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The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography

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Overview

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Learn how to use photography to delve into your thoughts and feelings
  • Introduction
  • Preparation
  • Practicing and Examining: Technique, Posing, Light and Composition
  • Shooting a Self-Portrait
  • Post-Production - How to Select and Edit Your Photos
  • Final project
Our most reliable source of creative inspiration comes from within. So when a photographer becomes the subject, a more challenging, introspective form of expression takes place. Self-portrait artist Laura Zalenga claims to have learned everything she knows about photography through this artform. What began as a way to experiment with different techniques and explore her emotions quickly became a full time career for Laura, with clients like Adobe, Disney, and Sony relying on her expertise to communicate a visual message.

In this course, Laura Zalenga takes you on an intimate journey of self-discovery and experimentation through the art of self-portrait photography. See how to develop a strong concept, find unique outdoor locations, and use natural light creatively. She shows you her process, from the initial idea to final editing techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop, by creating a self-portrait that tells a captivating story.

Syllabus

  • About Me & Self-Portrait
  • Influences
  • What We Will Do in the Course?
  • Where to Find Inspiration
  • Two Ways of Finding Your Concept or How I Found the Concept for 6 of My Portfolio Images
  • Scouting Locations
  • My Equipment
  • Practice Self-Portrait Technique
  • Practice Posing
  • Examine Lighting
  • Examine Composition, Crop, and Ratio
  • Setting Up the Location
  • Test Photos - “Trial and Error”
  • The Final Photos
  • Lightroom - Selecting Images
  • Lightroom - Basic Editing: Game of Trial and Error
  • Photoshop - Final Touches 1
  • Photoshop - Final Touches 2
  • The Art of Self-Portraits: Expressing Yourself through Photography

Taught by

Laura Zalenga

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