Artful Life playshop series - Seeing the Overlooked through Abstract Photography

Abstract photography focuses not on the entire object or scene, but on its details, patterns, lines, textures, shapes, and colors. In this interactive playshop - a part of Essinova's Artful Life Series - we will explore this little-known (but fun!) type of photography. After a brief introductory discussion, we will take abstract photos of everyday items in our homes and explore techniques to digitally manipulate them. We will then share our images and discuss their metaphorical and emotional content. Led by Daniel Storch. This video is the on-demand version adapted from the session recordings of our live playshop series for you to benefit at your own leisure. 00:00:00 Welcome and event overview by BeiBei Song 00:03:27 Artist Q&A by Anu Sanghvi 00:07:55 Session introduction - abstract photography 00:18:32 Warmup practice: interpretations and evocations 00:27:00 Image-making, Step 1: photographing abstract photos of the mundane 00:31:57 Image-making, Step 2: transforming the mundane through abstract editing 00:34:08 Participant artwork showcase, reflections, and wrap-up MORE ABOUT ESSINOVA ARTFUL LIFE SATURDAY PLAYSHOPS: This playful learning series is designed for anyone who would like to commit to a regular creative and mindful practice, but is finding it difficult to carve out the time and space on their own. Tapping into the knowledge and diverse talents of Essinova's existing global community as well as outside experts, this weekly salon-studio is an opportunity to organically raise our collective creative power by sharing with and learning from each other. Collective creativity energizes the soul, heals the mind and facilitates meaningful connections. A healthy mind platter consists of seven essential daily activities. Join us to develop the health habits of Play Time, Inner Time, Connecting Time, and Down Time in a safe space amongst friends. This initiative is part of Essinova’s mission to nourish our soul and help humans develop their full potential by aligning head, heart and hand, and by integrating art with life and work.