Introduction to Digital Self-Portrait Photography
The Mood Board
A course by Apolline Thibault , Photographer
About the video: The Mood Board
Overview
“In this lesson, I'm going to show you how I create mood boards before a photo shoot. I will therefore explain to you what are the important elements to take into account to be inspired and prepare your self-portrait well.”
In this video lesson Apolline Thibault addresses the topic: The Mood Board, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Digital Self-Portrait Photography. Create a unique self-portrait by experimenting with set design, style, and composition, as well as filters and editing in Lightroom.
Partial transcription of the video
“The mood board In this lesson, we will learn how to create a moodboard. We will see what are the important elements to the realization of a self-portrait. I really like working with Pinterest to do my research and create moodboards. It's the perfect tool for researching your inspirations, for this self-portrait and self-portraits in general, I like to divide my moodboard into four parts. First part, the outfit. Second part, the shooting. Third part, the makeover. And last, but not least: the decor. We'll see how to do it on Pinterest. First part, you will create your table. You press the li...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Digital Self-Portrait Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom -
Areas
Interior Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography, Photography Post-production, Portrait Photography, Self-Portrait Photography

Apolline Thibault
A course by Apolline Thibault
After studying law and four years in the modeling world, Apolline Thibault decided to move to the other side of the lens. She trained at GOBELINS School of Images and worked as a freelancer in the fields of photography, illustration, art direction, and content creation on Instagram.
Soft, vintage, poetic, Parisian...there are many ways to describe Apolline's creative universe. She has already worked as a photographer for brands like Zalando, Longchamp, Minelli, and Le Tanneur, and as an art director for Alcatel, Dr. Hauschka, and Biovive.
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