# Photo Composition for Artistic Portraits | Domestika

> A course by Krishna VR · Photography & Video · Beginner
> 16 lessons (2h 39m) · 100% of the 40 student ratings are positive

Photo composition is a technique that enables you to bring your imagination to life in a photo. Join fine art and portrait photography expert Krishna VR and see how to make the most of your photo shoots to create compelling, storytelling images. 

After showing you how to create photographs with an illustrative touch in [Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography](https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/359-conceptual-self-portrait-photography), Krishna is back to teach you how to design photo composition projects from start to finish in Photoshop. Learn how to add fantasy and surrealism to your portrait photography using basic materials and digital retouching.

## Who is this online course for?

Anyone intrested in art, photography, or digital editing and who wants to create unique, compelling images.

## What is this course's project?

Create a composition with multiple characters using creative resources like stock images and your own photos.

## Requirements and materials

Basic notions of photography and Photoshop are recommended. 

The materials include a computer with Adobe Photoshop, a mouse or graphic tablet, a camera for photography, and a continuous artificial light or flash.

## Content

### Introduction

Hello, I welcome you to this course! Thank you very much for signing up, I hope you learn a lot and enjoy the journey as much as I do.

 In this unit you will start by getting to know me and my main references in photocomposition photography. I will also tell you about my work in photography and some of my favorite projects so that you understand how you will incorporate your ideas. Finally, I am going to explain to you what we will do as the final project of the course.

### The Work behind a Good Photocomposition

In this unit you will learn the history and all the important aspects of photocomposition and photomontage.

 I will also tell you more about the process of some of my projects. I will explain my whole process to you before creating a concept and starting with the photoshoot to fully define the style and narrative of your project.

### Production of the Project

In this unit we are going to start making all of our ideas come true with photography and editing. Now is the time to take the necessary photos in the studio to start working on them in Photoshop.

### Final Touches

In this last unit we will give the final touches to the composition. We will repeat some processes already explained in previous lessons, but we will take into account other factors now that the work is almost finished and worked on. We will also do other specific processes to take care of the details or errors that may be in our composition.

## Audio and subtitles

**Audio:** Spanish

**Subtitles:** Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, ro, id

[Photo Composition for Artistic Portraits](https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2087-photo-composition-for-artistic-portraits)