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Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography

Initial adjustments

A course by Danny Bittencourt , Photographer and Writer

Photographer and Writer. Cascais, Portugal.
Joined February 2020
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98% positive reviews (433)
9,131 students
Audio: Portuguese
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About the video: Initial adjustments

Overview

“With Adobe Photoshop, I will make the initial edits to the image, such as cropping, cleaning distracting eyes and working with light exposure, to highlight and soften according to the author's interests.”

In this video lesson Danny Bittencourt addresses the topic: Initial adjustments, 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

“Initial Adjustments Now you can take your images to Photoshop to make the initial adjustments. Cropping, cleaning and the first notions of exposure are what we're going to work on. In this lesson of Initial Adjustments, we'll take the first steps of editing after images are selected. I'm using the two images we chose last class. They're here on Photoshop. Before we start, I would like to show how I work when using Photoshop. When I open the image that can be from the file or just by dragging it to Photoshop, there are three boxes that should be active all the time when editing. The first is...”

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Course summary for: Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (433)
  • 9131 students
  • 4 units
  • 15 lessons (2h 23m)
  • 12 downloads
  • 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

Danny Bittencourt
A course by Danny Bittencourt

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Photographer and Writer

Danny Bittencourt is a visual poet from Brazil who works in artistic production, education, and writing. As a photography graduate, she specializes in visual poetry. She also has a master's in education with a focus on cultural studies. She dedicates herself to sharing her research and experiences through conferences, workshops, and courses given across Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.

Her work has been featured in magazines such as Vogue and LensCulture. She is also the author of Fotografia Fine Art, published by iPhoto Editora; Fotografia Híbrida, released independently; and A luz da janela, published by Chiado Books.


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Fine Art Self-Portrait Photography

A course by Danny Bittencourt
Photographer and Writer. Cascais, Portugal.
Joined February 2020
  • 98% positive reviews (433)
  • 9,131 students