Workshops
NEW ONLINE COURSE
This is a course to discover non-ordinary ways to create great images. Mesmerizing images. Work that makes the audience feel something.
For image-makers (photographers, artists, videographers, illustrators, filmmakers, etc.) this is an exploration of the unseen aspects of creativity — not the things that get taught at art school.
It’s about going deeper into the ocean of creativity. Many creators and artists live on top of the water — we will go below the surface. Exploring the unchartered territory where you can learn to feel the current and understand the unseen ecosystem of creativity.
And then you can emerge with greater access to the mystery of creative practice — and produce images that look and FEEL powerful.
In the course, you can…
- Learn how to contact the place where eureka! ideas come from
- Create a *feeling* in your viewer so it’s a memorable piece
- Uplevel your work from ‘good’ to mesmerizing (and recognized)
- Discover how to create art that doesn’t come from the head, but from somewhere deeper
- Compose your powerful image not just with your eyes, but with your heart and other senses
- Find a new edge to your creative practice that’s beyond repeating what’s worked in the past
- Be in flow rather than creative stuckness or boredom
- Build confidence, trust your creative hit and no longer doubt yourself
- Develop your creative instinct — know without knowing
- Be precise in your creative choices from creation to editing to exhibiting (and eliminate wasting time)
- Learn the art and science of collaborating with the unknown in your image-making (and relax in your creative process!).
Do you speak through images? This course is for you.
It’s designed for image makers (beginners or established) — photographers, artists, illustrators, videographers, film directors, and more.
You might also be interested in metaphysics and going deeper into understanding unseen layers of things. You want to learn how they can open you and be applied to daily life.
And sometimes you might find yourself wondering…
What else is there to know? Is there a secret that other image-makers know?
I’m doing okay (or quite well!) in my work, but how do I take it to the next level? What’s next?
How to create work that’s (not just) praised but that’s also remembered?
How to unlock my creative edge, a deeper level I haven’t met yet?
How to make images I’m genuinely satisfied with and find *my* kind of success?
WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW
The course is delivered online via ZOOM live sessions in a series of six modules.
Each module is stand-alone and includes theory, home/class practice, practical fieldwork, live reviews of your work, and a Q&A with the facilitator, internationally renowned photographer, and visual artist Vlad Sokhin.
You can watch replays after the class is complete.
You can do as many modules as you like. There are no prerequisites for any of the first five modules.
However, if you complete all the first five modules, you’re invited to join the final MASTER module 6, where we will go deeper into what we’ve already learned in the five previous modules. The Master Module includes a week-long private mentorship with Vlad Sokhin.
MODULE 1: THE EYE, THE I, THE IMAGE & THE MIND
18 March — Theory + Q&A — two-hour online workshop (Saturday, 8 pm to 10 pm, Paris time (GMT+1)
18-25 March — Practical fieldwork (in your own space, own time)
25 March — Live review of your work + Q&A — two-hour online workshop (Saturday, 7 pm to 9 pm, Paris time (GMT+1)
Total 4 hours online plus practical fieldwork.
You’ll learn…
- Introduction to the metaphysics of imagemaking
- How to perceive the subject and translate its form and reality into your image
- Understanding the role of mind and imagination in imagemaking
- Creating the best outcome for your image before creating it physically/digitally
- Consciously interacting with the space where you draw your images from (Part I)
- Understanding the difference between image outputs and outcomes
- Understanding what it means to be in ‘flow’ and how to ensure you’re aligned with the laws of ‘flow’
Using practices that go beyond what gets taught at art school…
The practical exercises you’ll learn are based on natural laws and principles, including:
- concentration,
- visualization,
- mental creativity
- meditation,
- energetic perception of places and people
With practical field work so you can see how the theory works in practice
You’ll see how understanding your subject in a new way affects the final result of your image.
Your subject space is up to you. It could be…
- Your home
- Backyard
- Street or neighborhood
- Nature setting
- City center or town square
You can use whichever media you want
Vlad Sokhin uses photography as the core medium to express the theory and practice of the work, but participants can use any media they choose (e.g. painting, illustration, video, sketching, etc.).
Next upcoming modules:
MODULE 2 — THE MAGNETIC IMAGE: HARNESSING THE ENERGETICS OF ART
Interacting with subjects (objects, places, or people) that contain the energy you wish to express in your piece.
8 & 15 April 2023 (Saturdays, 7 pm to 9 pm, Paris time (GMT+1)
MODULE 3 — BEYOND SEEING: THE ART OF 6-SENSE IMAGEMAKING
Regardless of your medium, learn to produce a richer image by using all your senses.
Two consecutive Saturday/Sundays in May (date TBA)
MODULE 4 — THE DECISIVE MOMENT AND GETTING THE BULLSEYE
Fresh ways to capture or produce the perfect composition, frame, clip, or scene.
Two consecutive Saturday/Sundays in June (date TBA)
MODULE 5 — THE ART OF IMPRINTING: HOW TO CREATE IMAGES THAT SPEAK TO THE SOUL.
Imprinting a feeling into your image and the interaction between your image and the viewer.
Two consecutive Saturday/Sundays in July (date TBA)
MODULE 6 – THE MASTER MODULE
Theory and practices to more deeply embody the teachings.
A weekend in August (date TBA)
INVESTMENT
Single module — $150
All 6 Modules — $777 (save $123)
Each module includes 4 hours of online workshops, your work reviews, and Q&A with Vlad, plus practical fieldwork.
This price is available to this cohort only. After this series of workshops, the price will increase.
We accept PayPal and Wise money transfers.
It’s RISK-FREE — 100% money-back guarantee
We’re happy to refund you on a ‘questions asked’ basis. Simply show that you completed the coursework (came to at least one of the two sessions in a module and did some practical fieldwork), and we’ll happily give your money back (less bank fees).
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
The course is delivered by Vlad Sokhin, a successful documentary photographer and visual artist. He has worked on photographic and multimedia projects in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. His creative collaboration includes working with galleries, museums, photography and film festivals, magazines, United Nations agencies, NGOs, government organizations, etc. Vlad has won several awards for his photography and multimedia work, including the Visa D’Or for his environmental visual-journey project “Warm Waters”.
Ready to find your unseen power in image-making?
✓ Theory and practice that doesn’t get taught at art school
✓ Expanding your creative reach with fresh ideas
✓ New depths for making mesmerizing (and recognized) work
✓ Stronger and edgier creative instinct that surprises even you
✓ Live reviews of your work with Vlad
✓ Risk-free money-back 6-day guarantee
Contact Vlad via the link for enrollment and payment info:
email: [email protected]
Got questions? Get in touch!
— See you there —