Introduction to Digital Self-Portrait Photography
Composition and “Lifestyle” Framing
A course by Apolline Thibault , Photographer
About the video: Composition and “Lifestyle” Framing
Overview
“I will teach you here to adapt your decor and framing according to the space in which you find yourself. I will also show you how to build your space and position yourself in it to take a self-portrait.”
In this video lesson Apolline Thibault addresses the topic: Composition and “Lifestyle” Framing, 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
“Composition and “lifestyle” framing In this lesson we will learn to play with space, whatever it is, and compose the framing accordingly. If you do not wish to take your photo with a studio background, you can very well use your interior. You must first know how to observe the space around you and play with it. You have to know how to adapt to it by being creative, playing with light, but also with the space available to you. So, observe, be logical and consistent with the purpose of your photo. For example, in this space, i can play with my wall full of frames or with my coffee table. I co...”
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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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