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Using an Analog Camera for Portraits, by Francesco Zizola

Using an Analog Camera for Portraits, by Francesco Zizola

Weekly picks from our Lab section

Discover high-end documentaries on successful photographers, tutorial videos in partnership with the NOOR Foundation, masterclasses with legends, history of photography, podcasts, and more. Inspire yourself with a first content curation on portraiture and documentary photography!

TUTORIAL

Using an Analog Camera for Portraits, by Francesco Zizola

A member of NOOR Images, Francesco Zizola has documented the world's major conflicts and their hidden crisis, focusing on the social and humanitarian issues that define life in the developing world as well as in western countries. In this 4-chapter course, he will give you his advice on how to take portraits with an analog camera, and you will follow his steps in the neighborhood of Garbatella, in Rome, Italy.

MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with Andrea Modica

Andrea Modica’s images are made with a large 8X10” camera and appear in major magazines and museums. In this video, she tells her philosophy of portraiture and shows the platinum printing.

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TUTORIAL

Night Reportage with Natural Light, by Sanne de Wilde

In this 4-chapter course, Sanne De Wilde, a member of NOOR Images, will give you her advice on taking photos in the street by night, at a religious festival in Puglia, Italy.

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COURSE

A History of Documentary Photography

The peculiar thing about documentary photography is that, since the inception of the medium, documenting has been the very purpose of photography as a whole. Historian Guillaume Blanc takes an in-depth look at what many consider to be the nobility of photography.

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ADVICE

What You Need to Start Your Career as a Visual Artist

In this article, photographer and educator Gaia Squarci gives her precious advice and tells about her various experiences to get you started in an artistic career.

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ADVICE

How to Edit a Documentary Photo Story

Editing can be the hardest and most frustrating process involved in working on a photo project, but ultimately it’s the very moment the story, the atmosphere and the message you intend to convey take shape.

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