Narrative Photo Essays with Models and Sets
Image editing
A course by Samuka Marinho , Photographer, Illustrator, and Editor
About the video: Image editing
Overview
“With the layout ready, we are guaranteed our final selection of clicks. Now it is possible to crop and clean the photos having a real reference of the areas that will be exposed in the scene, avoiding investing time in something that can be hidden under other layers of the composition.”
In this video lesson Samuka Marinho addresses the topic: Image editing, 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
“image editing Hi! In this class I will continue the process of opening the photos. Let's assemble everything according to our layout. Now that we have our layout, we will select all the layers that compose it and with Command + E, we are going to "flat" all the layers, that is, join all the layers. It is also interesting that you name the layout layer now to keep the file more organized and maybe even put a color for immediate identification here in the layers. Now it's easy because there are only two, but when we start assembling, you might end up getting lost. The ideal is to always place...”
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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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