Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits

Understanding the Place

A course by Matilde Viegas , Documentary and Portrait Photographer

100% positive reviews (23)

1,177 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Understanding the Place

Overview

“After getting to know the people you're photographing, pay attention to the light and objects. Look for places that work well in compositional terms. The care you take in building the photograph will impact the quality of your work. ”

In this video lesson Matilde Viegas addresses the topic: Understanding the Place, 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

“ Understanding the Place In this lesson, we'll be paying attention to the space where we'll be photographing the couple. A few tips to be mindful of include keeping your eye out for special places in the house and paying attention to where the light is hitting. Also, try to anticipate the movement of the sun, so you don't suddenly get a completely dark room. Also, try to remember some stories that the couple shared with you before, so while photographing them, you can reference them or include them in the conversation. Another thing that could be useful is to give the couple a few directio...”

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Course summary for: Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (23)
1177 students
4 units
14 lessons (2h 4m)
2 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom
Areas
Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Matilde Viegas

A course by Matilde Viegas

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Documentary and Portrait Photographer

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.