Portrait Photography from Start to Finish
directing the portrayed
A course by Jorge Bispo , Photographer and Portrait Specialist
About the video: directing the portrayed
Overview
“It is important to know that there is no formula or right way to direct a portrait. What I'm going to show in this class is how I direct a portrait and communicate with the subject.”
In this video lesson Jorge Bispo addresses the topic: directing the portrayed, 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
“directing the portrayed In this class, I'm going to tell you how to direct a portrait. This is perhaps the question I hear the most throughout my career. "Bishop, how do you direct a portrait?" Lift your chin a little, great. The first way to answer this question is that there is no rule, there's no formula, maybe even I don't know exactly how I do it. One thing I'm sure about is having repertoire and making room for the subject is what you can do best. There's a picture I love of De Niro, it's kind of like that, both hands like that, like they're coming out of his eyes. I'm not exactly you...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography from Start to Finish
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Areas
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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