Portrait Photography: Studio Direction and Production

Basic rules of composition of a portrait

A course by Esteban Calderón , Portrait Photographer

99% positive reviews (89)

2,447 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Basic rules of composition of a portrait

Overview

“To compose a good portrait it is necessary to know the cuts that must be made in a shot when photographing or retouching, do not worry that I will explain all that in this lesson.”

In this video lesson Esteban Calderón addresses the topic: Basic rules of composition of a portrait, 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

“Basic rules of composition of a portrait In this lesson we are going to see the basic rules of the composition of a portrait. Here I have some examples where I am going to show you what are the cuts that our photography must have so it looks like it should be. On the right side I have a full body photo of Lana Del Rey where am I going to specify step by step how can we cut this photograph without it being affected and does not look bad when delivered. On the left side is the same photo already with a waist cut, and where photography is also rescued to make it deliverable. You have to rememb...”

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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.