Before continuing with this post, I have two openings that just opened because of a family emergency for my January trip to Havana and Vinales, Cuba. Let me know if you or anyone you know is interested. Send me an email to: joe@joebaraban.com.
OK,until recently, I always like to show what my online classes with the BPSOP were doing in my part I and part II courses, as well as in my “Stretching Your Frame of Mind” workshops. Sadly, the founder, Bryan Peterson, passed away from cancer and the school shut down. I taught, and still teach, fellow photographers how to incorporate the elements of visual design and composition into their photography. Terms like: Negative space, Vanishing Point, Perspective, Tension, Line, Texture, Pattern, Shape, Form, and Color are all a part of their new ‘Artist Palette’. As a result, they walked away armed with the knowledge of what it took to create strong, well designed and memorable photos; and the ability to “make pictures”.
In my part II class, a continuation of what they learned in part I, we worked on the most important of all the elements of visual design, Line. We also worked on creating shadows, silhouettes, and the use of light to add drama and tension.
The following slideshow, as well as the photo featured at the top of this blog are examples of how they used not only what they remembered from part I, but what they walked away with at the end of the four week part II class as well.
Even though the school has permanently closed, I still conduct my six-month mentoring program. If you or anyone you know is interested in taking their level of photography “up a notch”, shoot me an email (after checking out my website) at: joe@joebaraban.com
Enjoy:
Visit my website at: www.joebaraban.com and follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barabanjoe. Check out my workshop schedule at the top of this post. They fill fairly quick which is the reason they don’t stay up long. Come shoot with me sometime and walk away with your own ‘Artist Palette’.
JoeB