her time teaching throughout the US and creating in her studio near Asheville, NC.
Website: leannetrivettsphotography.com
Instagram: @leannerockstar
