Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits

Find your creative voice and enhance your portfolio by learning to plan and carry out emotionally-engaged photoshoots in an intimate setting

• Introduction
• The Importance of Research and Connection
• Capturing the Photos
• Editing and Sharing Your Work
• Final project

“Entering people's lives and capturing their most private moments, requires not only a great deal of respect but also a sense of empathy and a genuine interest in human beings.”

Her sensitive approach to photography has seen Matilde Viegas collaborate with clients like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Monocle, Konfekt, and The Guardian.

In this online course, she teaches you how to develop and carry out an emotionally-engaged photoshoot in a real location. Follow Matilde’s step-by-step process for capturing and editing a series of intimate portraits, paying special attention to how you represent and collaborate with your subjects. Capture the emotions behind the lens to create authentic images.

• About Me
• Influences
• About Photography and Intimacy: Finding Your Voice
• How to Start a Personal Project
• Research: Understanding Your Theme
• Empathy and the Power of a Camera
• Film vs. Digital
• Getting to Know Your Sitters
• Understanding the Place
• The Photoshoot
• Editing the Pictures 1
• Editing the Pictures 2
• Sequencing to Tell a Story
• Freelancing Tips and How to Promote Yourself
• Intimate Photography: Capture Emotive Portraits