Creative Portrait Photography: Explore Color and Natural Light

Overview

“Next, you will see how I work with natural window light and the monochrome color palette. You will learn to give instructions to the model and how to make the frames to obtain delicate images consistent with the art direction and the mood board that you have prepared.”

In this video lesson Tania Cervián Benítez addresses the topic: Portrait with side natural light and monochrome colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Portrait Photography: Explore Color and Natural Light. Learn to create portraits that explore aspects such as color, the creative use of natural light, and your inner self.

Partial transcription of the video

“Portrait with side natural light and monochrome colors In this lesson I already have the set prepared and the model with the clothes I want. In this case we have side window light. I will play with the Rembrandt type side light or with the model orienting her face towards the light. The first thing is to measure the light of the scene. Since we don't have much light yet, I had to raise the ISO to 2000. I will because my camera at those light values it continues to give good results. Normally if you are in a brighter space, you won't need to upload the ISO as much. In my case I have set the ...”

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Course summary for: Creative Portrait Photography: Explore Color and Natural Light

• Level: Beginner
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• 665 students
• 4 units
• 12 lessons (1h 53m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Fine-Art Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Portrait Photography