Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Overview

“In this lesson you will see some artists of the self portrait that I like and that I think could serve as inspiration.”

In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Referents of the Self-Portrait, 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

“Referents of self-portraiture In this lesson I will show you some self-portrait referents, famous and less so, but that I think you should know. Let's see it. Of course, we cannot talk about self-portrait referents without mentioning Cindy Sherman, possibly the best-known referent in the world of self-portrait. The interesting thing about her is that when she takes a self-portrait she does not necessarily speak of herself. What she does is play characters to portray the role of women in society and the media. And she does it with makeup, as you see, with prosthetics, with wigs, and becomes ...”

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

• Level: Beginner
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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