Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets
Taking off paper
A course by Samuka Marinho , Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor
About the video: Taking off paper
Overview
“In this class, we are going to put together the planning, the lists, the texts, the visual references to start giving tangible forms to all of them.”
In this video lesson Samuka Marinho addresses the topic: Taking off paper, 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
“taking off paper For "Corsairs", the scenario was a challenging step, since much of the story would take place inside the ship. When I saw that I couldn't use the only table I had, I decided to build a new one to put the tools and make the cuts in the wooden boards. As it worked, I decided to make the chairs and from then on, I never stopped. From the scenario of the "Corsairs" project, I just didn't really sew up the ship's hull, but I built all the interior of it using the rooms in my house as sheds. To simulate the sea in some scenes, I dug a hole in my backyard, I lined it with black ta...”
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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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