Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism

Prepare the set: props and lighting

A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer

99% positive reviews (124)

3,849 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Prepare the set: props and lighting

Overview

“We started with the photo session. You will see how we prepare the set with all the material that we are going to use (both props and lighting) and do the art direction.”

In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Prepare the set: props and lighting, 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

“Props In this lesson I will show you how I set up my photography set and I will explain some tricks that you should keep in mind when setting up yours. First I placed the mesh so that's more or less at my height or a little higher to leave some space above my head and so that there's a margin. Then I placed the roses trying not to put the same color together, if they do in some parts it's OK because it is natural, but I have tried not to leave a homogeneous mass of the same color because the eye perceives it and the viewer would pay too much attention to that part. I have also tried not to ...”

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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.