Visual Poetry Diary: tell stories with photos and verses
A course by Lina BoteroPhotographer and Poet
A course by Lina Botero, Photographer and Poet
Learn to tell stories by combining different languages, such as words, video, and photography to express your emotions in an original way.
When we read poetry, an infinity of images are associated with the verses. And each person will create a totally different album for the same poem. Lina Botero knows how to handle languages that feed each other when they get together and we make them talk.
In this online course, you will learn that a picture is not necessarily worth a thousand words. If not, it is potentiated when the words go beyond the visual description.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 31 downloads
Materials
3 minutes, 30 seconds
How Does What We Read Look Like?
10 minutes, 25 seconds
Playing with The Word
8 minutes, 34 seconds
Raise the Theme
6 minutes, 25 seconds
Creating Images
7 minutes, 31 seconds
What's included in this course?
In the first unit, you will learn about Lina's work as a photographer and how she managed to link this profession with poetry. In addition, she will share some of the influences that have most marked her work.
You will see some examples of the fusion between word and image in art and the materials that you can use to create a series of photo-poems. You will also do practical exercises to define the final project.
You will choose the theme to develop and you will join it to the images in a metaphorical way. Then you will find the appropriate texts to accompany them and convert them into short and precise verses.
Finally, you will learn to intervene your photos with other elements, you will complete your narrative with the necessary poetry, and you will digitize your creations to be able to share them with the world.
What is this course's project?
You will create a series of five photo-poems united by an intimate theme, combining images and letters and intervening each piece manually.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
To any restless and creative mind interested in linking the image and the word as a means of expression.
Requirements and materials
It is important to have a basic knowledge of photography and an interest in poetry as a tool for storytelling.
As for materials, you will need a tool to take pictures, a camera or mobile phone, a computer with Photoshop or Lightroom, your favorite writing instrument, printed photographs, and other elements to intervene in the images.
Reviews
- 24 days ago
Ya me da ansias empezar, espero poder desbloquear el miedo a expresarme
- 1 month ago
Aún no he determinado el curso, sin embargo he aprendido mucho en las primeras sesiones. Estoy muy contenta de conocer a estas personas tan interesantes inteligentes y con mucha creatividad. Creo que Lina nos ayuda a acercarnos a nuestra arte, sin imponernos la suya; es un curso inspirador.
- 2 months ago
Este curso es sencillamente EXCELENTE! Estoy muy feliz de haberlo realizado, muy agradecido a Lina que, con generosidad y transparencia, nos brinda una guía muy práctica para romper las estructuras del arte concebido como lineal, y nos invita a expandir nuestro horizonte creativo de una manera que es, para mi, revolucionaria.
- 2 months ago
Muyy interesante todos los modulos!! Me encantaa
- 2 months ago
Terminé el curso y me gustó mucho, aprendí técnicas para ordenar mis ideas, no utilicé poemas, en mi caso particular usé párrafos o diálogos de uno de mis libros favoritos y con ello logré crear un moodboard, con una coherencia con lo que quería expresar y cómo transmitir mis reflexiones.
As a visual storyteller, she has collaborated with different digital and print media in Colombia, directed audiovisual projects, portrayed artists and festivals, and made still photography for movies and web series. At the same time, she has dedicated herself to capturing her country with her camera and keeping a diary at every moment of her life, sharing part of these records on social networks.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Word and Image
- On Poetry in Images
- Materials
- How Does What We Read Look Like?
- Playing with The Word
- U3
The Poetic Album
- Raise the Theme
- Creating Images
- Finding the Right Words
- U4
Taking Decisions
- Image Selection
- It's Time to Make the Photopoems 1
- It's Time to Make the Photopoems 2
- Digital or Analog
- FP
Final project
- Visual Poetry Diary: tell stories with photos and verses
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FAQs
Photo-poetry is an art form that merges photography and poetry to create visual and literary works. In this course, you’ll learn how to connect images and verses to express personal emotions and ideas.
No prior experience is needed. The course is designed for those with intermediate skills but includes accessible techniques and exercises for anyone interested in exploring photography and visual poetry.
You’ll need a camera (digital, instant, or phone), basic supplies like paper, scissors, and glue, internet access, and optionally, digital editing software like Photoshop.
You’ll learn to create visual journals, photo-poems, manipulate images, cut and digitize photos, write poetic verses, and blend words and images into personal art projects.
The course offers exercises in self-reflection, automatic writing, and visual documentation to explore your personal story, using everyday experiences, objects, and spaces as creative fuel.
Yes, you’ll learn how to digitize, edit, and enhance images using tools like Photoshop, and prepare your photo-poems for social media or printing.
Yes, the course teaches strategies for sourcing and selecting images from places like Pinterest to enrich your poetic and visual compositions.