Fine Art Conceptual Photography from Shoot through Post-Processing

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BELLA KOTAK

10:21:43

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01 - Class Introduction.mp4

04:46

02 - Artistic Vision And Inspiration.mp4

17:05

03 - Personal Projects.mp4

18:59

04 - Creative Motivation And Defining Your Story.mp4

15:14

05 - Organizing Your Inspiration.mp4

16:26

06 - Building A Character.mp4

03:19

07 - Creating Wardrobe And Props.mp4

33:58

08 - Location Scouting.mp4

12:54

09 - Resourcing A Team.mp4

17:51

10 - Working With Talent.mp4

06:38

11 - Building Community.mp4

05:06

12 - Scouting Location Pros And Cons.mp4

11:29

13 - Camera Gear And Modifiers.mp4

10:03

14 - Shoot Set Up And Styling.mp4

11:33

15 - Test Shots With Model.mp4

06:04

16 - Location Shoot Model In Red Azaleas.mp4

26:04

17 - Location Shoot Composite Pieces.mp4

16:34

18 - Plates Extending The Scene.mp4

07:11

19 - Set Concept And Design Overview.mp4

08:30

20 - Demo Equipment Overview.mp4

04:38

21 - Shoot Set Up.mp4

08:12

22 - Shoot Test Shots.mp4

15:07

23 - Shoot Standing Against Flower Wall.mp4

06:46

24 - Composite Pieces Hair.mp4

05:30

25 - Shoot Overhead On Flower Wall.mp4

22:22

26 - Adjusting Images With Composite Shots.mp4

07:24

27 - Color Theory.mp4

11:40

28 - Capture One Image Selection And Color Toning.mp4

19:41

29 - Moving From Capture One To Photoshop.mp4

17:01

30 - Compositing Hair.mp4

15:51

31 - Healing Brush.mp4

06:42

32 - Dodge And Burn Tool.mp4

08:13

33 - Liquify Tool.mp4

12:01

34 - Adjustment Layers Of Color Toning.mp4

35:04

35 - Blending Modes.mp4

10:43

36 - Channels And Channel Mixer.mp4

05:15

37 - Selects For In Studio Image.mp4

08:56

38 - Compositing Background.mp4

13:58

39 - Compositing Additional Elements.mp4

09:49

40 - Gradient Maps.mp4

15:50

41 - Color Toning With Controlled Light.mp4

21:31

42 - Adjust Skin Tones.mp4

17:27

43 - Retouching Skin.mp4

17:12

44 - Spot Healing Brush.mp4

06:11

45 - Clone Brush.mp4

03:47

46 - Dodge And Burn.mp4

18:48

47 - Sharpening.mp4

10:41

48 - Critique.mp4

15:39

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Description

Understand color, locations and lighting to make your vision come to life

It’s one thing to have a creative imagination but bringing your visions to life requires a specific skillset. You need to understand the technical challenges facing you to move from concept to planning production and finalizing your image. The amazingly talented duo of Bella Kotak and Pratik Naik will walk through every detail to creating your conceptual vision. Bella will help you understand how to evaluate locations and environment, pose your model, see color in a new way, and create beautiful props on a budget. Pratik will share his vast knowledge of color theory, color toning, and compositing images to streamline your retouching workflow. This class will offer an in-depth look at creative production and retouching process.

You’ll learn:

How to concept and develop a scene
Color theory and how it applies in camera and in post production
Location practices to guide your eye toward beauty in common environments
Communication tactics for collaborating with other artists
Lighting techniques for composite images and fine art portraits
Basic retouching of an image
Color toning techniques in Capture One
Compositing techniques for bringing an image together

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Photoshop Retouching

Digital Photography

BELLA KOTAK

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Bella Kotak is a fine art, fashion and portrait photographer based in Oxford and London, England. She is also co-founder of Fine Art Actions with her retouching partner Pratik Naik. Inspired by fairytales, nature and strong feminine characters Bella's pictures lift the veil of the overlooked and reminds us that there's magic in the most ordinary of spaces. Her work has been featured in magazines and on online platforms around the world. Bella is an ambassador for Phase One, SmugMug, and Vanguard.