Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
The Research
A course by Nolwen Cifuentes , Commercial and Editorial Photographer
Joined September 2021
Joined September 2021
About the video: The Research
Overview
“Whenever you're planning a photoshoot, and for any personal project, it’s good to have a library of reference images from which you can pull. Here I'll show you my method for collecting images across different platforms.”
In this video lesson Nolwen Cifuentes addresses the topic: The Research, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Group Portrait Photography. Explore styling, lighting, composition, movement, and color to take striking group shots that capture the energy of each subject.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Research In this lesson, we will learn about how I build an image library. I use a mix of Instagram and Pinterest in order to find different images that are inspiring to me, and then create a library that I can reference in all of my shoots. Instagram is a powerful tool to share your images, and connect with people, but also to find inspirational accounts and start pulling images that can be helpful to you to reference. I'm always using the Saved feature here to save images that inspire me, as I'm scrolling through Instagram. I have different folders like this that I create depending ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
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Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Nolwen Cifuentes
A course by Nolwen Cifuentes
Nolwen Cifuentes is an editorial and portrait photographer from California. She studied graphic design at UCLA before deciding to pursue photography, eventually gaining industry experience shooting weddings. Nolwen then expanded into different styles of photography and, after being featured in a magazine, started reaching out to editors and booking jobs.
Since then, she has captured portraits for well-known magazines, media, tech, beauty, and fashion brands. Her clients include Netflix, People, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety. She was also featured on The Lit List’s 30 New + Emerging Photographers to Watch. Nolwen is passionate about making content that represents the people she didn’t see in the media growing up, and she is a member of Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, and Authority Collective.
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