eCourses

NOW :: Nurturing Ourselves Wholeheartedly
YOU :: self care

We currently offer two self portrait (6 week) eCourses and one year long (52 week) eCourse. Due to our level of class participation as instructors and our amazingly supportive community of photographers, these classes are not self paced (although you are free to come and go as you please!) We therefore, can only offer these eCourses at specific times throughout the year. Registration will open and close on schedule. Below you will find course descriptions to see what is a good fit for your personal journey.

** NOW YOU :: 52 of YOU registration opens December 3rd **
** click here to register **

NOW YOU ::  52 of YOU (offered at the start of each new year)

“Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.” ~Dodinsky

Are you looking for your proof? Are you seeking a photography tribe? You are not alone. This eCourse was born out of desire, companionship, global community, and shared inspiration. 52 of YOU is a year long gathering of creative minds. This project is our third in a series of self portraiture classes provided online. Whether you’ve been taking self portraits for years or just getting started in front of the camera lens, throughout this year, we’ll grow together. 52 of YOU is 52 weeks of community, conversation, and collaboration. You’ll discover that the global NOW YOU community is a soft place to land at the end of a long day. It’s a place where photography and women can meet in the middle of 7 different continents. You’ll receive insightful prompts to guide you on your journey and inspiration to keep the focus on you through 52 weeks of self portraits. This yearlong project is designed for those women already on the path of self exploration and those newly curious about self exploration. This class is designed for those women seeking a community and teachers to share conversation, inspiration, and motivation.

Our cameras are our tools.
Our art is our self.
NOW it’s time for YOU.

With our first eCourses we learned quickly how important community is. In our six week classes, we are so focused and concentrated on self portraiture… we are literally together (online and in our thoughts) that during non-class times we tend to lose our focus. Not only do we miss one another, but we are not inspiring and pushing one another creatively. By having a year long project to gather around, we can keep that spark lit with a less intense yet day to day journey.

Themes to be explored in NOW YOU :: 52 of YOU

Now You workshops have a personal focus on permission and safety.  In this course we will explore 52 different varying themes on self portraiture. This will include whimsy, black and white, full body images, comfort zones, details, and finding (and accepting) all the versions of ourselves as photographers and women. Through this year together, we will seek and find our proof through intentional photography.

Description of class:

• 52 weeks of online collaboration
• registration opens Dec 3rd- Dec 31, 2012
• class runs Jan 7th – Dec 30, 2013
• Monday prompts delivered to your inbox
• Friday fun weekly wrap-up (inspiration, quotes, interviews, surprises!)
• private flickr group to share your self portrait journey and access our group discussions

Class Materials:

• camera
• self
• flickr account

** click here to register for NOW YOU :: 52 of YOU **

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Now You :: The Beginning (offered in Spring)

Our first in a series of self portraiture classes provided online, Now You :: The Beginning is a 6 week introductory e-course that will turn your camera lens inward as we explore the everyday beauty of self portraits. Let’s take back the control of how we see ourselves! Through the process of photographic exploration, we’ll come away with images to remind us the beauty of seeing and being seen. Through this course, you’ll explore who you are in this moment, who you once were… and who you are on the verge of becoming. As women, we are all these pieces of self. NOW is the time to embrace it.

Themes to be explored in NOW YOU :: The Beginning

• details of you
• roots and wings
• reflections
• whimsy
• at arms length
• eye contact

Now You workshops have a personal focus on permission and safety.  Letting down our masks, our guards, honoring the real, the beautiful, the silly, the NOW.

Description of class:

• six weeks of online collaboration
• class schedule posted as registration opens
• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday prompts are delivered to your inbox
• Friday fun! Password protected video from Kristin & Meredith with the weeks overview
• Private flickr group to share your self portrait journey and access our group discussions

Class Materials:

• camera
• self

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NOW YOU ::  Digging Deeper (offered in Fall)

“Look within. Within is the fountain of good; and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

Digging Deeper is our second in a series of self portraiture classes provided online. Now You :: Digging Deeper is a 6 week e-course that will guide you further on your self portrait journey. If you are uncomfortable in front of a camera (and the thought of self portraits makes you cringe) we highly recommend that you take our introductory course first. Digging Deeper is designed for those women already on the path of self exploration, who are seeking a community and teachers to guide them in digging deeper.

Themes to be explored in NOW YOU :: Digging Deeper

• all of you
• your soundtrack
• comfort zone
• bits & pieces
• stripped down
• wishes & dreams

Now You workshops have a personal focus on permission and safety.  In this course we will explore full body images, learn our comfort zones (and break through those barriers), focus on favorite details, strip away our vulnerabilities in image and processing, and face our fears and wishes while setting them free through intentional photography.

Description of class:

• six weeks of online collaboration
• registration runs oct 1st- oct 26th
• class begins Nov 5th – Dec 14th
• content delivered to your inbox four times a week
• weekly video: password protected video with tips and truths
• Private flickr group to share your self portrait journey and access our group discussions

Class Materials:

• camera
• self
• journal

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