Session 5: Mid-Summer Masterclass: Impressionist Photography Series

Session 5:
Storytelling Through Seasons – Your Personal Narrative

Every Season is Your Chapter

Great impressionist photographers don’t just capture moments—they create ongoing visual narratives that span seasons and years.

Building Your Visual Story:

• Location Loyalty: Choose 3-5 locations you’ll revisit throughout the year. Document how they change with seasons, weather, and time.
• Character Development: If you photograph people, follow their stories over time. Children growing, relationships deepening, families changing.
• Emotional Arcs: Create series that follow emotional journeys—grief to healing, uncertainty to confidence, isolation to connection.

The Mid-Summer Advantage: Summer offers unique storytelling opportunities:

• Golden Hour Magic: Longer days mean more golden hour opportunities
• Outdoor Life: People are more active outdoors, creating natural story moments
• Natural Abundance: Flowers, leaves, and natural textures are at their peak

Project Ideas:

• The Daily Walk: Photograph the same route every day for a week, focusing on different elements each time
• Sunset Series: Document 30 different sunsets from the same location
• Family Summer: Create an impressionist documentary of your family’s summer activities

Post your images on our Facebook group

​https://www.facebook.com/groups/878244939696285​

Use #MidSummerMasterclass when sharing your work—I’ll be personally commenting and celebrating your progress!

To go dipper check out this Summer ICM Guide—an 98-page, richly illustrated resource packed with practical techniques, creative exercises, post-processing tips, and seasonal inspiration to help you make your most expressive work yet.

Get it here: https://evapolak.com/summer-guide.html