Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism
Materials
A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer
About the video: Materials
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you what materials I am going to work with for my photo session. You will see what possible materials we have, how they work, when you should use them and when not. ”
In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Materials, 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
“Materials Now I will show you the materials that I will use for my photo session. The most important thing, of course, is the camera. I usually work with the Pentax K-1 camera, which is a full frame reflex camera. It is not necessary to have professional equipment, you can take your photos with a compact camera, or even with a cellphone. In my case, as I am going to take two photos with different shots, I am going to work with two lenses. I will use the 70mm 2.4 for my medium shot and the 50mm 1.8 for my close-up. They are both fixed lenses. I use two because depending on the shot I want to...”
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Course summary for: Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism
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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

Lídia Vives
A course by Lídia Vives
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.
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