Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Presentation

A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer

99% positive reviews (124)

3,849 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Presentation

Overview

“Hi there! In this lesson I will explain who I am and how I started with the self-portrait, so that you know me a little better.”

In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism. Learn how to turn your feelings into artistic photographs that are full of emotion and personality.

Partial transcription of the video

“Presentation Hello and welcome to a new Domestika course. I'm Lídia Vives and I'm an artistic and commercial photographer. Some of you will know me from my pictorial portrait photography course, but for those who don't, I'll tell you a bit about myself so that you know me better. Since I was little, I was always interested in art, but what I liked was painting. My first contact with photography, when it was still analog, was when my parents gave me disposable cameras for school trips. So, I only saw photography as a way of capturing memories, but not as a final work of art. Later, when I ha...”

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

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (124)
3849 students
4 units
27 lessons (4h 42m)
4 downloads

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

Lídia Vives

A course by Lídia Vives

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Photographer

Lídia Vives is an artistic photographer, renowned for her pictorial self-portraits filled with secrets. Influenced by Henri-Cartier Bresson, she discovered photography as a means of artistic expression at sixteen, and decided to switch her paint brush for a camera.

Lídia’s work has been exhibited in Spanish and Australian galleries, using her Instagram account as a visual diary where she expresses all that she doesn’t say out loud. Her main clients include brands and editorials for which she creates fashion and advertising photography, and above all, for art collections.