Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary

Five key questions to think about your project

A course by Daniella Benedetti , Intimacy and Fashion Photographer

Intimacy and Fashion Photographer. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined May 2019
98% positive reviews (124)
3,798 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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About the video: Five key questions to think about your project

Overview

“Next, I'll help you find your personal inspiration. I will show you what my internal processes were and, finally, I will leave you some questions so that you begin to understand what part of you you want to portray.”

In this video lesson Daniella Benedetti addresses the topic: Five key questions to think about your project, which is part of the Domestika online course: Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary. Explore aspects of your identity by photographing yourself in everyday situations and visually capturing your innermost feelings.

Partial transcription of the video

“Five key questions for planning your project In this lesson, I'll talk about questions to ask yourself about your project. Because it's a personal matter, it's important you ask things about you, what moves you, what were the most important moments in your life. I'll show you my projects, the questions I asked myself, and the situations I was going through at that moment. I'll show you my first project of self-portraits. It's an extensive project containing over 100 pictures, where obsession plays a big role. It's a very important component for me. I did this project when I was very young, ...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (124)
  • 3798 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 39m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Adobe Lightroom
  • Areas

    Fine-Art Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography

Daniella Benedetti

Daniella Benedetti
A course by Daniella Benedetti

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Intimacy and Fashion Photographer

Bogotá native Daniella Benedetti began her photography career on her travels around various European cities including Barcelona and Milan. It was in the latter that she started to use photography as a means of expression, producing her first self-portrait project ""Obsession in Progress,"" which was selected for exhibition at Fotomuseum Winterthur.

Photographing intimacy has always been her first love, and she's brought it into the world of fashion through her work with brands such as Adidas and Mercedes Salazar, as well as into the editorial world collaborating with magazines like Billboard and Vice.


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  • 15 lessons (2h 39m)
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Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary. Photography, and Video course by Daniella Benedetti

Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary

A course by Daniella Benedetti
Intimacy and Fashion Photographer. Bogota, Colombia.
Joined May 2019
  • 98% positive reviews (124)
  • 3,798 students