Pictorial Portrait Photography
Lighting, set preparation and treatment of models
A course by Lídia Vives , Photographer
About the video: Lighting, set preparation and treatment of models
Overview
“Before starting our session, it is important to have lighting control, so I will show you what accessories I am going to use and what effects are achieved. I will also explain to you what purpose I work for and why. You will also see how I prepare the set and do the first tests and learn how to treat the models to know what can be done and what not. ”
In this video lesson Lídia Vives addresses the topic: Lighting, set preparation and treatment of models, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Portrait Photography. Learn how to capture the essence of Renaissance masters in your photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“LIGHTING, SET PREPARATION AND MODEL TREATMENT In this lesson we are going to talk about set preparation, I treat the model and lighting. To begin, I have assembled the basic structure of my session. I have set a table where we would put all the objects, a chair where the model would sit, behind a window with her curtain and just behind an impression with a landscape. All this manages to create a series of plans so that the photo has more depth. On the table, I put double cloth to get more volume and texture, and I have placed all the objects and distributed them in such a way that they were...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Portrait Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Interior Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Lídia Vives
A course by Lídia Vives
Lídia Vives is an artistic photographer, renowned for her pictorial self-portraits filled with secrets. Influenced by Henri-Cartier Bresson, she discovered photography as a means of artistic expression at sixteen, and decided to switch her paint brush for a camera.
Lídia’s work has been exhibited in Spanish and Australian galleries, using her Instagram account as a visual diary where she expresses all that she doesn’t say out loud. Her main clients include brands and editorials for which she creates fashion and advertising photography, and above all, for art collections.
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