This NEW Developing Your Photographic Composition and Style ONLINE Course teaches students how to shoot significantly better photographs by developing a strong sense of compositional understanding.
Katie offers a series of lectures that simplify and break down the Visual language of imagery followed by technical / creative shooting assignments. In-depth constructive critique is offered through dynamic and thorough feedback sessions.
Images above: Copyright Katie Huisman Photography
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: KATIE HUISMAN
Katie Huisman:
Katie Huisman is a photographer, visual artist and educator in Vancouver, BC
Based on her experience in both contemporary art and commercial photography, She has created a series of Workshops and Lectures that she offers at photography festivals, photo clubs, public and private educational institutions in Vancouver.
Katie regularly shows her work in art galleries and artist run centres in Vancouver and curates photography exhibitions that facilitate socially conscious dialogue. She feels that it is important to communicate something viable in a photograph. She encourages this within her students by acknowledging photography as a universal medium that anybody can use to share their vision and perspective.
Commercially, Katie shoot's lifestyle advertising and editorial work for a broad Canadian and International Client base.
photo by Ali Matar
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson materia, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie has also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie has reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
To guarantee your access to your instructor Katie, we have limited this online class to ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS allowing special attention & image critiques by Katie personally.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
WEEK ONE:
Course Introduction, a Background on your Instructor Katie Huisman
What is Visual Style?
Critical eye assignment 1 given
WEEK TWO:
Critical eye assignment due - Critique / Feedback
Slow photography movement exercise given
WEEK THREE:
'Composition & The Visual Language of Imagery 1' lecture
Slow photography movement exercise due
WEEK FOUR:
'Composition & The Visual Language of Imagery 2' lecture Composition
111 - One Lens One Subject One Compositional Element Assignment
WEEK FIVE:
Composition shooting assignment due - Critique / Feedback given Assignment 3 given
Part 1 & 2 Shooting a series with a concept
WEEK SIX:
'Photography as Art' Lecture
Assignment 3 written concept due
WEEK SEVEN:
Image Interplay Lecture
WEEK EIGHT:
Concept Series
Final Assignment Due
Final Critique given
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson materia, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie has also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie has reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
To guarantee your access to your instructor Katie, we have limited this online class to ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS allowing special attention & image critiques by Katie personally.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
Frequently asked questions:
Q: How is this course organized and the 'material' delivered?
A: For his online course, we use a private community page created on google plus. All particpants will be pointed to and instructed how to join this private community created just for this course on DAY ONE of the course.
This platform allows for everyone to interact, share images, questions, comment on other people's images etc. It is completely private and all content can only be seen by participnats in the course.
Every Monday the Instructor will send an email with course content for that week. This content, which can in the form of a PDF and/or a video, is then also posted to the google plus community.
Feedback for assignments are always in video format, and you will be able to see everyone's images and listen to feedback about them (not just your own), so that you may learn from all of it.
It is important to note that interaction is not limited to Monday's only - that is the day for the 'official' handouts and tutorials, but you are free to interact 24/7. Finally, if you prefer to take this course but remain anonymous, you are welcome to join the online community with a different name (aka your nickname), or you can choose to participate using email only - in that case links to tutorial and image review video(s) will be emailed to you (but you will miss the interaction with the other students taking place on the online community).
Q: How much time will I need to work on this course each week?
A: A minimum of 20-30 minutes each week, plus shooting assignments. You can spend significantly more time, you will get out of this course what you put in.
Q: What kind of camera and lens do I need for this course?
A: Any digital or film camera - As long as you are able to upload your assignments in a digital version for review.
Q: Do I have to be online at any specific times?
A: No you don't. The lessons are send via email, so you can work on them anytime, where-ever you happen to be. You submit the assignments online, and this can be done anytime before the assignment due date.
Q: Do I need to own any software to participate in this course?
A: No, you do not.
Level:
All levels welcome - NOTE: This course does not instruct participants on the functions of their camera - Please see our beginner course offerings on Introduction to DSLR Cameras.
Enrollment:
Maximum of only 15 participants for each course!
Equipment Needed:
Digital or Film camera + internet access + ability to submit digital images for assignments