Instructor: Rachael Sokolowski
Monday, August 10
9am - 12pm
1 session

Discover how AI can expand your creative vision in this hands-on, introductory workshop designed for photographers curious about working with ChatGPT’s image tools. Learn how to craft effective prompts to generate images, reinterpret your own photographs, plan compositions, and explore cinematic, painterly, and historic visual styles. We’ll look at what AI does best—mood creation, style shifts, color reinterpretation, and visual storytelling—along with its current limitations, so you know when and how to use it creatively.

Participants will work directly with their own images to change atmosphere, add or remove elements, enhance clarity, shift backgrounds, and experiment with analog-inspired and imaginative reinterpretations. Along the way, you’ll learn practical workflows, prompt-building strategies, and best practices for privacy, organization, and iteration.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to use AI as a creative partner—not as a shortcut, but as a tool for seeing differently, exploring new ideas, and extending your photographic imagination beyond the frame.

Rachael Sokolowski is a visual artist and writer based in North Truro, Massachusetts. Her work blends image and language into visual stories, inviting viewers to reflect on the world—one photograph, one moment at a time. Many of her projects emerge organically rather than following a fixed narrative, allowing intuition, observation, and curiosity to guide the creative process.  An early adopter of the iPhone as her primary camera, Rachael embraces the versatility of mobile photography. She works across photography, video, and mixed media, often layering text or experimenting with a range of iPhone apps. Her prints frequently push beyond traditional boundaries, incorporating ink, pastel, and water-based oils to build texture, depth, and tactile presence. Rachael’s work has been included in juried and group exhibitions and has received numerous honors. She is Vice President of the Cape Cod Viewfinders Camera Club and a member of both the National Association of Digital Artists and The Truro Group.

www.rachaelsokolowski.com