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Transforming a Single Image Into a Series

Lesson 16 from: Creating a Fine Art Series

Brooke Shaden

Transforming a Single Image Into a Series

Lesson 16 from: Creating a Fine Art Series

Brooke Shaden

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16. Transforming a Single Image Into a Series

A look at how to take a single idea and transform it into a cohesive series by focusing on visuals, theme, and through-line.

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Class Introduction

07:25
2

Overview of Brooke’s Journey

20:13
3

Your Timeline is Nonlinear

05:37
4

Using Curiosity and Intention to Build Your Career

03:26
5

What Factors Dictate Growth

08:24
6

Organic Growth vs. Forced Growth

05:18
7

Niche Branding

04:57
8

Brooke’s Artistic Evolution and Timeline

24:27
9

How Can You Get Ahead if You Feel Behind?

10:02
10

Ideation and Conceptualization to Identify Meaning in Your Art

05:54
11

Idea Fluency

10:33
12

How to Represent an Idea

07:01
13

How to Innovate an Idea

07:07
14

Creating a Dialogue With Your Art

05:48
15

Conceptualization For a Series vs. a Single Image

03:43
16

Transforming a Single Image Into a Series

03:12
17

How to Tell a Story in a Series

03:28
18

How to Create Costumes From Fabric

07:20
19

Brooke’s Most Useful Costumes

02:19
20

Using Paint and Clay as Texture in an Image

02:56
21

Create Physical Elements in an Image

10:22
22

Shooting for a Fine Art Series

05:45
23

Conceptualization: Flowery Fish Bowl in the Desert

04:08
24

Wardrobe and Texture

04:54
25

Posing for the Story

05:32
26

Choosing an Image

01:23
27

Conceptualization: Rainy Plexiglass

11:34
28

Posing for the Story

04:17
29

Creating Backlight

02:37
30

Photo Shoot #1 - Creating a Simple Composite

17:51
31

Photo Shoot #2 - Creating a Dynamic Composite

06:31
32

Photo Shoot #3 - Creating a Storytelling Composite

07:40
33

Shooting the Background Images

06:14
34

Editing Samsara Shoot #1 - Working With Backgrounds

24:35
35

Editing Samsara Shoot #1 - Retouching the Subject

04:20
36

Editing Samsara Shoot #1 - Color Grading

02:45
37

Editing Samsara Shoot #1 - Floor Replacement Texture

15:24
38

Editing Samsara Shoot #1 - Final Adjustments

03:21
39

Editing Samsara Shoot #2 - Cropping and Editing Backgrounds

05:25
40

Editing Samsara Shoot #2 - Selective Adjustments

03:55
41

Editing Samsara Shoot #2 - Adding Texture + Fine Tuning

03:21
42

Editing Composite Shoot #1 - Compositing Models

06:58
43

Editing Composite Shoot #1 - Expanding Rooms

02:17
44

Editing Composite Shoot #1 - Selective Color

02:47
45

Editing Composite Shoot #1 - Selective Exposure

04:04
46

Editing Composite Shoot #2- Masking Into Backgrounds

10:45
47

Editing Composite Shoot #2- Creating Rooms in Photoshop

06:11
48

Editing Composite Shoot #2- Compositing Hair

05:07
49

Editing Composite Shoot #2- Global Adjustments

04:49
50

Editing Composite Shoot #3- Blending Composite Elements

05:00
51

Editing Composite Shoot #3- Advanced Compositing

08:46
52

Editing Composite Shoot #3- Cleanup

03:34
53

Materials for Alternative Processes

06:20
54

Oil Painting on Prints

05:41
55

Encaustic Wax on Prints

03:09
56

Failure vs. Sell Out

05:14
57

Create Art You Love and Bring an Audience To You

03:35
58

Branding Yourself Into a Story

05:40
59

The Artistic Narrative

05:26
60

Get People to Care About Your Story

03:36
61

Get People to Buy Your Story

11:36
62

Getting Galleries and Publishers to Take Notice

03:41
63

Pricing For Commissions

06:43
64

Original Prints vs. Limited Edition Prints vs. Open Edition Prints

02:11
65

Class Outro

01:00
66

Live Premiere

16:14
67

Live Premiere: Layers of Depth 1

04:41
68

Live Premiere: Layers of Depth 2

07:12
69

Live Premiere: Q&A

16:10
70

Live Premiere: Photo Critique

47:33

Lesson Info

Transforming a Single Image Into a Series

How, then do you go from a single image to a Siri's? Here's an example with fear. So let's say that the idea is fear and we have to write down ways that we can represent fear visually. So I came up with shadows, darkness, heights, loneliness, things that we fear. Um, I think that shadows would be the most fun Thio visually represent. So that's what I'm choosing. How can you best portray that fear? You have the theme of fear. You have shadows. What could you dio? And I want you to think about this. I'm not going to give an example, because fixation So I don't wanna fixate on my example. I want you to just think for yourself. How would you take this theme of fear and a visual representation in the shadows? And what would you do with it? I would love to hear what you would do with it. What would your image be? And then how can you expand that into a Siri's? How can you create that through line of what it's going to look like from one image to another image to another image to make a Siri'...

s? Consider if you're going to expand the idea or the visual and or both, because that's very valid from one image to the next, you might think. OK, well, you know, the theme is gonna be different for each one, but visually, they're going to look very cohesive. Totally valid way of creating or the opposite. The visuals are going to be pretty different, but the theme is gonna be, ah, meditation on the same idea the whole time, totally valid. But when you do both and you're able to expand the theme and the visuals altogether across time across that Siri's, you're going to succeed, perhaps more so at engaging an audience and getting them to really understand more deeply how the images are connected, which is what we really want. If you put all of the Siri's images together without explanation, would it be clear that they were made to go together? That's really the question that you wanna ask, because if it's not clear, then you know somebody who owns a gallery and they're looking at your images to put in a show. They're gonna think, well, patrons are gonna walk in and be confused. They're not gonna understand this is all the same, artists, perhaps, or understand how they go together. And people need that kind of sense of expectation. Okay, these images were made for me to look at them together. Now what is the story that I'm going to see? So think about that as you move forward. If you explained the theme of your Siri's, do you think that you could find the thematic connections or that a stranger could find the thematic connections? If you said this is the theme, do you see it? Do you see how all of these images represent that? And that's always a good Touchstone Tohave. I always aim for 10 10 images in a Siri's, but it could be more or less, I would say more than three and any amount you want. But Curation is really important when it comes to a Siri's, because a lot of people include multiple images from a single photo shoot in the Siri's, when really it's not necessary as the as the viewer somebody in taking that Siri's, we just need to see the single best representation. Learning how to curate is key

Class Materials

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Ratings and Reviews

a Creativelive Student
 

Brooke never fails to deliver. I found this course superb from start to finish. From exercising your creative 'muscle', demystifying taking self portraits, and showing that they don't have to be perfect before you begin editing, to walking you through her editing process and how to price your work. Brooke's enthusiastic personality and excitement about the work shines through it all. Definitely recommended!

Søren Nielsen
 

Thank for fantastic motivating an very inspiring. The story telling and selling module was very helpful - thanks from Denmark

Rebecca Potter
 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Brooke for this amazing class. Inspired and so full of practical knowledge, this is the best class I've ever watched. You have given me the confidence to pursue what I've always been afraid to do. Watch this space!

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