Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

“You have reached the end of this course and you only have to get to work and present your final project. Although you have seen step by step how I have done mine, I recommend that you do not imitate it 100%; keep the main teachings, but try to create something new, something personal, based on what inspires you. Now, we are going to review the different steps to follow to develop the final project: Search for inspiration and creation of a mood board I recommend that you start by searching for your own style. I think the exercise of writing an essay about yourself can be especially interesting. Next, create an mood board with everything that has inspired you. It is a laborious process, but it comes in handy to capture your ideas and finish defining them.

Preparation of the photo session It is very important that you know your physiognomy well and what it is that favors you. Experimenting with light and poses can be a lot of fun, so before the shoot, work on that to be more prepared when taking the final photograph. After doing the tests, decide the materials and the style that you are going to use. It also decides the pose to adopt and the placement of the tripod with the camera, the type of shot, the props, etc. Shooting It is time for the photo session. Focus and frame as we have learned in Unit 3 of the course and take your photo. and editing The photo is already done, you only have to choose the one you like the most and edit it. Develop your photo in Camera Raw, as we have seen in Unit 4 of the course, and make all the necessary adjustments in Photoshop to obtain the result you are looking for. Once this is done, you will have your final image ready for printing. Do some research with different materials to see what works best for you. Give importance to the support as it can serve as a reinforcement to finish transmitting your idea well. Remember to share both the final result of your project and the steps that have led you to it. In addition, it would be great if you could add a small explanation about what you wanted to express and what you were inspired by to create your work, or any detail that you consider appropriate. I hope to see your process in the forum to be able to accompany you and help you get the photograph you are looking for.”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project In this lesson we will talk about the final project. As you have seen, for my final project I took two photographs of the same idea. I did a close-up and a three-quarter shot. Working with two different shots helped me show you how to work with different lenses, with different focal lengths, with different lighting riggings, and also, with the close-up, I was able to show you how to do a skin retouch. This was very interesting, since with this photo I was able to create the set and props. Although you saw step by step how I carried out my final project, I recommend that you do...”

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Course summary for: Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 27 lessons (4h 42m)
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• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw

• Areas

  Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Photography Post-production, Photomontage, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography