Portrait Photography: Studio Direction and Production

Influences

A course by Esteban Calderón , Portrait Photographer

99% positive reviews (89)

2,447 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Influences

Overview

“What shapes us as photographers? Here I will tell you what my references are in images and why it is so important that you know them because in this way you will understand a little about my photographic DNA, this will help you discover yours.”

In this video lesson Esteban Calderón addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography: Studio Direction and Production. Express your creative vision and learn to direct shoots for creating exceptional portraits with artificial light.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson we will talk a little about the influences that I have deeply rooted in my photographic work. I want to introduce three photographers that I think are part of the essence and they have a bit of their DNA inside my portraits. Let's start with Irving Penn. Irving Penn was one of the first portrait painters which caught my attention, as it had a somewhat dark tint. His photographs for me evoked a lot of mystery, I always wanted to know what was behind the photo. Because beyond the portrait, you can see its lighting, that tells a story. All these atmospheres that he ha...”

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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: Studio Direction and Production

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (89)
2447 students
5 units
18 lessons (2h 23m)
4 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Esteban Calderón

A course by Esteban Calderón

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Portrait Photographer

Esteban Calderón is a renowned portrait photographer from Tijuana, Mexico. For many years, he was director of photography for Nylon magazine in Spanish. He currently works as a freelance collaborator for publications like Seventeen, Harper's Bazaar, Caras, Quién, or Marie Claire, while his client list includes Universal Music, Warner, Ocesa Seitrack, Soriana, Amazon, and Telcel.

Esteban is passionate about working with people to capture their essence in each shot. By employing a clean, minimal style that focuses on the protagonist of the image, he has captured famous personalities like Lana Del Rey, Finn Wolfhard, Miguel Bosé, Eiza González, Sean Lennon, Shirley Manson, Amandla Stenberg, Megan Fox, and more.