Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
Photoshop and Exporting
A course by Daniela Constantini , Photographer
Joined January 2022
About the video: Photoshop and Exporting
Overview
“Once the necessary adjustments and corrections are done, the image has to be exported for publication, either on social media, on a website, or in print. Here I will share my tips on that.”
In this video lesson Daniela Constantini addresses the topic: Photoshop and Exporting, 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
“ Photoshop and Exporting In the previous lesson, we saw key adjustments in Lightroom to emphasize colors, exposure, shadows, and highlights. In this lesson, I'll clean our image and use the Brush tool to bring up even more details in the final image. As we have the photo in Photoshop, what I always do is duplicate my background. This is in case I create any changes when it comes to removing blemishes, for example, that I don't like, or if I go too far making an adjustment, I can always delete this layer and I will stay with my original one. Now, I'll be working in Layer 1 and I'll start cl...”
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Course summary for: Still-Life Photography: Create Dark and Moody Images
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Fine-Art Photography, Food Photography, Product Photography

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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