Creative Image Making

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Workshops in Creativity

# 34: Creative Image Making

Creativity workshops for Special Interest Groups.

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What you can expect tonight:

Part one: 1. Notes and observations (includes discussions, show and tell)

2. “Types” of photographic creativity (Gallery) Part two: 1. Exercises and hands-on

2. Creative assignments in three weeks.

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1. Today’s competitive environment demands creativity.

Originality differentiates 2. Define creativity (originality, fresh ideas) 3. Define creativity in photography

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Originality differentiates


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4. Creativity as part of your personal mix

(Technique, experience, knowledge amongst others) 5. Is creativity worth something without results? Why not?

(Result levels, targets) 6. Creativity as a photographic asset. Is it?

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7. Why be creative?

Make more money > Be famous > Enrich and balance yourself > Contribute socially and at large > Gain understanding > Leave something valuable behind besides your savings >

(My sister got the house, but I got these

amazing prints. Thanks mom.)

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8. Everyone is creative. So do you think you are not?

Routine of the ordinary > Accepted the fact that you can’t draw > Lazy > Hang around people who think and act the same

>

Fear of rejection

>

Refusal to accept risk

>

(What’s the worst it can happen to you? Can you leave with it?)

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9. Establishing objectives

Observation > Marginal improvement > Supreme fine art photography > National Recognition

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>

World dominance?

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10. Elements of Creativity >

> > >

Perspective Acceptable Risk Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity Talent

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Acceptable Risk

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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Passion/Emotion/Sensitivity

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11. Electronic age portrays a different picture of creativity.

What’s not creative

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Creative?

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12. Creativity “TYPES” in Photography

- General Perspective

- Things and situations that don’t exist

> Imaginary scenes

> Computer manipulated /collages, etc.

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> Compositional

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12. General Perspective.

Road vs car Unisef tent cards VW wedding commercial

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General Perspective

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13. Creativity “TYPES” in Photography

- General Perspective

- Things and situations that don’t exist

> Compositional

> Imaginary scenes

> Computer manipulated /collages, etc.

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Creativity workshops for Special Interest Groups.

Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/Imaginary/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/imaginary

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/Computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/perspective

Creativity workshops for Special Interest Groups.

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary/Computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/Imaginary

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

Creativity workshops for Special Interest Groups.

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions

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Things that don’t exist: Imaginary/computer

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/Imaginary

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Things that don’t exist: Compositions/Imaginary

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14. The power of the single idea 15. The power of a single visual idea.

16. Once you have an idea all you need is your camera 17. Simplicity

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18. Risk and risk tolerance 19. What kind of risk are you willing to take?

20. Talent vs. learned trait

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(What do you have to do?)

21. Surrender, pay attention, destroy judgment, ask dumb questions, make decisions, don’t think about it, be simple and clear.

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22. Break

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23. The personal creative makeup

Character, integrity, morals, intuition, sensitivities Talent (gene pool) Understanding Knowledge and experience.

Hard work. (

Genius is 90% perspiration, 10% talent)

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24. Come up with an other way to express “new” 25. Come up with a new way to express “new” 26. Come up with ideas for:

Sell: Jump Skydiving

5% mortgage rate

Window renovation service

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27. Come up with an alternative to colour

28. Come up with an alternative to a camera to record visuals 29. Come up with an innovative camera 30. Come up with different perspectives for:

. Image of your spouse sleeping.

. Image of sun rising

. A family portrait

. The internet solutions don’t have to be real or functional

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31. Stage it/draw it.

creatively sell:

Your mother’s cooking book.)

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32. Creative leverage.

1.

2.

as applied to groups as applied to individuals

(personal satisfaction, pride, feel good feeling, etc.)

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33. Who we are as creative photographers is who we are as individuals.

Achieving a higher standard as individuals by just being creative at work.

Hell/Heaven spoon example (compassion and love)

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34. Creativity is serious business, but don’t take it seriously.

1. Emergency without life/death situations.

2. Greek Salad.

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