The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography
Test Photos - “Trial and Error”
A course by Laura Zalenga , Photographer
About the video: Test Photos - “Trial and Error”
Overview
“Here, I will start shooting the first photos to test the light, the composition, the poses, and how the location works in-camera. Test shoots are important in order to get the basics right without ruining the outfit already, or become cold before the actual photos are done. ”
In this video lesson Laura Zalenga addresses the topic: Test Photos - “Trial and Error”, 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
“Test photos: trial and error In this lesson, I'll set up my camera and my tripod and my remote control and finally do some test photos, which is another way of doing trial and errors. In detail, that'll be me looking at composition, light, posing and outfit. And you might think I'll shoot in this dress but it's not gonna happen. I'm shooting in a body suit that is pretty close to my skin color and as a second option, I brought a black simple dress. That also probably shows that I try not to shoot with too much patterns, I try always to bring outfits that are more reduced and timeless and si...”
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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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