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Imagination Series

This series is all about how to stay creative by constantly challenging yourself! I cover inspiration, creative thinking, challenge exercises, editing tips & tricks, shooting tips, why personal work is so important, and PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I KNOW about staying creative.

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Hello hello! Iʼm Jacob Loafman, a photographer from Missouri, USA. My goal when making photographs is to make them interesting in some way. I canʼt create the same thing over and over or I will die, so I challenge myself creatively on a monthly basis to avoid creative ruts entirely. By going down this path, Iʼve carved out a name for myself in the industry. Iʼve won industry awards. Iʼve been published. My personal work has been on the cover of Rangefinder Magazine. Those things are wonderful, but Iʼm really just a silly, deep guy with a WILD imagination that happens to enjoy making pictures

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Jacob loafman

imagination series creator

jacob@jacobloafman.com

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Hello hello! Iʼm Jacob Loafman, a photographer from Missouri, USA. My goal when making photographs is to make them interesting in some way. I canʼt create the same thing over and over or I will die, so I challenge myself creatively on a monthly basis to avoid creative ruts entirely. By going down this path, Iʼve carved out a name for myself in the industry. Iʼve won industry awards. Iʼve been published. My personal work has been on the cover of Rangefinder Magazine. Those things are wonderful, but Iʼm really just a silly, deep guy with a WILD imagination that happens to enjoy making pictures

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Jacob Loafman

This series is worth buying if you struggle with getting caught in creative ruts

and youʼre just tired of feeling that why. Like thereʼs nowhere to go, so you think

about giving up completely. OR you just need a refreshing take on creativity! No

matter your skill level, I believe the content will teach you ways to really dive into

your imagination and also teach you to stop putting so much pressure on yourself

while youʼre creating something. This is a journey of self discovery when it comes

to your imagination. Iʼve learned so much about myself through these exercises

and I want to share it with everyone!

WHY IS THIS

Worth Buying?

This series is worth buying if you struggle with getting caught in creative ruts and youʼre just tired of feeling that why. Like thereʼs nowhere to go, so you think about giving up completely. OR you just need a refreshing take on creativity! No matter your skill level, I believe the content will teach you ways to really dive into your imagination and also teach you to stop putting so much pressure on yourself while youʼre creating something. This is a journey of self discovery when it comes to your imagination. Iʼve learned so much about myself through these exercises and I want to share it with everyone!

WHY IS THIS

Worth Buying?

This course includes:

01 Creative Thinking and Theory

I discuss my take on creativity and the art world, in general. This delves into some psychological viewpoints of creativity and what simply being an artist is to me. Everything we consume in the arts world is because the artist said, “Yeah, so I’m just gonna go make this now.” So, I touch on how to stop thinking so much and just go create whatever you want! Everything else can be noise while you’re creating!

02 How to find Inspiration

We get asked about inspiration a lot as photographers from our fellow photographers, but also our friends and family. However, sometimes it’s hard to find inspiration, yeah? In this chapter, I show you the tools I use to constantly be searching for inspiration. In a time where we have streaming services, the internet, online stores, etc…...there’s simply no reason to not be able to find inspiration everywhere.

03 Personal Work

a discussion about WHY I believe personal work is so, so important to keeping your imagination fresh. Personal work is the playground where you can simply play with your camera. There are no timelines, no clients, nothing. It’s just you, your gear, and your imagination. I go through some of my personal projects to show you where the inspiration came from for all of them and why it’s such an important practice to keep your mind fresh!

04 Getting through Creative Ruts

A simple discussion about my take on creative ruts. One word? BOREDOM. For me, that was the main factor. I chat about why I haven’t experienced a creative rut in almost 4 years and what I’ve done to avoid experiencing those ruts! For me, it’s all about where I choose to spend my energy and how to not overthink something as simple as making photos! Just go make some stuff!

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01 Gear Talk

Yep, we chat about the gear I use! I talk about why I use particular lenses at certain times and also how gear has kind of become a backseat thought for me creatively. When I pick up my gear these days, it’s really just something in my hands. It’s a tool that is needed for me to create the world I see in front of me.

02 Breaking Down Scenes

I discuss how I break down scenes I’m standing in. What I look for in a scene and how to combine those elements to create interesting work. Things pop out to my mind in a Matrix style kind of way. We spend time in Lightroom browsing through some examples and simply breaking down how I saw things and combined elements to make an interesting photograph.

03 Creative Shooting Techniques

I show you how I use prisms/phone/reflections in a scene to add interest. I discuss how I use free-lensing to add a bit of a dreamy effect in camera, and what it means. Finally, I teach you about multiple exposures, which I get asked about A LOT. I keep multiple exposures very, very simple. We go into more detail about multiple exposures in this chapter, but I show examples of all of these techniques. These techniques are all about INTENT. They’re fun to use, but using them in the right situation can produce amazing results!

04 The Power of Editing

This chapter is probably what get asked about the most. EDITING. I love, love, LOVE editing so much and I show you how I use Lightroom to edit my work! I go through my standard editing, adding little effects to add some subtle pop to your photos, hand painted style editing for some colorful, fine-art type of photos, and creative editing! We go through how I use the brushes and filters in Lightroom creatively to turn a photo into something completely different! This chapter is long and detailed with tons of tips and tricks!

05 And so much more!

I discuss the whys, the hows, the whats, and everything that goes on in my mind when it comes to imagination and creating interesting work. This is all about creating what YOU want to create. By using these challenges, techniques, and simply trying something new, your evolution as an artist will never slow down.

OLD PHOTOS NEW EYES EDITING CHALLENGE

Tag us so we can see + share your process!

@jacob_loafman

@indiaearl

#imaginationserieschallenge

Have you ever gone through your old photos to edit them in your current style? It’s so fun, right?! Well, let’s take that a step further and focus on editing them with new eyes using the radial filter tool in Lightroom! You can use this tool to add haze, a light leak, adjust the exposure of a certain area of the photo, etc. Watch how I use this tool for motivation and see what you can come up with on your own photos! You may discover some new ways to really take advantage of this tool in Lightroom.

BATHROOM CHALLENGE

This is an EXCELLENT challenge, because the walls are closed in on your normal way of thinking when you make photos. What if you ONLY had your bathroom to use as a place to make photos? Well, that’s what this challenge is! We don’t always need interesting locations to make interesting work. So, show us how creative you can be in a bathroom with your camera!

#STAYFRESHMIRROR CHALLENGE

Reflections are so interesting, right?! Well, we all have some mirrors we can use in our homes somewhere, so let’s use them! This challenge is simple, use the mirrors you have to create 5 interesting photos! Play with the mirrors and your camera to see what kind of cool reflections, bokeh, and compositions you can make!

EXPLORE CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Jacob and I are challenged followers to show us their creative process by walking us through how they’d shoot 5 different photos in one scene while in quarantine.

Join in on the fun and show us your process on where you’d place your subject using the given light and scene. Whether it’s a street corner on your daily walk, the counter in your kitchen, the fence in your backyard, a windowsill in your bedroom, CHALLENGE yourself to get creative and show us how you’d create 5 different photos within that scene on your instagram story!

Creative Challenges

Tag us so we can see + share your process!

@jacob_loafman

@indiaearl

#imaginationserieschallenge

Have you ever gone through your old photos to edit them in your current style? It’s so fun, right?! Well, let’s take that a step further and focus on editing them with new eyes using the radial filter tool in Lightroom! You can use this tool to add haze, a light leak, adjust the exposure of a certain area of the photo, etc. Watch how I use this tool for motivation and see what you can come up with on your own photos! You may discover some new ways to really take advantage of this tool in Lightroom.

OLD PHOTOS NEW EYES EDITING CHALLENGE

This is an EXCELLENT challenge, because the walls are closed in on your normal way of thinking when you make photos. What if you ONLY had your bathroom to use as a place to make photos? Well, that’s what this challenge is! We don’t always need interesting locations to make interesting work. So, show us how creative you can be in a bathroom with your camera!

BATHROOM CHALLENGE

Reflections are so interesting, right?! Well, we all have some mirrors we can use in our homes somewhere, so let’s use them! This challenge is simple, use the mirrors you have to create 5 interesting photos! Play with the mirrors and your camera to see what kind of cool reflections, bokeh, and compositions you can make!

#STAYFRESHMIRROR CHALLENGE

EXPLORE CHALLENGE ENTRIES

Creative Challenges

Jacob and I are challenged followers to show us their creative process by walking us through how they’d shoot 5 different photos in one scene while in quarantine.

Join in on the fun and show us your process on where you’d place your subject using the given light and scene. Whether it’s a street corner on your daily walk, the counter in your kitchen, the fence in your backyard, a windowsill in your bedroom, CHALLENGE yourself to get creative and show us how you’d create 5 different photos within that scene on your instagram story!

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