The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography
Setting Up the Location
A course by Laura Zalenga , Photographer
About the video: Setting Up the Location
Overview
“In this lesson, I will be covering all the things related to the location: an exploration of the venue, preparation, and equipment set up. In this case, I will be using a camera connected to a phone, which in turn will pose as the remote control to shoot with. Generally speaking, the chosen location is usually fine but sometimes it needs some work to be done to minimize the work we later have to do in editing. ”
In this video lesson Laura Zalenga addresses the topic: Setting Up the Location , 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
“Setting up the Location In this lesson we'll look at the location that I liked the best from the location scouting. I'm gonna explore it. I'm gonna be in the location. I'm gonna look roughly at the light situation at the location. And most importantly, I'll really look at the concepts that I could develop in this location. First, I'll clean up everything that lays around that I don't want in my photo. Then I'll walk around and have a look at the light situation. Is there sunlight coming in? Is the sunlight gonna change? Do I have to be quick? Can I change something about the light? Also I r...”
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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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