Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography
Ideation
A course by Kristina Varaksina , Photographer
Joined February 2021
Joined February 2021
About the video: Ideation
Overview
“In this lesson we’ll take our insights, from the Artist’s Compass, and start building on them using through word association and mind mapping.”
In this video lesson Kristina Varaksina addresses the topic: Ideation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography. Translate your ideas and feelings into striking images that move your audience.
Partial transcription of the video
“Ideation In this lesson, we will discuss words and associations. Picking a subject that really matters to you and processing your feelings about it, mind mapping. Now you've made a list of the things that are important to you in the present, we are going to come up with additional keywords and associations with those words, that will create a whole mind map, what I call it. The mind map will help you come up with a future concept for your future image. You can pick the words, some of them from your artist's compass. You can add some new words to it that you think are also important and thin...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Conceptual Portrait Photography
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Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Kristina Varaksina
A course by Kristina Varaksina
Kristina Varaksina is a London-based photographer who works in advertising, fashion, and fine art. Growing up in Russia, she spent a lot of time reading and always enjoyed drawing and painting. Eventually, she went on to study a degree in architecture and interior design, and later, a master’s in graphic design. After working for a few years in graphic design and advertising, she moved to the U.S.to study for another master’s in photography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Since then, Kristina has worked with clients including The BBC, The Telegraph, Harper’s Bazaar, and L’Officiel. Her work has been exhibited internationally at galleries in the U.S., Europe, and China, and she has taught photography at the Art Institute of California and New York Film Academy. She has also been recognized with a number of awards, including Portrait of Britain 2020 Winner and Lens Culture Critic’s Choice 2020 Winner.
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