Creative Photography

Using magic realism as a way of illustrating emotions.

Hi, I’m Suzie Larke and I’m an Artist and Photographer based in Cardiff.

I’ve been working for the last 7 years on Creative photography that explores ways of expressing struggles with mental wellbeing. I use magic realism as a way of illustrating emotions that are often difficult to put into words.

Over the years I’ve found image making to be incredibly helpful in processing difficult experiences and externalising my emotions.

It’s helped me and others not only in processing such difficult experiences, but also to see them from a new perspective.

These images are then a visual representation of something you’ve worked through, which can be revisited.

With simple tasks, I’d like to take you on a journey to enable you to create you own images using creative photography.

Through my series of videos I will demonstrate simple approaches of taking photos, (or sketching) that represent emotional struggles. You don’t need to have a fancy camera to create images like this. You can achieve similar results using the camera on your phone and a free app. (Adobe Photoshop Mix, PicsArt Photo Studio)

If you have a camera and are using a computer to edit, but don’t have photoshop, you can download the free editing tool GIMP (https://www.gimp.org/)

This course is about experimenting and playing with your ideas. There’s no wrong or right way of doing things. It’s all about finding ways to express your emotions.

Suzie Larke
https://suzielarke.com/