Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography
Textures
A course by Krishna VR , Photographer
About the video: Textures
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn how to create unique environments and backgrounds through blending modes. ”
In this video lesson Krishna VR addresses the topic: Textures, which is part of the Domestika online course: Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography. Learn to create photographs with an illustrative touch and bring them to life in post-production.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lesson V: Texture Now, I'll teach you how to work with textures. We'll be using them to change the atmosphere of the background and the photo before adding color. We'll work with Blending Mode too. With Textures, we'll be adding a different background. I don't do montages. I don't change the background completely. What I do is give it a bit of personality, a different color, a texture for the background. What I do is look for pictures online. Sometimes I create them, take them myself, and just add them to the background using Blending. I'll walk you through the process. I do that often with...”
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Course summary for: Conceptual Self-Portrait Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography Post-production, Photomontage, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Krishna VR
A course by Krishna VR
Krishna VR is a young Mexican photographer specialized in self-portraits and is known for her artwork that combines photography and hyper-realistic painting. By experimenting with scenography and creative post-production editing, she creates unique images that tell a story.
She won her first award at 17 years old in the Under 20 category at the Siena International Photography Awards. In her young career, she has already had her work on display in museums in Amsterdam, New York, Japan, and most notably, the Louvre in Paris where she participated in the Exposure Award Collection with her photo "Path of Destruction."
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