Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Learning to pose

A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer

99% positive reviews (124)

3,849 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Learning to pose

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn the most important things in a self portrait; how to pose so that your image works and looks good on camera.”

In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Learning to pose, 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

“Learning to pose In this lesson I'll show you tricks so that you learn to pose well for your photos. A trick that you should be aware of regarding your arms is not to put them close to the body, because they will look thicker. I recommend that you separate them a bit. Another trick that works very well to give movement to your photos is to use the contrapposto, which means standing with the head and the trunk facing to one side, and the legs facing the other side. Also take care of how you place your hands. Hands are very expressive and are very important in a portrait. I usually like my 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.