Conceptual Portrait Photography
Starting from the concept
A course by Veronica Cerna , Photographer
About the video: Starting from the concept
Overview
“Creating a concept implies an intuitive and a very rational part. In this lesson, I will tell you about my creative process, how I usually make a series of images from an initial idea. We will talk about the project that will be part of the session I will conduct for the course. I will give you advice on how to structure yours and we will see references from artists who have achieved very solid projects conceptually. ”
In this video lesson Veronica Cerna addresses the topic: Starting from the concept, which is part of the Domestika online course: Conceptual Portrait Photography. Explore your imagination and delve into lighting and post-production techniques to create conceptual photos.
Partial transcription of the video
“Starting from the concept Starting a project can come from a very clear and concrete idea, but it can also come from a feeling You don't know exactly how to represent her. Create a series of images It can be a process as intuitive as it is rational. Particularly, in my case, I dedicate myself to creating images because I have a hard time verbalizing what I want to say, Then I sincerely start an idea always from a very intuitive place. I have an impulse to create an image, I don't question it, I just do it. It is important to consider that in many parts of the process you will feel lost or l...”
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Course summary for: Conceptual Portrait Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Veronica Cerna
A course by Veronica Cerna
Verónica Cerna is a Peruvian-born photographer. She studied Audiovisual Communication at the University of Lima, she has a postgraduate degree in Photography from The International Center of Photography in New York, and specialization courses in portraits and experimental video in Buenos Aires.
In 2013, she co-founded BAF, a photographic and audiovisual studio dedicated to the creation of conceptual projects.
Her work has been recognized at the International Photography Awards, The Photo Phore, and published in magazines such as Musée Magazine, Shots Magazine, Better Photography, and Pecado Magazine.
She currently resides and works between Lima and New York.
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