Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets

Studio and equipment

A course by Samuka Marinho , Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor

Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor. Lauro de Freitas, Brazil.
Joined July 2021
100% positive reviews (9)
257 students
Audio: Portuguese
Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

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

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (9)
  • 257 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (1h 25m)
  • 9 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Communication, Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Narrative, Photo Retouching, Photography Post-production, Storytelling

Samuka Marinho

Samuka Marinho
A course by Samuka Marinho

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Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor

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.


  • 100% positive reviews (9)
  • 257 students
  • 14 lessons (1h 25m)
  • 21 additional resources (9 files)
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  • Audio: Portuguese
  • Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets. Photography, and Video course by Samuka Marinho

Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets

A course by Samuka Marinho
Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor. Lauro de Freitas, Brazil.
Joined July 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (9)
  • 257 students