Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets
Studio and equipment
A course by Samuka Marinho , Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor
About the video: Studio and equipment
Overview
“Now, I'm going to point out simple solutions to make your photos viable by making the most of what you have. The studio can be your living room, and your camera doesn't have to be the most expensive one. The aptitude and creativity of the photographer overlaps with any tool or peripheral.”
In this video lesson Samuka Marinho addresses the topic: Studio and equipment, 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
“studio and equipment In this class, I'll talk about the studio, background colors, cameras, lenses and other equipment and accessories. They are essential to carry out the photo shoot of our project. A studio is any safe place where you have control over your lighting. For "Corsários", I used a small area of 4 x 4 m and when the set was set, the usable area was even smaller. The recoil photo made it impossible to shoot the models in full focus. Sometimes when I focused on the nose, I didn't focus on the ear. Therefore, I assumed the blur as an aesthetic, giving attention and sharpness only ...”
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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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