The Unconventional Portrait
Anna Hurley
A course that bares all and challenges you to find new ways to explore your subject to create expressive and emotive portraits.
Learn how to embrace a playful approach to creating. Join Anna as she teaches you how to grow as an artist by moving outside of your comfort zone. She has created a space where "failure" will guide you to new and innovative ways to create. In this portraiture course you will explore new, creative techniques and understand how perceived undesirable locations can create beautiful portraits.
let's talk about
what makes it different
Rethink what portraiture is so you can create beauty in the most unlikely way. This course will have you pushing your creative boundaries to create portraits that speak to your viewers.
COURSE TYPE
SELF PACED
SKILL TYPE
editing, creativity, light, composition, shooting
SKILL LEVEL
INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED
here's a look at
what you'll get
Challenges that follow your lessons and will allow you to put your new skills into practice.
BTS videos that provide insightful details on how to utilize everyday locations, create unique backdrops and shoot with natural and artificial light, and more!
A DIY guide to creative backdrops with tools and things you already have at home.
Portrait prompts to enrich your sessions
Editing specific videos
Workbooks and guides to expand your view and creativity
"I hope students will find inspiration to create with anything and everything around them"
check out what's in your classroom
10 Instructional Videos
In depth how-to videos covering everything from lighting, location scouting and details to create your own backdrops.
Creative Exercises, Workbooks and Camera Bag Additions
Challenges throughout that will have you thinking outside the box and creating more unique portraiture.
100+ Page Coursebook
An easily digestible, broken down guide giving you all the in-depth details on lighting, locations, creative elements, backdrops, color and more!
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by the end of this course,
you'll be able to use the tools you already own to add interest and uniqueness to your portrait work
meet your instructor
Anna Hurley
Anna is a family and food photographer based in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. With 14 years of photography experience under her belt and almost a decade of working on Project 365’s, she is always learning new ways to capture beautiful moments. Anna lives in the country with her husband, two teenagers and two very energetic and goofy dogs. When she isn’t photographing something or someone you will find her in the forest and mountains hiking and appreciating the beauty of the PNW. Anna is a creative at heart, to fuel her creative spirit she also loves to paint, crochet and work on DIY projects around her home. Anna is a family and food photographer based in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. With 14 years of photography experience under her belt and almost a decade of working on Project 365’s, she is always learning new ways to capture beautiful moments. Anna lives in the country with her husband, two teenagers and two very energetic and goofy dogs. When she isn’t photographing something or someone you will find her in the forest and mountains hiking and appreciating the beauty of the PNW. Anna is a creative at heart, to fuel her creative spirit she also loves to paint, crochet and work on DIY projects around her home.
