Directing People for Portrait Photography

Overview

“In this lesson, I will show you how I work around an idea or a client’s briefing, how I research to create a visual moodboard to help me prepare for a photo shoot. Before a photo shoot, it’s really important to understand the main briefing from a client or the idea you have for the portrait, what message/concept you need to communicate, who the person is, their gender, age, the profile in general. ”

In this video lesson Emilia Brandão addresses the topic: Research, Briefing and Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Directing People for Portrait Photography. Capture unforgettable images and experiences by understanding how to engage with individuals and their emotions.

Partial transcription of the video

“Research, briefing and moodboard In this lesson you will see how I work with an idea or a client's briefing, and how I research to create a visual mood board to prepare for a photo shoot. Before a photo shoot, it's really important to understand the main briefing from a client or the idea you have for the portrait, what message you want to communicate, who is that person, the gender, the profile in general. What is the objective for that portrait? What is the story they want to tell? What are the main factors to be taken into account to illustrate that idea? Here, as an example, I'll introd...”

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Course summary for: Directing People for Portrait Photography

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (378)
• 11309 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (1h 52m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw

• Areas

  Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography