Photography: Art and Techniques Specialization

Overview

“With the studio set up, let's talk about how I interact with my sitters to create a comfortable environment. In this lesson, I will share how I elicit a strong performance from my subject to achieve the best possible portraiture.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Getting the Best Out of Your Subject, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photography: Art and Techniques Specialization. Master basic camera skills, explore photography theory, and capture unique images using any type of camera.

Partial transcription of the video

“ Getting the Best Out of Your Subject. In this lesson, I want to talk about how to get the best out of your subject. I think one of the most crucial elements is time. If you're working as a headshot photographer professionally, you will have a business model, and a lot of headshots are sought on a time limit. Now, I always think that's a bit self-defeating. I think setting a time limit on a photo shoot almost puts you as a photographer under a certain amount of pressure. More importantly, it puts your subject under a certain amount of pressure. For that reason, I've never had any time limi...”

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Course summary for: Photography: Art and Techniques Specialization

• Level: Beginner
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• 2970 students
• 7 units
• 92 lessons (14h 16m)
• 37 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Areas

  Color Theory, Digital Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photographic Composition, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Self-Portrait Photography, Studio Photography