Wedding Photography: Couples Session
Light in portraits
A course by Citlalli Rico , Professional Photographer
About the video: Light in portraits
Overview
“Now I will tell you about light, both natural and artificial, as well as the direction, quality and quality of the light that we normally work with when making portraits. You'll also see some examples of creative use in natural light.”
In this video lesson Citlalli Rico addresses the topic: Light in portraits, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wedding Photography: Couples Session. Learn techniques and creative resources to take professional photos of newlyweds in a matter of minutes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Light in portraits I already showed you the material I work with, now we will talk about light. Light is one of my greatest passions in photography because it helps me paint. I really like it and would like to share my knowledge on this. I think my biggest recommendation is that when you get into a situation, a scene, something to be photographed, take a good look at its light sources, identify it and all the information that I'm telling you I will explain it on screen, so let's see it. We will talk about the types of light with which we will work in wedding portrait sessions. It is very si...”
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Course summary for: Wedding Photography: Couples Session
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Areas
Documentary Photography, Photographic Composition, Photography, Portrait Photography

Citlalli Rico
A course by Citlalli Rico
Citlalli is a Mexican photographer devoted to telling stories of families on their wedding day. She started out as a wedding photographer in 2006, and with her sister Tamara, they have documented over 700 weddings to date. From 2010, she started teaching courses and conferences in Mexico, the United States, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. She was a member of the mentors’ team at the Foundation Workshop in Texas, Mexico, and Europe from 2012 to 2019 for 13 editions. She is also the founder of the MxColectivo community, alongside Daniel Aguilar.
She has received many awards from international photography associations such as Fearless Photographers, International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers, Inspiration Photographers, This is Reportage, and more.
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