Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits

Editing the Pictures 1

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: Editing the Pictures 1

Overview

“The first step is to review your photographs. I will guide you through my step-by-step process of selecting and editing my strongest and most compelling captures.”

In this video lesson Matilde Viegas addresses the topic: Editing the Pictures 1, 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

“ Editing the Pictures In this lesson, we'll be reviewing the photographs that we made during the session. The images we're looking for are the ones that tell the most intense and intimate story. It's important to construct a narrative using these, so try to find maybe five images that can be different and cohesive. Let me show you how to do it. I start by importing them using the Import button. I select the origin or the source of the files and add them to a collection I create with the name of the project I'm working on. This way, I can easily access the pictures later. Once I do that, I ...”

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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.