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Enter a realm of creative exploration, where participants are introduced to the captivating possibilities of multiple exposure ICMs (meaning using ICM for all exposures of the ME sequence). Through the utilization of Average, Bright, and Dark blend modes, alongside the innovative High Frame Rate ME technique, attendees expand their creative horizons and elevate their photographic skills. Cameras with the onboard ME and blend mode capabilities have the best experience while participating in this course. However, it is still possible to participate in the class by creating the exposures in-camera and then blending in post-processing, for cameras without the ME capability.
Multiple exposure ICMs enable us to take ICM to new levels to intentionally create wonderfully abstract and artistic images. Focus on light, color, contrast, line, pattern, and texture to create images that are uniquely expressive and visually distinctive. Work deliberately with a camera to explore how all these elements blend beautifully together with multiple exposure ICMs using in-camera blend modes.
In this six-week online workshop, Stephanie demonstrates how she works with the camera to create ME ICMs. She shares images that reveal the fantastical worlds that can be created with this advanced ICM technique and teaches her process for how they are made. The passion, knowledge, experience, and vision Stephanie imparts inspires you to see things differently, to push the boundaries, and to tap more fully into your own inner creative self.
In-camera blend modes and multiple exposure options are discussed and demonstrated, and many ideas for potential subjects in a variety of natural landscapes and urban settings are shown through a multitude of image examples. This sets the foundation for exploration and creative expression with the camera, and each session ends with an assignment for you to do just that—explore, experiment, and play with using ICM for all exposures of the ME sequence. Image reviews of your images are also an important aspect of this course.
A post-processing overview covering blending multiple exposures in Adobe Photoshop is included in the final lesson; however, this workshop is geared more towards creating the ME ICM images in-camera and using post-processing as a finishing tool, rather than about creating images in post-processing.
Stephanie is a passionate advocate for encouraging others to find their unique creative vision. In this workshop—through a combination of lecture, demonstration, and live feedback—she inspires you to take your art to new heights.
This workshop is for Advanced Amateurs and Professionals who have a basic foundation and knowledge of ICM photography.
This workshop is not a basic ICM workshop. It is a more advanced workshop open to all photographers who have a working knowledge of their specific camera’s multiple exposure capabilities. Those who have cameras with the on-board Multiple Exposure functions of Average, Bright, and Dark blend modes will enjoy the best experience and full benefit of this course.
For participants who chose to take this workshop with a camera that does not have multiple exposure capability, it is highly recommended that they have a working knowledge for how to layer and blend images in post-processing. Teaching post-processing workflow is not a specific function of this course.
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Recording class sessions using personal devices or third-party tools is not permitted. Session recordings are provided by Santa Fe Workshops and are available to enrolled students for two months after the class. This policy helps protect the intellectual property and privacy of both instructors and students.
Stephanie is a self-taught creative photographer who is primarily focused on processes such as Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), Multiple Exposure (ME), and creative photography techniques as forms of artistic expression. She has a deep passion for crafting distinctive images by working with a variety of both in-camera techniques and hands-on analog techniques to create uniquely expressive and abstract imagery that reflect her individual artistic vision. As a creative photographer and artist, she is always seeking to push the boundaries of her artistry by evolving her processes, techniques, and stylistic choices. She brings an inter-connected and intuitive approach to her photography-as-art to visually express the essence of light, color, form, line, texture, mood, and emotion through abstraction, through various in-camera creative techniques, through analog processes, and through the creative layering and blending of gathered elements in the processing stage to weave together a deeply expressive vision of experience.
Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduate work in English Literature and is the Founder, Creator, and Publisher of ICM Photography Magazine (ICMPhotoMag), a first-of-its-kind e-magazine dedicated solely to featuring ICM photography. Because of her own creative expansion and artistic evolution, Stephanie has launched a movement to redefine ICM as Intentional Creative Moments, which allows the magazine to celebrate creativity above and beyond a singular technique and allows photographers the freedom to explore a variety of creative techniques.
As an instructor for Santa Fe Workshops, Stephanie leads ICM and Creative Photography workshops online and on-location for SFW. She also collaborates with various other learning communities to share her passion, processes, and knowledge of these creative photography techniques.
Website: stephjohnphoto.com
Instagram: @stephjohnphoto