Artistic Self-Portraits: Introspective Photography

History of self portrait

A course by Fotolucida , Photographer

94% positive reviews (17)

926 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: History of self portrait

Overview

“To begin, I will tell you about the history of the self-portrait and why it inspired me so much to continue on this path of photography.”

In this video lesson Fotolucida addresses the topic: History of self portrait, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Self-Portraits: Introspective Photography. Explore the principles of self-portrait photography by learning to capture and edit personal images using Lightroom and Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“history of self portrait In this lesson I tell you what I know about the history of the self-portrait and what inspired me to continue on this path of photography. What is a self portrait? The etymological meaning of portrait is "retractus", which means "to turn back" or "to bring back to life". The self-portrait is the creation of a work in which the artist represents his own image in any of the artistic disciplines. For a long time the human being has felt attracted by his self-representation, physical and mental self-knowledge. The reflection, the acceptance of the self and the search fo...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Self-Portraits: Introspective Photography

Level: Beginner
94% positive reviews (17)
926 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 12m)
2 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography

Fotolucida

A course by Fotolucida

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Photographer

Handra Rocha communicates with the world through photography. Self-taught for more than 12 years, she started sharing her images on her Instagram account, Fotolucida, eventually reaching more than 130K followers.

Throughout her career, she has worked with national and international brands like Sony Xperia, Cerveza Indio, Mezcal Creyente, Secretaría de Turismo de México, Universal Music, Oreo, Happy Socks, and many more. In 2017, she won a spot in the PECDA 22 program in the Visual Arts section of the Young Creators category, with her project Poesía visual. That same year, she was nominated Instagrammer of the year at the Eliot Awards in Mexico.