Environmental Portraiture: Capture People in Their Own Space

Action Portrait

A course by Liz Seabrook , Portrait and Lifestyle Photographer

97% positive reviews (38)

1,558 students

Audio: English

· · · · · · ·

About the video: Action Portrait

Overview

“Next, I'll shoot the first image for the project starting with the subject in action, doing what they love. I'll show you how to read a room, the light, and the subject to get the best image.”

In this video lesson Liz Seabrook addresses the topic: Action Portrait, which is part of the Domestika online course: Environmental Portraiture: Capture People in Their Own Space. Learn an intuitive method to plan, shoot, and edit natural and relaxed portrait images which capture the story of your subject and their passions..

Partial transcription of the video

“ Action Portrait In this lesson, we'll start with Clara painting her pots. This is an action portrait for the set of images that we'll finish with. When I spoke to Clara at the start of the shoot, she said that she would prefer to start doing things rather than having the portrait at the beginning so that led to us starting here. Clara had a bunch of cups that she needed to finish, as she'd sold out of them on her website, so it made sense for her to be painting those in the images. I started by getting her to find her glaze, the wax that she uses on the base, all of her brushes, and setti...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

Course summary for: Environmental Portraiture: Capture People in Their Own Space

Level: Beginner
97% positive reviews (38)
1558 students
4 units
16 lessons (2h 30m)
6 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One
Areas
Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Liz Seabrook

A course by Liz Seabrook

Teacher Plus

Portrait and Lifestyle Photographer

Liz Seabrook is a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in London. From a young age, she knew she wanted to do something creative and, after picking up a camera as a teenager, quickly realized photography was the medium for her. While studying at university, she found work experience as a picture editor at a car and motorbike magazine. Her editor later commissioned her to take photos for the website, and helped her land a full-time internship at Huck magazine where she developed her portfolio.

Since then, Liz has worked with clients including Apple, adidas, The Guardian, Soho House, and Patagonia—helping to capture striking images that tell stories and evoke emotions. She has also published a book, The Female Chef.