Photograph Portrait for Beginners
Light direction
A course by Marcela Cerbon , Photographer
About the video: Light direction
Overview
“We will recognize the types of light and how they influence the person we are portraying and the aesthetics we want to achieve.”
In this video lesson Marcela Cerbon addresses the topic: Light direction, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photograph Portrait for Beginners. Capture someone's essence in a natural and spontaneous portrait.
Partial transcription of the video
“UNIT III LESSON 1 light direction The most important element in any photograph is light. I will talk about the types of light we can work with. I want to start with the soft light, it is the ideal to start photographing because you don't have to worry about the issue of shadows, contrasts, etc. Soft light usually evokes more subtle feelings and conveys a lot of peace. I want to show you some examples to make the concept clearer. As we can see, when we work with soft light, which is this light of cloudy days, which is this light of sunsets, normally it brings us very subtle shadows, which al...”
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Course summary for: Photograph Portrait for Beginners
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Digital Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography
Marcela Cerbon
A course by Marcela Cerbon
Marcela's specialty is to portray people, make them feel comfortable to the point that they forget they are being portrayed; Only then can he capture his essence.
With more than 10 years working professionally in photography, he has covered major events such as Prince Charles's visit to Mexico, the Cannes Festival and fashion events, both on the catwalk and on backstage , in Mexico and U.S. In addition, he has made editorial photography for Vogue Mexico, Harper's Bazaar Mexico, Who, Magazine 192 and Hello! Spain.
He is currently primarily engaged in editorial photography and his portrait blog.
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