Portrait Photography from Start to Finish
Presentation
A course by Jorge Bispo , Photographer and Portrait Specialist
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this class, I will talk about my personal and professional trajectory, and about how I entered the world of photography through journalism.”
In this video lesson Jorge Bispo addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography from Start to Finish. Learn to portray people professionally and prepare a photoshoot by working with composition, direction, and ambiance.
Partial transcription of the video
“Welcome to my course. I am Jorge Bispo. a portrait photographer with over 25 years of experience. Before becoming a photographer. i was an actor. I spent my teenage years and early adulthood immersed in theater. I often showed up to rehearsals with a camera in hand. documenting every moment. only to use those photos film rolls and hands full of photos. I recorded all the rehearsals and performances of my family's theatrical company. It was a family-run company. focused on children's plays. winning various awards across Brazil. Eventually. i found myself more drawn to photography than acting...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography from Start to Finish
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Fine-Art Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Portrait Photography

Jorge Bispo
A course by Jorge Bispo
Jorge Bispo is a photographer and director from Rio de Janeiro. He was born into a family of actors and theater directors whose productions he would record, thus sparking his interest in photography. He studied visual arts at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and has worked for some of Brazil's most prominent media outlets such as Jornal do Brasil and Editora Abril.
His photographic portraits, series and fashion images have appeared in renowned publications like Playboy, Trip, TPM, VIP, Alfa, Claudia, Mymag, V, and many more. Throughout his career, he has directed video clips for musicians like Pedro Luis, João Bosco, Silva, Nando Reis, and Karina Buhr. He has also held several solo and group exhibitions and published the book Apartamento 302 which was later turned into a TV series for Canal Brasil.
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