Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
About Me
A course by Daniela Constantini , Photographer
Joined January 2022
About the video: About Me
Overview
“To begin, I would like to introduce myself and tell you how I decided to become a photographer and what has shaped my work and interest as a visual storyteller.”
In this video lesson Daniela Constantini addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images. Learn to compose dramatic still-life photos inspired by classic chiaroscuro paintings, from the setup and shoot to the final editing.
Partial transcription of the video
“ About Me Hi, everyone. My name is Daniela Constantini. I am a professional photographer from Mexico City based in Bern, Switzerland. I became a full-time photographer in 2016 after graduating Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism program at the International Center of Photography in New York. Living in New York City and learning from my peers and talented teachers was an incredible experience that immensely contributed to my photography career. While I was a student, I worked on a long-term project called "Days of Silence" It's a portraiture essay shot on a medium format camera depic...”
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Course summary for: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
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Daniela Constantini
A course by Daniela Constantini
Daniela Constantini is a Mexican photographer living in Bern, Switzerland. She is a graduate of the Visual Journalism and Documentary Practice program at the International Center of Photography in New York. Her long-term project Days of Silence won Rita K. Hillman Excellence Award. In 2015, Errr-Magazine, a Mexican magazine devoted to art and literature, published her first novel, El gato me da igual. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication and a major in Journalism from Universidad Ibero located in Mexico City.
Since graduation, she has been working as a freelance photographer focusing on Portraiture, Still Life, and Lifestyle. She has also been the Creative Director, Stylist, and Photographer on projects with brands like Villars Maître Chocolatier, L'Occitane, Mövenpick, Ojo de Café, in Switzerland, and for Pyne & Smith Clothiers based in California, USA, among others. She has exhibited work in New York, Mexico City, Olten (Switzerland) Paris, Arles, Berlin, and Amsterdam.
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