Portrait Photography from Start to Finish
building the essay
A course by Jorge Bispo , Photographer and Portrait Specialist
About the video: building the essay
Overview
“In this class, I'm going to talk about one of the most challenging processes in portraiture for me: how to combine images that talk to each other and establish narratives.”
In this video lesson Jorge Bispo addresses the topic: building the essay, 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
“In this class. i will discuss what has been one of the most challenging aspects for me so far: integrating edited images into essays while maintaining narrative coherence. As a portraitist. my primary focus over recent years has been on crafting compelling stories through visual art. I have thoroughly enjoyed infusing atmosphere and sensations into my photo series. I achieve this through various methods. not limited to traditional portraiture alone. or a well-lit character. I might photograph the character out of focus. capture a detail of the body. a of clothing. even a detail of the locat...”
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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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