Urban Portrait: Connecting with our Subject

Street Portraiture: Connecting with your subject

“Now, we have reached the end of this course and I want to thank you for joining me. I hope it has helped you get closer to the world of portrait photography and especially, urban portraiture. I would like to give you some advice for your course project: Choose a location.

Choose a theme that gives cohesion to your work. Decide whether you will do it with natural light or flash light and anticipate the conditions in advance. Choose your subjects according to the selected topic, try to establish a bond with them. Choose the 3 best photographs. My selection of photos for the course project: And finally, the most important thing: that you enjoy it. You are documenting life around you, meeting new people and connecting with the human condition, that is a very powerful thing. Remember that your project does not have to be the same as mine, it must be authentic, it must have your stamp, your own visual language. Finally, I invite you to participate in the forum, ask me the questions you think necessary. I encourage you to comment on the work of your colleagues in order to achieve an interaction within the community that nourishes us all. See you in the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“In unit 1, I told you about my influences, those artists who inspired me and shaped my creative vision. Then, in unit 2, We talked about the photographic portrait. We differentiate between the two, and delineate the limits of the urban portrait seeing its main characteristics. We review the concept of the photographic exhibition and we analyze the importance of the choice of objective and the focal length. How does it affect the depth of field, compression and distance with our subject? In unit 3, We talked about lighting in portrait photography. In unit 2, we talk about lighting in portrai...”

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Course summary for: Urban Portrait: Connecting with our Subject

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (5)
• 377 students
• 5 units
• 14 lessons (2h 10m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Outdoor Photography, Portrait Photography