Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
The Wardrobe Brief
A course by Nolwen Cifuentes , Commercial and Editorial Photographer
Joined September 2021
About the video: The Wardrobe Brief
Overview
“It's also important to put together a wardrobe brief, whether or not you have a stylist. This will help your talent know how to dress on the day of the photoshoot. Let's see what I've prepared for the photoshoot with Fresh Warapa.”
In this video lesson Nolwen Cifuentes addresses the topic: The Wardrobe Brief, 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 Wardrobe Brief In this lesson, we'll add another piece to the mood board and it's the wardrobe brief. It's important to have a wardrobe brief, whether or not you have a stylist. In this case, we don't have a stylist but we want the band to understand exactly what to bring for different clothing options so that it matches the energy and the vibe of the shoot that we're trying to create. We will use Keynote again to build this brief. I'll start by writing down what I'm looking for here. In the first look, which is that soft light, I want it to be bright, I want it to be fun, cool street...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
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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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