Create a fashion editorial: from mood board and photo editing to the professional shoot
There is great work behind each fashion editorial we see in magazines. There is an idea in each shoot, a documentation trail, expert curation of images, and much more. Viridiana has had an impressive career as a fashion photographer specialized in editorials, she has worked for Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan, among others. Each of her photos is the reflection of a lived experience and this is seen in the dynamism of her images.
In this online course, Viridiana teaches you how to conduct a fashion editorial, from the creation of the mood board to its execution outdoors using natural light and valuing aspects such as: conceptualization, negotiation with the magazine, model direction, photographic editing, and retouching.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 10 downloads
What will we do in this course
1 minute, 33 seconds
How to conceptualize the editorial?
12 minutes, 12 seconds
Assembling our mood board
10 minutes, 34 seconds
Scouting
9 minutes, 14 seconds
Photographic equipment
7 minutes, 1 second
Preparations and considerations
9 minutes, 19 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course learning more about Viridiana and her career as a fashion photographer. She explains what inspires her and what her influences are.
Learn to conceptualize, to land your ideas, and to translate them into a fashion editorial so that it is published in a magazine. Viridiana teaches you step by step how the whole process is.
See how to create a great mood board, a fundamental resource to help you share your ideas with the work team.
At the same time, research and see which magazines you want to go to and which modeling agencies you could work with. The teacher gives you some tips to find them and to get in touch with them.
You are to shoot in natural light, so the first thing to do is to find a suitable location. Then analyze what photographic equipment you need for the session.
Viridiana offers some considerations for you to take into account before and during the shoot , such as how to talk to the team and deal with the models, and now you have everything ready for your session!
Once the shoot is done, select your photographs. Viridiana explains to you the factors on which to base this selection. Finally, retouch them with Capture One or Adobe Photoshop, getting some tips to add color and get a specific mood for your images.
What is this course's project?
Approach a magazine (online or printed) and propose an idea for a fashion editorial, from the mood board and to the shoot to the final delivery of photographs.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Photographers (or not) and anyone with an interest in fashion editorial photography.
Requirements and materials
Intermediate knowledge in handling a camera, basic lighting, and intermediate knowledge in Adobe Photoshop and Capture One are required.
Reviews
- 1 year ago
Es impresionante <3
- 1 year ago
Es un curso muy general.
- 1 year ago
Muy bueno claro
- amjg260768PLUS2 years ago
Hola, Me gusta la manera que tiene de explicar cada tema, lo hace de una manera clara.
- 2 years ago
Un curso muy básico, ni siquiera cubre los fundamentos de fotografía de moda. Dudo mucho que siquiera lo que muestra sea su flujo de trabajo. No lo recomendaría ni siquiera a un principiante, pues es engañoso en el proceso y en el flujo de trabajo. (no cubre iluminación, storytelling, composición, estilo, comprensión del branding de la marca para la que se está haciendo la foto, armonía y teoría de colores, etc.) Ademas el proceso de edición es totalmente erróneo.
Her commercial portfolio includes brands like Dior, Calvin Klein, Netflix, P&G, and Levi’s, integrating artistic sensitivity with strategic visual impact.
In 2022, she was recognized as one of the Next Great Fashion Image Makers by Photo Vogue Italia, and her work has been exhibited in Munich, Milan, Berlin, and Mexico City.
Content
- U1
Who I am?
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in this course
- U2
Land ideas
- How to conceptualize the editorial?
- Assembling our mood board
- U3
Shooting
- Scouting
- Photographic equipment
- Preparations and considerations
- Shooting day
- U4
Postproduction
- Selecting photos in Capture One
- Mood and photo retouching.
- FP
Final project
- Editorial fashion photography with natural light
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for photographers with intermediate skills who want to specialize in portrait, fashion, and editorial production on an international level.
You should have basic photography knowledge and camera handling skills. Prior experience with digital or analog equipment and some understanding of composition and lighting is recommended.
You’ll need a digital or analog camera, interchangeable lenses (ideally 24-70mm or portrait lenses), memory cards, and access to editing software like Capture One or Photoshop.
You’ll learn how to conceptualize and produce editorial shoots, create moodboards, select locations, direct models, work with natural and artificial light, and prepare images for magazines and contests.
Yes, the course includes strategies for building your portfolio, presenting it to fashion magazines, and entering international contests as a freelance photographer.
Yes, the course covers using analog, digital, and disposable cameras, as well as lens selection and settings for various editorial styles.
You’ll learn to work with ambient light, the golden hour, 5-in-1 reflectors, bounce techniques, and light metering to achieve professional results indoors and outdoors.