Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets
From text to image
A course by Samuka Marinho , Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor
About the video: From text to image
Overview
“Even though the course is guided by visual narrative with photography, in this class, you will realize that every image starts with a text. ”
In this video lesson Samuka Marinho addresses the topic: From text to image, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets. Learn to use lighting, props, and characters in your photoshoots to tell inspiring stories with your camera.
Partial transcription of the video
“From text to image We arrived at the storyboard development phase. This is where the narrative begins to be visualized. The storyboard is the layout of what will be captured by the camera. They are sequences of illustrations that help to predetermine a certain event. In it, we define the framing, plans and angles of the scenes. It's like a comic book read with the aid of plot. From there, you can plan everything you need on set. to start a more manageable project. You don't need to draw anything too elaborate. Just a few marks that you can interpret as an image. If you don't want to draw, y...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Communication, Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Narrative, Photo Retouching, Photography Post-production, Storytelling

Samuka Marinho
A course by Samuka Marinho
Samuka Marinho is an illustrator, photographer, and photo editor whose work has been featured on book and album covers, exhibited in galleries, and included in specialized publications. He has also collaborated on advertising campaigns awarded with the Cannes Gold Lion. But his most ambitious project to date is Corsários, a 192-page photographic narrative depicting the so-called Golden Age of Piracy in over 400 carefully crafted scenes.
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