Introduction to Street Photography
Light and shadows: the mood of an image
A course by Gustavo Minas , Photographer
About the video: Light and shadows: the mood of an image
Overview
“In this class, I will talk about light, shadows and silhouettes, elements that help determine the climate or atmosphere of an image.”
In this video lesson Gustavo Minas addresses the topic: Light and shadows: the mood of an image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Street Photography. Learn how to create visual narratives out of everyday life and make an urban photoshoot.
Partial transcription of the video
“Light and shadows: the mood of an image Light is essential in photography. It is the most important factor in building an image. I will show you how light, shadows and other elements help to create the mood of a photo, come on. What helped me to understand the light was this book. From Edgar Moura, cinematographer of photography. "50 years: Light, camera and action". In the book it says that to realize where the light is coming from just look at the direction the shadow is pointing. The light source will be on the exact opposite side of these shadows. As long as we have a strong enough ligh...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Street Photography
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Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Gustavo Minas
A course by Gustavo Minas
Gustavo Minas was born in 1981 in Cássia, a small city located in the State of Minas Gerais. After receiving a degree in journalism from the State University of Londrina, he went on to study the language and history of photography under Carlos Moreira in São Paulo and has been photographing the urban scenes of the cities he visits since 2009.
He currently works as a freelance journalist and photographer based in Brasília as well as teaching workshops across Brazil and abroad. In 2017, his photo series Rodoviária won the Picture of the Year LATAM award, in the category "The Future of Cities," and in 2019, he published his first book Maximum Shadow Minimal Light with Edition Lammerhuber, which was also exhibited in Hamburg that same year.
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