Unveiling Creativity: Transforming Ideas into Storytelling Imagery
Amber Damour
Course Number: 12
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This class is an immersive experience designed to deepen your understanding of visual storytelling and enhance your post-processing skills. You’ll learn Amber’s step-by-step award winning portrait capturing process from start to finish. We’ll delve into the intricacies of lighting, composition, props, wardrobe, and posing, exploring how these elements can be manipulated to evoke specific emotions and convey your intended story.
In addition to mastering these essential techniques, we’ll explore the art of creating composites, allowing you to blend multiple images seamlessly into a single, cohesive narrative. You’ll also learn the craft of set and prop building, transforming your creative visions into tangible, story-rich environments. Through hands-on creativity-building exercises, you’ll discover how to push the boundaries of your imagination and infuse your images with unique, personal flair.
Following the capture of your storytelling images, we’ll transition to the digital darkroom, where the magic happens. We will delve into advanced post-processing techniques using Photoshop. Amber will guide you through advanced skin retouching, color grading, painterly touches, and adding depth and dimension to your images. You’ll learn how to breathe life into your images and elevate them to new heights of visual storytelling.
Through step-by-step demonstrations and personalized guidance, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to transform your vision into captivating photographic narratives. This class provides a comprehensive exploration of storytelling and post-processing to elevate your photography.
Join Amber for this transformative experience, where you’ll unlock the full potential of your creativity and bring your photographic stories to life. Embrace the opportunity to develop your artistic voice and create images that captivate and inspire. This class promises to be an enlightening journey into the heart of narrative photography, equipping you with the tools and techniques to craft truly compelling visual stories.
Meet the Instructor:
Amber Damour
Dallas, TX
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Amber Damour is a portrait photographer and composite artist based in Dallas, Texas, specializing in creating storytelling imagery for children, families, maternity, and seniors. Her work focuses on crafting meaningful narratives and designing heirloom artwork that families cherish.
Her journey began in 2016, inspired by the birth of her oldest daughter. Since then, she has devoted countless hours to honing her craft and is passionate about sharing her knowledge with fellow photographers. She proudly represents Team USA at the World Photographic Cup 2024 and holds esteemed titles including PPA Master Photographer, PPA Photographic Craftsman, ICON Associate, TPPA Associate Fellow, DPPA Associate Fellow, IPC 2024 Top 4 (x2), DPPA Photographer of the Year 2022 and ICON Finalist 2024.
Why You Should Take This Class:
- Capturing Techniques: Master Amber’s step-by-step process for capturing compelling portraits, including lighting, composition, props, wardrobe, and posing to evoke specific emotions and convey powerful stories.
- Creative Enhancements: Explore the art of creating composites, set and prop building, and participate in creativity-building exercises to push the boundaries of your imagination and infuse your images with unique, personal flair.
- Advanced Post-Processing: Gain expertise in advanced Photoshop techniques, including skin retouching, color grading, painterly touches, adding depth and dimension, and seamlessly blending multiple images to create cohesive and captivating composite narratives.