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-: Peace.

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I'm Adam Jabari, and this lesson is called Stir It Up.

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We're going to explore and create abstract photography.

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Abstract, in this case, refers to the lines,

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shapes, colors, and patterns in our environment.

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Today we will play explorers,

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searching out the abstract in our environments.

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There are no mistakes here.

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Just play and observe without judgment.

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As with all photography, you need a source of light.

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Where does your light come from?

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You will need your camera.

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A smartphone or tablet with a camera app

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is perfect for this practice.

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You'll need a notebook and a pen,

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so paper and pen, to write down your ideas.

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And finally, I invite you to play

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with objects, materials, in your environment,

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that have interesting lines, shapes, patterns.

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It could be a handful of beans, or flour,

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or an item of clothing.

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I'm using cowrie shells, I really enjoy their pattern.

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Let's begin our practice with three deep breaths.

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Sit nice and tall, heart forward, crown high.

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And take a deep breath in through your nose.

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Exhale slowly from your nose.

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(exhales)

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Maybe place one hand over your belly

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and draw another deep breath in through your nose.

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Into your belly.

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And slowly exhale.

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You might take your other hand, and put it over your heart.

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And draw another deep breath into your belly,

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into your heart.

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(inhales)

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And exhale nice and slow.

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In your notebook, draw a big circle.

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Inside, in big, bold letters, write the words I am.

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Take about a minute to fill in all the nouns

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and adjectives that you identify as.

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Draw a second big circle.

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And within it, write the words I feel.

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Take a minute to write in that circle

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the different feelings and emotions that you experience.

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Choose one entry from your I am circle,

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and one entry from your I feel circle.

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Together, mine read I am inner peaceful.

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I feel gratitude.

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What does yours say?

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At the end of this lesson, there'll be a challenge

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for you to go out and create images

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based on your I am and your I feel.

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Look for the lines, patterns, colors, shapes

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in your environment as you shoot.

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You can get really close, or really distant

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to see things very differently.

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Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi said,

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"When a picture happens, I just say thank you and move on.

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"It is only afterwards that I become an editor

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"and impose the meaning on the work."

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So, go out and explore your environment.

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Make 10 to 20 images.

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Look for the lines, patterns, shapes in your environment.

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Take your camera out in search

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of the colors and textures that reflect

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your I am and I feel.

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Where do you see the patterns?

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Shapes?

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Lines in your exploration?

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Make 10 to 20 images.

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There are no mistakes.

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Just play.

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To center yourself before we go,

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let's take one breath together.

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Thank you for exploring with me today.

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I'm Adam Jabari.

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Peace.

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