Conceptual Portrait Photography

How to brighten the body

A course by Veronica Cerna , Photographer

Photographer. Lima District, Peru.
Joined July 2019
100% positive reviews (23)
458 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: How to brighten the body

Overview

“Once the space is illuminated, we will focus on the lighting of our main element, the portrayed. In this lesson, you will see how our model's face is transformed and sculpted, depending on the angle at which you direct the light. ”

In this video lesson Veronica Cerna addresses the topic: How to brighten the body, 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

“How to brighten the body Once the space is illuminated, let's move on to illuminate our main element which in this case is the one portrayed. Obviously we have Sergio who is going to help us with the session. For me, the most important thing when lighting a portrait is to think about what element I want to highlight. It is very important that the body is the element that stands out and that is the first thing to which the gaze is directed of who observes the photo. There is no right way to illuminate the photo. For me the most important thing is to always look carefully how the shape of the...”

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Course summary for: Conceptual Portrait Photography

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (23)
  • 458 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 22m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Software

    Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography

Veronica Cerna

Veronica Cerna
A course by Veronica Cerna

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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.


  • 100% positive reviews (23)
  • 458 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 22m)
  • 7 additional resources (2 files)
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  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
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Conceptual Portrait Photography. Photography, and Video course by Veronica Cerna

Conceptual Portrait Photography

A course by Veronica Cerna
Photographer. Lima District, Peru.
Joined July 2019
  • 100% positive reviews (23)
  • 458 students