Join Forough Yavari At The Photography & Video Show 2024

Salvation. Image Credit: Forough Yavari

In my first workshop titled: ‘The Art of Illumination: Bringing Your Vision to Life – A Fine Art Portraiture Workshop’, I’ll show the audience how to bring their artistic vision to life by creating fine art portraits using creative lighting. During the workshop, the audience will discover the advantages of using a mood board to brainstorm with their creative team for projects. I’ll also share my techniques on how I make outfits like a designer and discuss different types of lights and modifiers to create dramatic lighting setups for our images. Using studio lighting, I’ll demonstrate how to tell a story or convey a message in our images, paying attention to the smallest details to refine our final image.

By the end of the workshop, the audience will be encouraged to take the next step and create their own beautiful fine art portraits, bringing their visions to life. 

• Creating outfit like designers
• Art of posing
• Understanding the qualities of different types of lights and modifiers
• Using studio lighting to tell a story or convey a message in your images.
• Creating dramatic lighting setups for fine art portraits from one to three lights
• Attention to details and refining your final image.

I lost my Salvation. Image Credit: Forough Yavari

During the second day seminar ‘Fine art portraiture, from concept to execution’, I will take the audience through the various stages of producing a Fine Art Portraiture. Beginning with the inspiration phase, I will explain how I develop the concept and translate it into a visual representation. By analysing some of my award-winning images, I will also share tips on how to create images that are comprehensible to judges and audiences from different cultures and backgrounds. This will include the use of universal symbols and visual vocabularies to ensure that the images are relatable to a broader audience.

I will also discuss how to achieve a visual and emotional impact in storytelling by using unique techniques in lighting setups, posing, props, and post-production. By sharing my approach to the final image, the audience will be able to understand how to convey their stories through photography while also appealing to the senses.

Lily of the valley. Image Credit: Forough Yavari

Attendees can expect to leave the class with the following takeaways:

• A comprehensive understanding of the steps involved in creating a fine-art portrait.
• Tips for making images readable for diverse audiences
• Insights into achieving a visual and emotional impact
• Where to look to find ideas and inspiration for your concepts
• How to visualise your concepts and leave a lasting impact.

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