Commercial Photography: Find Your Authentic Style
Influences
A course by Aleksandra Kingo , Commercial Photographer and Director
About the video: Influences
Overview
“It is important to not get directly inspired by others. But defining your list of influences can make understanding the direction you want your work to be going in a lot easier! In this lesson, we will have a look at the artists and other things that have shaped my creative vision and helped me become the creative I am today.”
In this video lesson Aleksandra Kingo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Commercial Photography: Find Your Authentic Style. Attract your dream clients by developing your own unique visual identity and building a striking photography portfolio.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences It's great to surround yourself with art and to look at other people's work. In this lesson, I'm going to share some of my influences. My main and biggest influence is not a specific artist, but it's memes and the internet culture. They're the ultimate human response to global issues, no matter how grand or how tiny. People tend to laugh at things they find important or things that worry them. Memes usually kick-start my work and allow me to dig deeper into people's brains and create work that is multi-layered and relatable. Humour is crucial to my work. I'm aiming for all my wor...”
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Course summary for: Commercial Photography: Find Your Authentic Style
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Advertising, Commercial Photography, Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Product Photography, Studio Photography
Aleksandra Kingo
A course by Aleksandra Kingo
Aleksandra Kingo is a commercial photographer and director who works in Europe as well as the US. Growing up in Lithuania, Aleksandra spent her time creating dreamy, surreal photographs to express her creativity and won a competition at just 17 years old, which led her to consider a career in the industry. She went on to study fashion styling and photography at the University of the Arts London where she honed her skills.
After graduating, Aleksandra began sharing her work online and working on projects in line with her style, one of which led to her working with the major London agency M&C Saatchi. Since then, she has worked with clients including Virgin Atlantic, Glenlivet Whisky, Miu Miu, Kenzo, Nespresso, Honda, and Häagen-Dazs.
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