Portrait Film Photography: Capture the spirit of your community
The Photoshoot
A course by Kendall Bessent , Photographer
About the video: The Photoshoot
Overview
“Now, I will show you how instructing your subjects and props can add flair to your photos. ”
In this video lesson Kendall Bessent addresses the topic: The Photoshoot, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Film Photography: Capture the spirit of your community. Discover the fundamentals of portrait photography with an analog camera and learn how details can be used to create evocative portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Photoshoot Now that I've told you a bit more about the camera I'm using and how it works, we're putting it into action on set. What I do when I get to the set and I'm getting ready to start shooting, the most important thing, especially if you're shooting film, you want to measure the light of the set and on your subjects. I just read the light on set and I'll shoot my film as if it's Portra 800 or 800 ISO, meaning I'll have to push my film in the long run. Now that I'm back over here at my camera, I'll first make sure that everything is in focus. I'll also look at the composition of ...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Film Photography: Capture the spirit of your community
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Areas
Film Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Kendall Bessent
A course by Kendall Bessent
Atlanta-born Kendall Bessent is a photographer and creative director based in New York City. He never planned to pursue photography, but it’s something he fell into, and later, in love with. He eventually went on to study this art form in college. Through his work, he explores the complexities of the Black experience and Black emotion with the aim of instilling self-love and confidence in people who look like him.
Kendall has collaborated with publications such as Teen Vogue, The New York Times and The Cut, and his work has been featured in the Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and i-D, as well as in exhibits by Fotografiska NYC. He was also selected for a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style list in 2022.
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