Directing Models for Photography
headshot
A course by Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago) , Photographer
Joined December 2016
Joined December 2016
About the video: headshot
Overview
“The headshot is a type of portrait that typically involves the face, neck, shoulders and hair; although you can also include your hands. In this lesson we will discuss all the details you should take care of when posing headshots.”
In this video lesson Eduardo Gómez (Alter Imago) addresses the topic: headshot, 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 3 HEADSHOT A headshot is a type of portrait that typically includes the subject's shoulders, neck, face, and hair. We could even incorporate the hands if we want to. Headshots are so important in photography that they're even considered a specialty within portraiture. There are photographers who only do headshots to give you an idea. As for the elements of the headshot, you want the neck to look as long as possible, uncluttered, and elegant. The longer, the better. A person's shoulders can also reflect tension, fatigue, nervousness, anger, or they can also reflect sensuality, confidenc...”
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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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