Hello… (a little bit about me)

Hello — and welcome …..I’m Amanda, a photographic artist, researcher, and former allied health professional working at the intersection of creativity, physiology and emotion. My work wasn’t born in a studio or classroom — it emerged, quite unexpectedly, during a time of profound change. A few years ago, I was forced to step away from Read More

ICM and Multiple Exposure – the same thing or different?

I’m often asked if my images are multiple exposures or ICM (Intentional Camera Movement), and the answer is—in many cases—they are both. Multiple exposure is really just a generic term for any image that includes more than one exposure or shot. You can create these in-camera… I’m often asked if my images are multiple exposures Read More

Effect of speed and type of movement on a horizontal pan in ICM Photography

Soft gentle movements give you soft gentle images; it’s not quite true, true but not simple! Either way, it’s worth exploring how the same camera settings can give you different effects…. Exactly the same pan across the same horizon all within seconds of one another… same camera settings – three different images…

Really Useful Resources

Starting a list of my favourite ‘useful’ places on the internet… I just LOVE photo ephemeris – if you haven’t found it yet this is the place to find out when and where the sun is rising and setting, the moon is (or isn’t) etc on any given date of the year… brilliant! https://photoephemeris.com My Read More

Strengthen line, texture or colour on an ICM edit…

One thing I often find with an ICM is the need to strengthen a leading line to pull and draw the eye where you want it to go… Sometimes all you want is a nice simple quick edit without a lot of complication… In this short tutorial I get straight to the point and there’s Read More

The Art & Craft of ICM….

Intentional camera movement as an art form has different aspects to it… The intentionality, the craft of composition, light and colour, the awareness of sensation and the art of reimagining…

Soft Glowy Edit in just TWO steps

Hello there, I grabbed a snap on the old iphone this morning (I carry an old iphone around my neck ‘just in case’) when I’ve not got the Fuji with me… it comes in sooo useful… I came home and ended up with this pretty shot of my doggies (Maisy and Freya) in the most Read More

Thank you

Hello and thank you so much for your purchase. The link below will take you to the course. To log back in on another day please use the log in button located on the menu bar of website. If you have any problems please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Email: amanda@thephotographicartisan.com