Narrative Portrait Photography for Beginners
Finding Inspiration
A course by SALMA EL KASHEF , Filmmaker and Photographer
About the video: Finding Inspiration
Overview
“To get started, I will show you how to write down some keywords, gather inspiration, and spark your creativity. This step is about feeding your eyes by engaging with interesting references that are relevant to your theme. ”
In this video lesson SALMA EL KASHEF addresses the topic: Finding Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Portrait Photography for Beginners. Learn how to work with a model using natural light to capture emotions and tell powerful stories through your images..
Partial transcription of the video
“By writing notes or visualizing your image, you may have a better sense of how it will look and feel, as by imagining the emotions it evokes, such as grief, surprise, curiosity. Create a mood board, include anything that might help you or inspire you, such as your favorite movie color palette, your favorite photography, your favorite painting. This will help you understand your picture and understand your theme. So now I'm going to write keywords that help me understand the image I want to create. My theme is Coast Guard in Mexico. The palette I imagine warms colors. The feel, definitely ra...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Portrait Photography for Beginners
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Areas
Digital Photography, Fashion Photography, Portrait Photography
SALMA EL KASHEF
A course by SALMA EL KASHEF
Salma El Kashef is a filmmaker and photographer based in Cairo. She started working on drama series in her native Egypt. This experience opened her eyes to new aspects of cinema and dealing with actors. It helped her develop her cinematic style, which she would later employ collaborating with clients like Samsung, Palm Hills, and Nescafé. She directed a Mother’s Day campaign with Egyptian jewelry designer Azza Fahmy and has hosted photography exhibitions at some of Cairo’s most historic and ancient buildings.
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