Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram

A course by Alba Duque , Photographer and Content Creator

Photographer and Content Creator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2018

Learn how to capture natural-looking images and achieve professional results with minimal resources

94% positive reviews (31)
731 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Learn how to capture natural-looking images and achieve professional results with minimal resources

If unveiling the story of your subject is what you enjoy most when taking portraits, Alba Duque has all the tricks and secrets you need to make your model’s personality shine through. As a professional photographer in love with a spontaneous, out of focus style, she unites her two passions in lifestyle photography, revealing the intricacies of what makes each person unique.

In this course, learn fashion and lifestyle photography with minimal resources and equipment. Alba shows you how to use very little to capture the voice and story of your subject. All you need is the camera on your phone, some natural light, and an Instagram account.

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What will you learn in this online course?

15 lessons & 23 downloads

What will we do in this course?
2 minutes, 27 seconds
Some good examples
7 minutes, 18 seconds
The team
8 minutes, 2 seconds
Wide shot
5 minutes, 34 seconds
  • 94% positive reviews (31)
  • 731 students
  • 15 lessons (2h 0m)
  • 23 additional resources (6 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

What is this course's project?

Carry out a lifestyle photoshoot using your phone, preparing, shooting, and editing, and preparing your photos to share on Instagram.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

For anyone who wants to take photos for their Instagram account, especially those who want to show off their model’s personality or experiment with creating lifestyle content for a fashion brand.

Requirements and materials

To take this course, no previous knowledge or large equipment is needed. You just need a camera phone to shoot and edit your photos.


Reviews

731 Students
31 Reviews
94% Positive ratings

Alba Duque

A course by Alba Duque

Teacher Plus
Photographer and Content Creator

Alba Duque’s passion for photography began while studying Fine Arts at the Universidad de Barcelona. She then went on to study photography at the Escuela Internacional de Fotografía Grisart, focusing on portraiture as a way to discover people through her lens.

Currently, she works as a freelancer for different brands and publishing houses, teaching photography from time to time and creating images for her personal Instagram account. Her goal when creating a portrait is to find what makes each person unique.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do in this course?
  • U2

    Preparation

    • Some good examples
    • Brand research and creation of key concepts
    • Search for references and creation of mood boards
    • The team
  • U3

    Production

    • Wide shot
    • Inspirational photo
    • Portrait
    • Still life
    • Self portrait
  • U4

    Photo selection, editing and feed creation

    • Photo selection
    • Editing with Snapseed
    • Posts and Stories
  • FP

    Final project

    • Professional Lifestyle Photography with Your Phone

What to expect from a Domestika course

  • 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.

  • Learn from the best professionals

    Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.

  • 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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    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.

  • 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.

  • 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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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.

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Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram. Photography, and Video course by Alba Duque

Lifestyle Photography: From Your Phone to Instagram

A course by Alba Duque
Photographer and Content Creator. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2018
  • 94% positive reviews (31)
  • 731 students