Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism
Cleaning the image 5
A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer
About the video: Cleaning the image 5
Overview
“Before starting to retouch the elements of the photo, we have just cleaned with the integration of the background flowers.”
In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Cleaning the image 5, 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
“Well. now that we've finished placing the flowers. i'd actually like to spend some more time removing some dirt I've seen among the roses. but I don't want to bore you with that tedious task. so for now I'll leave as it is. What I'll do next is finish integrating the various types of flowers seamlessly into our garden design. as I mentioned before. For instance. in this photograph. there is an excess of light. making it somewhat overexposed. To correct this. i will adjust the lighting to lower levels and reintroduce shadows that were lost due to the overexposure. The roses appear overly dar...”
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Course summary for: Fine Art Photography: Self-Portraits Filled with Symbolism
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Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw -
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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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