Artistic Photography: Transforming Concepts into Images

Framing and camera settings

A course by Irene Cruz , Photographer, cinematographer and video artist

98% positive reviews (64)

1,398 students

Audio: Spanish, English

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About the video: Framing and camera settings

Overview

“The camera settings that we choose always have an aesthetic sense and should play in favor of the concept. In this lesson I will explain to you the way I see the exposure triangle so that it is really easy to make these decisions before starting to take your photographs.”

In this video lesson Irene Cruz addresses the topic: Framing and camera settings, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Photography: Transforming Concepts into Images. Express your inner self through the lens and learn to direct models to achieve more personal photos.

Partial transcription of the video

“Framing and camera settings After analyzing the light in the previous lesson, let's go with the camera settings. In this case I am wearing a 24-70 / 2.8 lens. What does it mean? It is a very bright lens and it will serve me for all the frames I want to do. For me there are three great ways of working, three ways to build photography. PRIORITY TO SPEED The first one through speed, giving priority to this. For example, if your concept requires a totally frozen photo, We will go at speeds greater than 1/250. On the other hand, if you need a moving photograph, swept or trepidated, that is somew...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Photography: Transforming Concepts into Images

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (64)
1398 students
4 units
16 lessons (1h 29m)
7 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw
Areas
Creativity, Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography

Irene Cruz

A course by Irene Cruz

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Photographer, cinematographer and video artist

Born in Madrid and based in Berlin for more than seven years, Irene Cruz is a photographer, cinematographer, and video artist. She combines her work on projects in art market and cinema with her work teaching at centers and universities in the UK, Spain, Germany, and Switzerland.

Her conceptual photography work is characterized by its use of natural, cold, filtered light to create gloomy and mysterious atmospheres. She has participated in festivals, fairs, and exhibitions around the world, including the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, the Círculo de Bellas Artes or the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, the KunstHalle or the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and Project Art Space in NYC.