Artistic Self-Portraits: Introspective Photography
References and character construction
A course by Fotolucida , Photographer
About the video: References and character construction
Overview
“Here I will show you my references and I will tell you about the process from which an idea for a self-portrait session arises. You'll also see everything that helped inspire me to create the character for the course project.”
In this video lesson Fotolucida addresses the topic: References and character construction, 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
“References and character construction In this lesson I will show you my references and how I build a character for the photo shoot. The original idea arises from three sources: Björk, Gustavo Cerati and Carlos Castaneda. carlos castaneda Peruvian anthropologist and writer naturalized American. In the latter's book he speaks of the nagual, which is a character that transforms from one being to another. I will do the final project on the nagual because these mystical themes help me connect with my roots. In ancient Mexico, sorcerers and shamans were people of power interested in their relatio...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Self-Portraits: Introspective Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography
Fotolucida
A course by Fotolucida
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.
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