Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism
Cleaning the image 3
A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer
About the video: Cleaning the image 3
Overview
“We continue with the cleaning of our image working with elements such as the septum, the eyes or the flowers in the background. ”
In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Cleaning the image 3, 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
“Cleaning the image What I'm going to do is make the septum symmetrical. I will go to the copy of the background and with the Lasso I will copy this septum, I select it, I press Control + C or Command + C to copy, I create a new layer which I am going to call "Septum" and I paste it. Now, lowering the opacity to see well, I move it and I put it where I want it to be. With Control + T or Command + T I can rotate it. I think it should go roughly here. I press Enter to accept. I raise the opacity. Now with a layer mask I will remove the excess part. Remember that what I do is paint with the bru...”
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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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