Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
Introduction
A course by Giulia Candussi , Photojournalist and Documentary Filmmaker
About the video: Introduction
Overview
“In this video, I will explain what inspired me to become a photojournalist and what motivates me to wake up every day. You’ll understand that it’s not about the technology, but about the story, you want to tell and the passion you carry within you. Hopefully, my enthusiasm will be contagious and will make you want to grab your camera straight away and start documenting what’s around you.”
In this video lesson Giulia Candussi addresses the topic: Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory. Learn how to use a digital camera and its settings to start taking high-quality photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello and welcome to this course. First of all, I want to thank you for buying this course, and I hope this is the first step of your path on becoming a more confident and experienced photographer. In this lesson I'm going to share with you why I decided to become a photojournalist and what motivates me to wake up every day. Hopefully, you'll be able to understand that it's not all about technology. It's more about your enthusiasm and your passion and what you want to say through your images. Let's briefly talk about myself. My name is Giulia and I'm a professional photojournal...”
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Course summary for: Beginner’s Photography: Basic Camera Use and Theory
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Giulia Candussi
A course by Giulia Candussi
Giulia Candussi is an Italian photojournalist based in Scotland with over a decade of experience in producing photo reportages about human rights, environmental issues, and cultural identity. It was during her studies in International Relations (Bologna University, Italy) where she discovered the field of photo-reportage and the impact it could have on the world. Passionate about expressing her vision, she went on to study a Master’s in Photojournalism in London.
Giulia has collaborated with local media and international news agencies such as Getty Images and her work was published on La Repubblica, L’Espresso, The Guardian, Huffington Post, US Weekly, and more. She has traveled extensively in Europe and the Americas, also working with non-governmental organizations. As a documentary filmmaker, she has produced “Upstream” and “Hogar”. Currently, she produces “Van Life”, a documentary series for BBC Scotland’s “The Social”. Her work has been exhibited in èStoria, international history festival (Gorizia, 2011) and Photomonth, international photography festival (London, 2010), Centro Culturale Candiani (Venice Mestre, 2015), at the art gallery Storie Contemporanee (Rome, Italy 2017), and more.
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