Urban Travel Photography for Instagram
Capturing People and Emotions
A course by Elaine Li , Art Director and Photographer
Joined January 2020
About the video: Capturing People and Emotions
Overview
“Taking photos of people can be intimidating, especially when you are up close to the action. In this lesson, I will go through my approach to capturing emotions on the streets.”
In this video lesson Elaine Li addresses the topic: Capturing People and Emotions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Urban Travel Photography for Instagram. Learn to capture the essence of your travels by exploring photography techniques to shoot both day and night, and build a meaningful connection with your followers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Capturing People and Emotions Taking photos of people can be quite intimidating, especially when you're up close in the action. In this lesson, we will go through my approach as to capturing emotions on the street. For a camera setting, again, I shoot with RAW and the AF mode, and in terms of the lens I often use the 35 mm, 1.4 specifically for street photography. It's a great lens with a small depth of field, meaning it can help your viewers focus on your subject and create a blurry background. With the 35 mm lens, I also find the distance between you and the subject to be quite perfect. N...”
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Course summary for: Urban Travel Photography for Instagram
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Instagram Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography
Elaine Li
A course by Elaine Li
Elaine Li is an art director and photographer from Hong Kong, currently based in Sydney. She works in the field of advertising, and over time she has developed campaigns for brands such as McDonald's, Nike, Red Cross, Allianz and many more.
She is also very passionate about photography. When she was 12, her dad gifted her a digital camera, and she has been obsessed ever since. In 2012, she began sharing her work on Instagram, amassing over 261K followers. Currently, she works with brands to create content for social media, and capture photos for tourism boards and experience providers.
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