Directing Models for Photography
Why is it so difficult to direct?
A course by Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago) , Photographer
Joined December 2016
Joined December 2016
About the video: Why is it so difficult to direct?
Overview
“Portrait photography requires knowledge and technical skills, but also human skills that have to do with communication, empathy, managing nervousness, shyness, safety, creativity, etc. In this lesson I will talk about the main reasons that make the direction of models in the portrait difficult and I will share some tips that will facilitate this process.”
In this video lesson Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago) addresses the topic: Why is it so difficult to direct?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Directing Models for Photography. Learn the art of directing people for your fashion photographs and portraits.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT 2 WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DIRECT? Being a photographer takes knowledge and technical skills that take a long time to acquire and develop. Still, in portraiture and in order to direct people, we also need people skills and communication skills, which are a totally different thing. Over my years of experience in the world of photography and through chats with various colleagues, we've reached the conclusion that directing isn't easy at all. There are lots of things that make the process difficult. In fact, I did a short survey with people I know in the industry, colleagues, photographers of...”
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Course summary for: Directing Models for Photography
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Category
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Areas
Fashion Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago)
A course by Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago)
Eduardo Gómez Muñoz, more commonly known as Alter Imago, has been a professional photographer for 14 years. Although he started as a rock band photographer, he has specialized in portrait and artistic photography, digital retouching, photo manipulation, and advertising photography.
Since 2015 he has regularly published on his YouTube channel 'Alter Imago fotografía', where he has 90,000 subscribers and more than 36 million minutes of viewing. He has won the silver medal at the Photography World Cup in Sydney (Australia) in 2018 in the digital illustration category, and the Nation Awards in Dublin (Ireland).
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