Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits
Research: Understanding Your Theme
A course by Matilde Viegas , Documentary and Portrait Photographer
About the video: Research: Understanding Your Theme
Overview
“In any project, the images you create reflect a point of view. That's why it's important to be well-informed and to fully understand the dimension and impact of the images. So, before starting a project, personal or commercial, it's your job to do your own research. Being knowledgeable about your theme and the people you're photographing and collaborating with will enhance your artistic vision and interpersonal skills during the photo session. Once you've done your research, you can start to plan out your project and what you're looking to photograph. Start by printing out images that resonate with you and pin them to your wall, fridge, or door. Being around them and looking at them will allow you to understand and dissect what excites you in a photograph. This will help you look for similar feelings, patterns, and poses while you're photographing.”
In this video lesson Matilde Viegas addresses the topic: Research: Understanding Your Theme, which is part of the Domestika online course: Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits. Find your creative voice and enhance your portfolio by learning to plan and carry out emotionally-engaged photoshoots in an intimate setting.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Research: Understanding Your Theme In this lesson, we'll talk about the research behind a personal project. When I talk about doing personal projects around family members or partners, the research stage is prepared almost. You already know the person, you probably live with them, and some of the key aspects of their lives, you are already familiar with. The good thing about doing a project on them is that sometimes you show the picture to a family member or maybe your parents and they will tell you something that you probably didn't know before. That could be an important addition to you...”
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Course summary for: Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom -
Areas
Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography
Matilde Viegas
A course by Matilde Viegas
Matilde Viegas is a portrait and documentary photographer from Portugal. She was always creative from a young age but went on to study biochemistry and theoretical chemistry before attending art school where she was introduced to photography. After her mother bought her a manual camera of her own, she committed herself to learning the craft and eventually started posting her work online.
Since then, Matilde has collaborated with clients like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle, Konfekt, The Guardian, and more. Her work is mostly editorial with a focus on individuals and she is passionate about portraying the world in an optimistic way that encourages others to dream of a better future.
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