Trending Photography for Instagram

Trend Hunting on Instagram: Create Stylish Portraits

“Dear students, we have reached the end of the course, I am really happy to have shared a bit of my story with you and how it is that I have managed to stand out in portraiture through the use of trends. I invite you to explore one or more of the trends that I have mentioned during the course, since this is one of the best ways to find your own photographic style. The intention of this course is for you to realize that you can create incredible things with minimal resources, I will never tire of saying it, creativity well applied during your session and post-production can give you extraordinary photographs. Well, that's exactly what I want you to propose for the final project. Without further ado for now, I leave you a sample of how I would like to see your process. A true trend hunter Be an observer of all your surroundings, constantly change your perspective and allow yourself to experience every day with different eyes what you already take for granted. It is important to always have fresh references, remember that I mention several options that I use constantly when I am in a time of drought of ideas, I recommend you to follow only those Instagram accounts that excite you and motivate you to improve your content.

Mood board Create your mood board with at least 15 photos on Pinterest with portraits that you think are within the trends mentioned in the course. Then choose two of them that will serve as a starting point for inspiration and thus create a concept for your session. In addition, it will help you put all the people involved in your project on the same page. Do not be afraid of feeling that you are stealing ideas from other photographers, it is a natural process where sooner or later we detach ourselves to have our own and authentic style. Replicating those photos of your photo heroes will make you understand photography from their perspective. Prepare and think about everything before starting the shooting Locate the best place and the best time inside the house so that you can achieve a trend portrait, but obviously that is not enough, so use everything you have at hand, look for objects that may be useful in the family cellar , crystals, vases, fabrics, old clothes, or any translucent object that when placed in front of your lens can add a special effect to your photos, you can invent one or use any of the props that I used. The shooting You are ready to start, remember that you do not need much, I do not want you to make the mistake that every photographer makes when they start, thinking that you need expensive and state-of-the-art equipment to obtain good results and not moving forward by not having it. Keep in mind that small details such as playing good music or scheduling your session will help you optimize your time, and your clients will perceive you as a professional photographer. Please, try to create different scenarios and combine your set with all the objects that you have obtained, the ideal is that from a session you will obtain at least 3 completely different photographs. Show me the result Select the photos that you think have the most potential. Edit them and use the tonal minimalism technique to obtain a color palette of maximum 4 dominant colors. I am very excited to see the result of your photos, before saying goodbye I want to emphasize that it is very common to see photographers who, not seeing the results they expected at first, tend to think that they are not good and end up deserting and leaving the photograph . That is why it is important that you have fun in the process, that you do not pressure yourself for not having the likes that other photographers have, please, do not compare yourself with anyone, each path is different. The most important thing is that you do not stop taking photos, one day when I began to study photography a professor told me: "The only difference that today exists between you and me as photographers is the number of shots taken", that is, the experience it certainly makes us better and of course today looking back at this makes complete sense to me. Do not limit yourself if you do not have the latest camera or the best equipment, save and invest little by little in improving your equipment, bet first on updating your optics and then the body of your camera, it is a long way, but enjoy him, have fun. Please don't stop sharing your process and the final photos. I would like to see a comparison between your reference photos and your photos made for the project, in addition, I will love to share the result of your photos in my Instagram stories, so I ask you not to forget to use the hashtag #AaronWallsDomestika , and don't forget to tag us @aaronwalls and @domestika . I will be aware of all your doubts, be patient if it takes me a bit to answer, but rest assured that as soon as I can I will. If you have something to contribute to me or to your classmates please feel free to do so, I am dying to continue learning new things and in photography you never stop learning, they say that "the photographer dies as a student". Is it true?”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Congratulations, you have reached the end of the course. I taught you to identify photographic trends on social networks. Now you can use them to your advantage and may your work gain more recognition. Take into account the advice I gave you to find the latest trends and refine your "trend hunter" eye. This will make it easier for you to process new trends and thus use them to your advantage. What do people like, what excites them, what is the motor that drives that finger to double tap on the screen. Surely by now you have mastered all this. The only requirement to do your fi...”

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Course summary for: Trending Photography for Instagram

• Level: Beginner
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• 830 students
• 5 units
• 17 lessons (1h 55m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Instagram, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Portrait Photography