Learning to tell stories...

I recently took an online class called Storyology by Ali Edwards. Telling stories through photography has always been easy for me. This class inspired me to try focusing on the writing aspect. I want to capture stories with words, but it doesn't come naturally. After taking the course I started this book as a form of practice... 

I found this oversized photo (unused) vintage scrapbook at a flea market. In this book I plan to use one photo on each page and fill the rest with words. It will be a good exercise in writing down memories. :)

What's one thing that you want to get better at in your creative life? xo. elsie 

Comments

[Miss K]

Lovely post! My goal is to improve my photography skills.

[tinajo]

I like Ali and her view of documenting. :-)

[irene wibowo]

so love it.. :)

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[Zoe]

Love the idea of having personal "story books" so great.

Zoe
http://gypsiesister.blogspot.co.uk

[Natasha Fatah]

Very, very sweet!

xoxo
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[agnes szucs]

such a great idea! and lovely notebok, too...

i'd love to get better at starting to really make things... i'm so very good at dreaming and sketching and listing my ideas... but picking just one and starting to really materialize it is quite hard for me... :)

agnes / iiiinspired

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[Johanna]

Cute scrapbook! And I love the picture!
I want to practice drawing because there are so many ideas in my head and I would love to scribble them down but in a way that also the scribbling looks good!
In addition to that I have to focus on finish creative project - I often start something, struggle with a problem during the process of making and don't finish it.

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[holly]

I would love to get more diciplined at my creativity....meaning having time set aside for it consistently instead of the random-abandon-all-things-important-and-make-a-huge-mess-while-the-rest-of-my-life-falls-apart approach i currently take.

[Paulina]

I definitely have to improve my skills in running a blog. I want to be a better and more organized blogger, to post more frequently and to make sure that my blog content is really valuable. That's my goal for the next few weeks.

And I love your notebook! I'm sure that it will be just a great exercise :)

xo

[Adeola Naomi]

Wonderful!!
I will love to take photography and editing class
at a time too.
xoxo

[Kimberly]

I would love to learn to write a book. No matter what, fairytale or realistic story. That would be cool... Have to look for a class right now. ;)

bye

[Courtney Howard]

I want to get better at taking pictures! I want to be more focused on my artwork! :) Nice post!

:) Courtney
http://run2thewild.blogspot.com/

[Sierra]

This is a great idea, Elsie. Writing has always come more naturally to me, so when I started blogging my goal was to improve my photography skills. While my photography skills have definitely improved, I have found myself slacking now when it comes to my writing! So I definitely need to learn how to combine the two aspects of blogging (writing & photography) without letting one fall by the wayside. Might have to try out this exercise :)

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[Arya]

What a great idea!!

[Mara]

I do this too, but my book is a bit smaller and so I needn't write so much :D:)

[Stephanie]

This is a great post and a great idea! I never have thought about something like this!

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[Andrea]

How wonderful! I love that photo of all the colorful legs <3
I used to draw a lot and I was quite good, but it's been a year or more already since I did something good, it's hard for me nowadays to pick up a pencil and come up with something I'm pleased with. I'd really like to be able to do drawings I like again, but I don't know how!
And I'm also one of those people with a lot of hobbies so I wouldn't mind improving in photography, or playing guitar or bass!

[Jacqueline]

I want to get better at making videos. Capturing the moments and then editing them all together.

[Hillery]

What a lovely idea and the class looks fantastic! I might have give it a shot. Thanks for sharing!

[little lamb]

Scarp booking and b=putting together memories on paper!i feel like i just save and save for my one "book" but never get to it!