Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary

Overview

“In this lesson you will be able to accompany me, see my way of working closely and you will accompany me in the construction of my final self-portrait. I will show you how I set my camera according to the light I have available, you will see how I build the frame of my image and how I prepare for my performance in front of the camera.”

In this video lesson Daniella Benedetti addresses the topic: Self-portrait shooting: keys, 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

“Shooting self-portraits: keys We've arrived at our self-portrait lesson. We're at the location we chose to shoot the first photo. For this self-portrait, I decided to take the photo with the Leica. I'm most comfortable with it and it's the one I've been using most as of late. I'll control it remotely with my mobile app. We'll use the timer and I have 12 seconds from the moment I click until the photo is taken. There are many things we saw on the mood board, which is good, because it's our point of reference. We have a messy bed, where it feels like someone has been lying down. It's importan...”

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Course summary for: Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (124)
• 3797 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