Photo Creative Process
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GOAL:
Determine what you would like to achieve
Examples:
- Improve on or build a new skill (photo: using aperture, real life: running a cash register)
- Communicating a concept (meaningful idea, writing a resume)
Research what you need to know in order to learn what you want:
- PHOTO: Art history, artist inspirations, instructional videos/notes, past experiences, teacher demonstrations)
- REAL LIFE: Who is hiring? What experience do you need? How to apply? Location? Schedule? Transportation?
GOAL:
Plan and decide what you will do to address the inquiry
Examples:
- Refine your skills through practice (photo: take your initial photographs and upload to your google drive, real life: job training)
- Expand and deepen your ideas (combine your concepts, open to all possibilities)
- Use your resources (brainstorm with peers, networking)
- Initial images taken each day show your problem-solving, work ethic, and growth.
NOW make decisions to move forward:
What is your concept after your inquiry?
How did you refine your ideas?
Prepare...
What materials do you need in order to create?
GOAL:
Apply what you have learned through research, skill practice, and designing. Create photography that communicates your idea effectively.
- Use your research and skills.
- Take creative risks. Try new things. Experiment.
- Create to communicate your concept.
- Craftsmanship: Best work, best ability, and best use of time.
- Seek feedback throughout the creation of your artwork.
CREATE!
GOAL:
Assess your photography and decide if you need to move back into the creative process to complete the project. Reflect on your own learning, and collaborate with others to receive honest and helpful feedback. Write your summary your blog.
NOW make decisions to move forward:
Is your photography complete?
Can it be improved? How?
Did you accomplish your goal?
Did you apply what you learned?
How will you use these skills in the future?
CREATIVE
SUCCESS
This is where we consider the characteristics of creative people to help us with achieving and increasing creative success.
These characteristics will help you with exploring other options and considering different aspects when confronted with creative challenges.
Think like an ARTIST
Cultivating creativity
Creative Characteristics
relax.
Problem
Using and combining
keep it in mind to use and combine different objects
Always change point of view
Why Creative Thinking?
it is important to do not stick with one idea or view
Encouraging yourself to be creative comes in handy when creating works of art and literature. But creative thinking can help you explore areas you do not normally go to.
Creative Process
Throughout this semester, we will be exploring our ideas through the creative process.
The creative process can be applied to many, if not all, areas of your life.
Let's get to it!
The reality is, that creative problem solving seems to be straight forward, but when dealing with actual challenges that are not so easy to solve, the methodical processes do not help you explore when you are stuck.
Although some of us are more naturally open to new ideas and able to put them to innovative uses, we are all able to use our creative thinking to apply when trying to reach our goals or overcome obstacles.
Whether creativity comes naturally or not, favorable conditions can be put in to play to help with the creative thinking and spark inspiration.
THE BIG TAKEAWAY
You can use the creative process (Inquiry, Design, Create, Evaluate)
in many areas of life!
Making art? Job search? Travel plans? Fixing something broken? Renting or buying a home? Applying to a college?
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
The Creative Process
DESIGN
In Photography Class...
EVALUATE/REFLECT
INQUIRE
CREATE
Considering the process and your artwork... What did you learn?
How can you apply your skills/learning?What went well? How can you improve?
Photo: We will apply the creative process and document it on our blog.
1. Research & Plan #INQUIRE
2. Initial images (practicing/applying) #DESIGN
3. Gathering feedback and self-reflecting #REFLECT
4. Creating final images #CREATE
5. Evaluate/reflect by writing a summary #REFLECT
REFLECT
Critique
Self Assessment
Rubric
Application
5. This might be OK
6. This is awesome
1. This is awesome
2. This is tricky
INQUIRE
CREATE
What do you want to learn?
DESIGN
3. This is terrible
4. I am terrible
USING YOUR INQUIRY, SKILLS, IMAGINATION AND EFFORT HOW WILL YOU CREATE A QUALITY AND MEANINGFUL PRODUCT?
How will you communicate your ideas?
Establishing the purpose and showing work.
STEPS
Project Planning
Brainstorm
Multiple Ideas
Taking Images
How Do I Think Creatively?
Research
Vocabulary
Demonstration
Techniques
Skills
Creativity is Unpredictable
Gathering Materials
Produce
Trial and Error
In Progress Assessment
Embrace Failure!
Attempting to think creatively aids you with unlocking your creative potential
1. Inquire
2. Design
3. Create
4. Reflect
We are able to cultivate the creative mind of others by following the mindset of a creative thinker.
We are able to find inspiration to any idea when we encourage our creative thinking.
Don't be an "idea killer"
These are the characteristics that creative people have been noted to have
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” ~ Thomas Merton