Environmental Portraiture: Capture People in Their Own Space
Sense of Place
A course by Liz Seabrook , Portrait and Lifestyle Photographer
About the video: Sense of Place
Overview
“It's the last image of the photoshoot already! In this lesson, I'll walk you through intuitively capturing a sense of place. This is the third image in the series and will round off the story about the subject. ”
In this video lesson Liz Seabrook addresses the topic: Sense of Place, 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
“ Sense of Place In this lesson, we'll take the third shot, which communicates more of a sense of place. I'd like to tell you that there is a set technique or way I go about taking these images, but I'm like a kid in a candy store with these and run around looking at what is interesting and taking pictures of it. Sometimes, if I know I'll do interiors, I'll make sure I have my tripod with me because you want a bit more depth than 2.8 for an interior sometimes. That's worth having in mind. In this case, for Clara's studio, I knew that I was going to take images of her ceramics close-up and a...”
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Course summary for: Environmental Portraiture: Capture People in Their Own Space
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Liz Seabrook
A course by Liz Seabrook
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.
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