Intimate Photography Portraits
A course by Marta Mas Girones
, Portrait Photographer
Discover a new approach to taking portraits from an honest and intimate perspective
- Best seller Spanish with subtitles in English
- 92% positive reviews (609)
- 13024 students
Discover a new approach to taking portraits from an honest and intimate perspective
- 92% positive reviews (609)
- 13024 students
- 12 lessons (1h 33m)
- 7 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
One of the challenges a portrait photographer faces when they stand behind the camera is to make their subject's personality shine through and be the real focus of attention. Marta Mas Girones—known on Instagram as leentrelineas—achieves this by tapping into a more intimate approach, with her own style that aims to explain the most honest truths of those in front of the camera.
In this course, experience and live Marta's photography to discover your own style by taking a series of photographs. Learn how a shoot works, from the initial contact with the models and directing them, to the choice of location, materials, light, and postproduction.

What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Get ready
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U3U3. Let's do it
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U4U4. Editing
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FPFP Final project
Start by getting to know Marta, where she comes from, and a little more about her professional background. She tells you about some of her biggest influences, which she calls "incendiaries" because they have been the spark that ignited her creative flame.
Before starting your shoot, Marta equips you with some tools to build a connection with your model and help you develop the concept of your photoshoot.
Find out how to choose a location depending on your desired outcome, taking into account how light enters each space and at different times of day as well as seasons. See how to take advantage of a space that, at first glance, doesn't seem attractive.
Marta gives you a detailed overview of the equipment she uses in each situation, starting with the camera and going through each of her objectives, which vary depending on whether she’s capturing a person, a group, or photos of events.
Now it's time to get to work! Begin your session by working with natural light indoors, starting with how to manage natural light from a window. Marta gives you some tools to unlock its full potential.
Learn to manage an interior space, deciding which elements work for the shoot and which to set aside so that the model and the space have a balanced role.
Discover some tools and everyday items that you can use to make your scenes more artistic, such as direct light or reflective items. This helps you add a special touch to your photographs.
Upload your images to Lightroom, where Marta shows you some editing tips to give your images a professional finish, then discover some ways to spread and show your work to get your name out there.
What is this course's project?
Make your own series of photographic portraits that stand out and tell your own unique story.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone with a curious, artistic mind and the desire to take portrait photos.
Requirements and materials
You need basic knowledge of photography, a camera, and a computer installed with an image manipulation software like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, or similar.

Reviews

A course by Marta Mas Girones
Marta Mas was born in Barcelona and although her background is in philosophy, she has turned her love for photography into a career. Her portfolio contains a wide range of different clients, including actors and actresses, musicians, jewelry brands, and theaters.
Marta manages to capture the most personal side of her subjects through the portrait, which she explains is about "something in the way they look, maybe understanding them, anything that's more genuine than the armor with which we present ourselves to the world". With her style and ideas, she seeks a more human approach to photography that starts with care, seeing as the most honest truths can only be explained by those who don't judge.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course
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U2
Get ready
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The conversation
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The location
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The team
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U3
Let's do it
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Working with natural light in Interior: windows
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Working with natural light in Interior: space
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Working with natural light in Interior: elements
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U4
Editing
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Editing with Lightroom
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Selection
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Get moving!
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FP
Final project
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Intimate and artistic portrait
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marmarcelo94
Muy buen curso, y muy recomendable!
Es una de mis fotógrafas favoritas y en este curso consigue hacerte sentir capaz de que puedes llegar a realizar una fotografía tan increíble como la suya.
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jesuisjerem
Le cours est très intéressant même si on aimerait parfois que la photographe détaille ses choix (composition, édition, colorimetrie) de façon plus approfondie. Il est malheureusement un peu difficile à suivre si on ne maîtrise que moyennement l’espagnol car le diction est rapide et impose des retours en arrière pour pouvoir tout suivre.
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leothon
El curso es perfecto y fácil de consumir, además de que te ayuda a ver ciertos aspectos que como fotógrafos a veces pasamos por alto al tratar con los modelos, además creo que es un curso excelente para que analices los parámetros en posproducción que definirán tu estilo como fotógrafo.
¡Lo recomiendo ampliamente y espero ver algún otro curso de Marta!
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Velvet Rabbit
El curso es muy sencillo y hermoso. Va mucho más dirigido a personas que tienen casi nada de experiencia en esto. Así que si ya has hecho alguna vez una sesión de fotos, o ya has hecho retratos, este curso no va a ser de mucha utilidad. Hay muchos tips muy buenos que me gustaron, sobretodo en la parte en la que se habla de cómo conectar con la persona a la que estás retratando. Si buscas un curso con muchos detalles técnicos, este no es.
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laripazos
Muy buen curso!
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