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An outtake from this month’s She is Three photo!
I seem to be spilling the story more lately, how I found photography in a place where I felt really lost.
Where everything was changing and I didn’t know who I was anymore.
I felt like a blank slate, which was exciting yet absolutely scary at the same time.
But I found my way back, primarily using my camera as a tool to find my way home.
I’m so excited to be teaching You are Your Own Muse again, starting in April! This is the first E-Course I ever created and while it has evolved over the years (2 years of amazing participants from around the world joining in…wow) at its heart, it really is about using the camera as a tool to find our way home.
I’ve been getting some great emails lately asking how You are Your Own Muse differs from Be Your Own Beloved and I thought this was a great thing to share with you today!
At the core of both classes is the energy that those words: Be Your Own Beloved sing of. Of seeing ourselves with kindness. Of using the camera as a tool to quiet the negative voices that try to derail a place of self-love. Of seeing ourselves in ways we didn’t expect.
Of finding our way home.
There are a few big differences too:
- You are Your Own Muse is 6 week self-portrait exploration. While in BYOBeloved we explore a gentle prompt each day, in YAYOM we explore a theme each week, making room for us to dive deeper and savour the prompt of the week.
- In YAYOM you’ll find answers to all those questions you might have wondered in BYO Beloved or seeing self-portraits of others: How do they get the background blurry like that? What gear would I need to get a jumping shot? How can I tell this story in a photo? We explore some technical aspects (playfully of course) and start to look at self-portraiture through the eye of our inner creative through exploring light, our narrative, creating a setting and more. You don’t need to be able to call yourself a photographer to take this class but I warn you….you might feel that way by the end!
- I’m here to answer your questions and to cheer you along in the journey. Okay, I confess I kind of have an obsession with commenting on every photo in every class, in YAYOM I go deeper with you. I’m available throughout the class to answer all your questions, to help you push through fear that arises, to give you feedback on your classes. It is important to me to offer more affordable classes like the BYO series and YAYOM does cost more, but with that investment in yourself I am able to invest more time and support for you (and I’ll remind you throughout the class to really take advantage of that)!
- The content is totally different! While the energy of cultivating self-kindness is the same, this class is entirely different with a whole different curriculum for you to explore!
- Plus, you get a course PDF of the entire class (92 inspiring pages) so you can explore the content beyond the end of class too!
If you have any questions about whether You are Your Own Muse is a fit for you (or if the idea of joining us feels beautifully scary)….please don’t hesitate to reach out and email me at vivienne.mcmater@gmail.com
Or if you’re ready to dive in, you can sign up here!
Class starts soon!