Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Finding Props

A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer

99% positive reviews (124)

3,849 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Finding Props

Overview

“In this lesson, I will teach you some tricks to get the props you will need for your self portrait.”

In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Finding Props, 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

“Finding the props Now I will explain how to get the props for your photographs. Next, I will show you some examples of how I got the material for mine. Let's see it. I like to get all the material online. I usually buy a lot on Amazon. You probably know it or have shopped on it. It is very easy to use, you know how it works. Then we have AliExpress, very similar. The good thing about these portals, at least for me, is that you can make your wish lists, as you see here. On those wish lists you can create your folders, so if you are planning a session and you need different objects, inside th...”

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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.