I’m so excited about the upcoming YAYOM: Re-Writing the Story class. I adore creating curriculum and bringing classes to life but this one, its coming straight from my heart. It feels like the one I was meant to create and also, the one I feel like has an extra doze of transformative potential…if folks are willing to dive in and turn the camera on themselves.
You see, self-portraiture is not just a style of photography. It is a tool.
A tool we can use to create a new relationship to our self image.
A tool we can use to take control of the way we look at ourselves.
A tool to tell new stories and let ones that need to speak have a voice.
A tool to document what we are going through and to be a visual narrative of where we are going.
It is created in particular for the people who probably will see this post and say “oh, I could never do something like that” or who are completely convinced that they are not photogenic.
This one is for you, not because I have a magic wand that will suddenly transform your self-image from negative to positive, but because I have found some powerful tools for rebuilding, rewriting our stories. The power to build a loving relationship to our self image is in our hands.
Of course, as always, my philosophy is that playfulness is an antidote to fear, so there is a thread of playfulness that runs through the entire class.
This one is already half full so I do encourage you not to wait until the last minute if you are interested. I have a limited number of spots in my in-depth classes because I do give a lot of feedback and encouragement in the class, especially since you will be bravely sharing self-portraits (even if you don’t think you can at this moment).
So, come join me for Re-Writing the Story!