The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography
Scouting Locations
A course by Laura Zalenga , Photographer
About the video: Scouting Locations
Overview
“In this lesson, I will share some photos from locations I found directly around the house to show that it is possible. You will be to doing the same in your surroundings, as a practice task. Also, I will provide you with examples from my neighborhood that aim to inspire you to do the same in your neighborhood and look for the corners that have potential but are normally overlooked, like facades, plants, stairs, or special light situations.”
In this video lesson Laura Zalenga addresses the topic: Scouting Locations, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography. Learn how to use photography to delve into your thoughts and feelings.
Partial transcription of the video
“Location Scouting Now we're gonna talk about location and location scouting. And I think that's a huge topic, at least to me, because I'm often inspired by locations as we heard. And to me, it's a bit about something that people always wanna travel around the world, go to the most beautiful places and then they think that's the perfect location, but I think it's a lot more fun actually, and more interesting. And I also think it's a bit cool if you find a location that is not on the first glance super beautiful, and it's not something that two million other people shot at, and it's not somet...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography
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Photography, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Laura Zalenga
A course by Laura Zalenga
Laura Zalenga is a German freelance photographer with a passion for creating self-portraits filled with emotion. She started taking photographs at eighteen and although she went on to study Architecture in Munich, she always found the time and inspiration for photography, publishing her work on Flickr and Facebook, where she first started to get noticed.
Laura’s visual language is captivating and clear, narrating an intimate story in every image she produces. She believes photography to be a type of therapy and one of the motivating factors behind her work, capable of healing both ourselves and others.
In 2018, she was one of the seven international artists selected for the Adobe Creative Residency and has worked for companies such as Adobe, Artemide, Disney, Lufthansa, Sony, and more. Laura also teaches workshops and gives inspirational talks relating to photography throughout the world.
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