Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography
Experimentation
A course by Danny Bittencourt , Photographer and Writer
Joined February 2020
About the video: Experimentation
Overview
“Even with a detailed script, we are not always able to represent our intentions clearly and profoundly. In this lesson, I will explain to you the importance of experimentation and how it can expand your way of building from that understanding. You will follow the live performance of a self-portrait and understand the process challenges and the importance of clarity of intention for the construction of the image and artistic perception.”
In this video lesson Danny Bittencourt addresses the topic: Experimentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography. Learn how to use self-portraits as a form of artistic expression and create impactful photographs.
Partial transcription of the video
“Experimentation In this experimentation lesson, we'll put into practice what was thought out and scripted for the image. I have my fabric and costume ready. I'm wearing a swimsuit so it doesn't show. With everything organized, I'm going to set my intervalometer and we'll start our experimentation. Let's set the intervalometer on my camera. I set it to take one image every second and 79 images. This makes it shoot every second while I'm doing my movement. 2-second Interval Now we're finished. I jumped more than 30 times. We'll work on this material in the next lessons. Now I'll do the second...”
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Course summary for: Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Photography Post-production, Photomontage, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Danny Bittencourt
A course by Danny Bittencourt
Danny Bittencourt is a Brazilian visual poet who alternates between artistic production, education, and writing novels. She graduated in Photography, specializing in Visual Poetics, and has a Masters in Education with an emphasis on Cultural Studies. Danny is dedicated to sharing her research and experience through lectures, workshops, and courses, which have been seen in several states of Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.
She is the author of the books Fotografia Fine Art by iPhoto Editora, Fotografia Híbrida, released independently, and A luz da janela, published by Chiado Books.
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