Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary
A course by Daniella Benedetti , Intimacy and Fashion Photographer
Joined May 2019
Explore aspects of your identity by photographing yourself in everyday situations and visually capturing your innermost feelings
Explore aspects of your identity by photographing yourself in everyday situations and visually capturing your innermost feelings
Joined May 2019
Weave personal stories and show your innermost identity through a series of photographic self-portraits. Join Daniella Benedetti, everyday life and fashion photographer, as she accompanies you each step of the way.
In this Domestika course, learn how to take self-portraits in everyday situations as a means of expressing yourself through visual diaries. Discover the power of your images and the potential they have to reach out and connect with others.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 19 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (119)
- 3,682 students
- 15 lessons (2h 39m)
- 19 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe LightroomWhat is this course's project?
Create a series of personal photographs based on your private life to explore the different facets of your identity.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for lovers of the self-portrait genre, those who want to use intimate photography as a means of expression, and anyone who wants to learn how to create visual diaries.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, basic photography knowledge is essential.
As for materials, you need a camera and a computer with Lightroom.
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A course by Daniella Benedetti
Bogotá native Daniella Benedetti began her photography career on her travels around various European cities including Barcelona and Milan. It was in the latter that she started to use photography as a means of expression, producing her first self-portrait project ""Obsession in Progress,"" which was selected for exhibition at Fotomuseum Winterthur.
Photographing intimacy has always been her first love, and she's brought it into the world of fashion through her work with brands such as Adidas and Mercedes Salazar, as well as into the editorial world collaborating with magazines like Billboard and Vice.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Inspiration
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Different paths for a project
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Five key questions to think about your project
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How to create a mood board for the project
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Materials
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U3
How to carry out your self-portraits?
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From praise to trial and error: recursion
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Self-portrait shooting: keys
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Self portrait shooting: how to include another person in your photo
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U4
The final touch your image needs
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Image selection 1
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Image selection 2
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Basic development in Lightroom 1
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Basic development in Lightroom 2
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Manual intervention of the image
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Storytelling and personal life
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FP
Final project
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Self-Portrait as a Personal Diary
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
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paolaprg704
Ya lo compre hace como un 1 año y volver a verla como 5 veces me da tanta inspiración, desde la explicación, el mensaje y cómo lo transmite es la piedra angular de este curso. Bellísimo este curso, me ayudó mucho con mi carrera de Fotografía :D
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jordanasoto
Me está gustando bastante, buenos tips, muy inspirador, lo recomiendo!
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taniamoreno
PlusEl curso está bieno. Explica muy bien y he sacado buenas ideas.
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a.bart.ber
Recomendable. Entretenido. Me ha gustado
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karine.limaverde
Conteúdo interessante e sensível ao mesmo tempo que se mostra prático e objetivo. A todo momento somos convidados a mergulhar em nossas próprias imagens através das imagens apresentadas por ela. Um prisma. Ela consegue alinhar beleza e autenticidade, desarmar-se diante da imperfeição, em uma experiência ao mesmo tempo visceral e estética! Inspiração!
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