Expressive Black and White Photography with Natural Light
General direction of the scene
A course by Marcelo Di Rienzo , Artistic Photographer and Filmmaker
About the video: General direction of the scene
Overview
“It was time for the photos. With all the details previously adjusted, we began the work by dividing the session into three parts, each one for a type of shot. In this case the idea is to go from the widest to the most closed, then the order will be: whole shot (where we see the whole scene), medium shot (we get closer to our model) and detail shot (what we want to show).”
In this video lesson Marcelo Di Rienzo addresses the topic: General direction of the scene, which is part of the Domestika online course: Expressive Black and White Photography with Natural Light. Learn to work the poetic potential and expression of a model through your camera while eliminating the distractions of color.
Partial transcription of the video
“GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SCENE What we will see in this lesson is the location of the model in our final scene. We talked about the close-up we would take it was the general shot. Then I'll ask her to locate where in principle we had agreed on our composition. Lucia, over here. Stand near the bottom now, almost touching with your shoulder. I will give you the item we said, the camera, so that you have it in hand and from now on start to see how everything works. Now I'll zoom out a bit to get a panoramic view of the scene. Now I want to make two comments, the first is light. Again, which ha...”
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Course summary for: Expressive Black and White Photography with Natural Light
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Category
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Software
Camera Raw -
Areas
Photo Retouching, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Marcelo Di Rienzo
A course by Marcelo Di Rienzo
Artistic photographer and filmmaker Marcelo Di Rienzo picked up his first camera early on in life, inspired by his father, who was also a photographer. His training in graphic design taught him how to work with shapes, colors, visual rhythm, and composition, while his training in filmmaking expanded his knowledge of cinematic photography and audiovisual production.
For ten years, he served as a co-founder of the studio Neofilms, spearheading visual communication, brand design, photography, and marketing campaigns for brands such as Samsung, Hilton, HP, Adobe, Land Rover, and many others. He later transitioned to a career as a full-time freelance photographer, which has allowed him to travel throughout countries such as Italy, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Greece.
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