Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide with Brooke Shaden

A manual for taking a photo series from concept to creation.

Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide
  • 138 video lessons
  • 25 hours and 50 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Creating a great photo for a client is one thing—but turning your passion and ideas into a series that is shared, shown, and sold is a whole different business. If you do it right, you’ll be shooting what you love all the time. Learn how to choose which ideas to create, how to turn your concept into a production, and steps to getting your work seen and even sold in Fine Art Photography: A Complete Guide with Award-Winning Photographer, Brooke Shaden. This is an all-inclusive workshop that provides the tools you need to run a successful and creative business as a fine art photographer. You’ll learn creative exercises to find and develop your ideas, how to create an original narrative, how to produce your own photo series, post production techniques and skills for compositing and retouching, how to write about your work, ways to pitch to galleries and agents, and how to print your pieces so they look like art. This workshop will take you on location with Brooke as she creates a photo series from scratch. She’ll walk through every step for her photo shoots including set design and location scouting, she’ll cover techniques in the field for capturing your artistic vision, post-production and compositing techniques, as well as printing and framing essentials. She’ll round out this experience by discussing all of the details that will help make your career a success like licensing, commissions, artists statements, social media plans, gallery prep, and pricing your work. This comprehensive course is a powerful look into the world of fine art photography led by one of the world’s most talented photographers, Brooke Shaden. Included with purchase is exclusive access to bonus material that gives exercises and downloads for all of the lessons.

Course Instructor

Brooke Shaden

Brooke Shaden

Brooke explores the darkness and light in people, and her work looks at that juxtaposition. As a self-portrait artist, she photographs herself and becomes the characters of dreams inspired by a childhood of intense imagination and fear.

Fine Art Photography: The Complete Guide with Brooke Shaden is rated 5.0 stars by 90 students

  • Aneta J. Aug 18, 2024

    This class totally exceeded my expectations. I got so much information from it... I really appreciate that Brooke also included topics that are rarely spoken about and that are crucial to know. She covered many things that you don't get in other classes.

  • hebe S. Mar 20, 2024

    It starts with soothing music, setting the mood for a journey you won't forget. Each image that appears isn't just a photo but a work of art, telling its own story. They're like windows into different worlds, frozen moments that still feel alive. You can't help but be captivated by the beauty and emotion captured in every frame.

  • C. Jan 3, 2022

    Wow - this class was even better than I could have hoped. Brooke is an amazing communicator and teacher and is so open to sharing her process and the hows and whys behind what she does. The whole first part of the class (about developing your ideas) was excellent. The next part with compositing and creating was super fun, and seeing the project from start to finish was extremely valuable. Then the section about galleries and how and where to show and sell your work, not to mention all the great info on printing.... this course was worth every penny.

  • Angel R. Apr 23, 2021

    When the title says comprehensive, it means comprehensive! I loved every part of this course. It's inspirational, motivating, and insightful towards creating art work. Even if you are not necessarily considering a fine art specialty, the concepts discussed in this course are applicable to many areas! I find this super useful as a videographer and photographer and look to apply all of these exercises and concepts for my personal and business work moving forward. It is lengthy, but you will not regret a single minute. Brooke Shaden is an amazing artist and educator. I recommend keeping up with her work, presentations, and any future courses that may come in the future.

  • Rebecca K. Apr 21, 2021

    Brook Shaden is my favourite (I'm from NZ, and this is how we spell it :) ) Creative Live instructor. She is a fantastic teacher. I love how genuine she is and how she shows us not only how to be a better artist but that we are all genuine people and that is a huge part of our creative process. Thank you Brooke!

  • W. Feb 5, 2021

    This course is really fantastic! I suggest all of you to do this class. Brooke is a very good teacher and I'll do probably all of her course as I found it very useful and interesting. She motivate me to go ahead and evolve. Thank you very much.

  • Madelaine E. Feb 2, 2021

    Brooke is an excellent teacher and amazing artist! I am very grateful to Brooke for her generousity of spirit and the time she put in to making her courses. It has opened up a whole new world for me as an artist to create. Thank-you Brooke!

  • Lucien L. Jan 30, 2021

    This course is way too long ! It could easily be shorten by half. The kind of art that is presented does not inspire me. Too much theory and not enough of the practical stuff. I still give a thumb up because the course is well presented and informative for those people who have the patience to go through that long course.

  • Juli M. Nov 11, 2020

    She save my life this isolation time. Everything you need to know about fine art photography super well explained and super easy to get. She es funny and sweet as much as expert. it is a super recommendation! Yes!! Thanks. :)

  • Denise C. Jul 7, 2020

    Thank you for being so open and candid in sharing your process, inspiration, and knowledge.

  • Pennanech S. May 10, 2020

    The bonus compositing videos, done in option, for me it was th most imortant think and it was my motivation to folloiw this lesseon, have a very very, very fast speped, too fast for follow without trouble. So, i have a question : why given this support impossible to appy ?? i try with final cut to adapt a normal speed, but is so embarassing that i was in a very bad mood so i don't know if i recommand this class

  • Ozgur C. Apr 27, 2020

    super

  • Cost M. Apr 21, 2020

    Amazing course, very inspiring

  • Vincent G. Feb 15, 2020

    Amazing course, from inspiration to working with galleries everything is covered. 25 hours! What a journey. I learned a lot, found many paths and ideas to follow, I have a better sense of what I can do to reach artistic success and find clients. It was very motivating. And just so you know, you don't need to be a conceptual photographer using photo softwares like Photoshop or Affinity Photo to enjoy that course.

  • Gabriela S. Nov 27, 2019

    Great set of classes, super complete! Money well spend. Brooke gives everything in this. Thank you!

  • Jean B. Oct 16, 2019

    There's a good mix of theory, marketing strategy, and technical aspects (shooting, editing/compositing). She does a great job communicating her ideas and is candid in how she shares what worked well for her in her career.

  • Charlie M. Oct 15, 2019

    It is so great to have classes about the theory of creating fine art pieces. I think this might be the best class I own from CreativeLive - and I own quite a few! Brooke teaches about how she goes about creating ideas for fine art photography and then transfers her visions into reality. If you just want to know how she shoots and composites pictures then I'd recommend the other course she has on this site.

  • David M. Aug 19, 2019

    Definitively one of my top 5 classes that I have bought from CreativeLive. This is the class I have been waiting for. Brooke goes deeply into what most classes miss, She goes beyond the how int the why. She is an amazing artist and teacher. Every time I feel a bit lost in my journey I watch the class again!

  • Lynne G. Aug 5, 2019

    Thank you Brooke! This class is amazing. I've learned so much and can't wait to put it into action. You're truly an inspiration.

  • anegnoro . Jun 1, 2019

    I have seen the 1/4 of the entire class so far and I have to say that I feel awed by the whole new world of possibilities in terms of artistic expression. I was working mainly in Illustrator and now I feel inspired anew to create more in Photoshop too! Thanks Brooke and CreativeLive!

  • Tom H. Apr 1, 2019

    Brooke is an amazing teacher. She displays great energy and goes into quite. bit of detail in explaining this sometimes obscure field. I also appreciate the practical advice she gives on some rarely-discussed areas like pricing and editions. It takes a while to get through and absorb this material, but every minute of it is worthwhile.

  • april C. Jan 16, 2019

    this is awesome

  • Jens D. Dec 26, 2018

    I would defiantly recommend this class.. Brook has amazing work and share pretty much her whole creating process.. The only thing I could criticize is that the course is not really will structured and a little messy, She jumps back and forward between the topics and also the different topics (video playlist) could be more structured. Also Brook has 4 pretty similar courses.. And for me it’s not easy to decide wich one fits me best, which one should I watch and will it be repetitive? Nevertheless didn’t regret this course and I soaked it in till the end!

  • anwar A. Nov 26, 2018

    Brooke is the best.

  • Sheri . Oct 26, 2018

    I really loved this class. The imagery is amazing and creative. I also love how Brooke breaks down how she thinks about creating her concepts. I actually thought of several ideas I'd like to create myself.

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