Analog Portrait Photography: Creating Unique Atmospheres
Introduction
A course by Maria Louceiro , Photographer and Art Director
About the video: Introduction
Overview
“My name is Maria Louceiro, I’m a Portuguese photographer born in Porto and currently based in Berlin. I initially studied Mining Engineering but found myself more interested in drawing and photographing the mines than actually working in them. I enjoy mixing analog and digital photographic techniques in order to create a dreamlike world. I work as a freelance Photographer and Art Director. My clients include Adobe, Pitchfork, Mercedes-Benz, MTV, VICE, Red Bull Music Academy, Coachella, and !K7, among others. ”
In this video lesson Maria Louceiro addresses the topic: Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Analog Portrait Photography: Creating Unique Atmospheres. Capture the ephemeral quality of analog photography in your portraits by using original filters and post-production techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction Hello, I am Maria Louceiro and I'm an experimental photographer. Welcome to my Domestika course. I was born in Porto in Portugal and I am based in Berlin. I started studying Mining Engineering, but I found myself enjoying more drawing and photographing the mines than actually working in them. Even though I completed my Engineering course, I didn't find a job, since Portugal was going through a major economic crisis. Among these difficulties, I found that engineering wouldn't be a safe career anyways. Over this time, I was also going through a lot of music magazines, websites, a...”
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Course summary for: Analog Portrait Photography: Creating Unique Atmospheres
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Areas
Film Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography

Maria Louceiro
A course by Maria Louceiro
Maria Louceiro is a Portuguese photographer and art director based in Berlin, Germany, who creates dream-like images using digital and analog photography techniques. Inspired by photos of concerts from websites and magazines, Maria decided to venture out to concerts and capture her own images of musicians onstage. As her vision and ideas grew, so did her career as a photographer, with international promoters and musicians contracting her for major music events and concerts.
Her clients include Adobe, Pitchfork, Mercedes-Benz, MTV, VICE, Red Bull Music Academy, Coachella, and !K7.
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