Portrait Photography: Natural Light for Unique Atmospheres
Influences
A course by Danny Bittencourt , Photographer and Writer
Joined February 2020
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this class, I'm going to present my biggest influences, the ones that mainly inspire me when it comes to lighting, atmosphere and attitude.”
In this video lesson Danny Bittencourt addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography: Natural Light for Unique Atmospheres. Learn to take portrait photographs that evoke emotion by using natural light as a compositional element.
Partial transcription of the video
“influences In this class, I will show you my influences and what I took from each of them for this final project. To start, he brought in the American Annie Leibovitz. Well known for photographing celebrities for "Vanity Fair" and "Vogue". But what inspires me most about Annie Leibovitz's work it's not her job with fashion. She ended up going into fashion and built her career there, but she has a very fine artistic eye. And when I look at her pictures, I'll just take the gesture, the strength of her portrayed eyes and the power of the lighting. Here are some photos for you so that we can se...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: Natural Light for Unique Atmospheres
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Lighting, Portrait Photography

Danny Bittencourt
A course by Danny Bittencourt
Danny Bittencourt is a visual poet from Brazil who works in artistic production, education, and writing. As a photography graduate, she specializes in visual poetry. She also has a master's in education with a focus on cultural studies. She dedicates herself to sharing her research and experiences through conferences, workshops, and courses given across Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.
Her work has been featured in magazines such as Vogue and LensCulture. She is also the author of Fotografia Fine Art, published by iPhoto Editora; Fotografia Híbrida, released independently; and A luz da janela, published by Chiado Books.
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