Wedding Photography: Couples Session
Shooting and direction of the couple (artificial light)
A course by Citlalli Rico , Professional Photographer
About the video: Shooting and direction of the couple (artificial light)
Overview
“To finish the shooting, you will see how I use artificial light complementing the natural light of the location. It takes a little time to prepare the artificial light but you get unique results and generate more images for your clients. ”
In this video lesson Citlalli Rico addresses the topic: Shooting and direction of the couple (artificial light), 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
“Shooting and direction of the couple (artificial light) To finish this lesson I will show you examples how to use artificial light to generate different or new spaces because all the light we used so far was natural light. As you can see, here we have a tripod mounted flash. If they bring a lighting assistant, the assistant can do it, but it is a little easier with a tripod. I'll flash the flash at the wall with the intention of generating a kind of backlight. I will put a blue gel because the couple like that color and because almost everything we have done today was in warm tones, then pu...”
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Course summary for: Wedding Photography: Couples Session
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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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