Analog Flash Photography for Expressive Portraits
A course by Maya Fuhr , Artist and Analog Photographer
Learn how to interact with your subject and explore film photography techniques with color, texture, and depth
Learn how to interact with your subject and explore film photography techniques with color, texture, and depth
Part of the magic in analog photography is the mystery of what an image looks like until it is developed. For award-winning photographer Maya Fuhr, that part of the process allows her to become more in touch with her subjects, resulting in striking, intimate photos. Maya has collaborated with fashion brands like Chanel, Miu Miu, and Iris Van Herpen.
In this online course, Maya shows you how to use an analog camera with flash to take eye-catching portrait photographs. From learning to interact with your subject to exploring analog camera techniques, discover how to create distinct images that express your creative style.
What will you learn in this online course?
11 lessons & 11 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (6)
- 475 students
- 11 lessons (2h 2m)
- 11 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Carry out a photoshoot using an analog camera with flash and one entire roll of film by shooting their subject close-up, wide, and a detail shot.
Who is this online course for?
This course is for photographers of all levels, from professionals to hobbyist, who want to explore the world of shooting in analog with film and flash.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary.
All you need is a film camera with flash. If you choose to edit your images, you also need access to a computer with editing software like Adobe Photoshop or similar.
Reviews
Maya Fuhr is a Canadian photographer who has worked in fashion, music and advertising for the past decade. She started out doing photoshoots with her friends and sharing photo diaries of her personal work with magazines like Vice, Oyster Magazine, and Dazed, discovering her voice and building her portfolio along the way.
Her work has been featured on several magazine covers including King Kong Magazine, Fräulein Magazine, Editorial Magazine, The Fader Magazine, Dauphine Magazine, and Intersection Magazine. Maya has collaborated with brands like American Apparel, Miu Miu, and Chanel, and with musicians like Metro Boomin, Orville Peck, 6lack, and Mac Demarco.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preparing for Your Shoot
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Casting Your Subject
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Choosing Your Background or Location
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Choosing Your Camera and Film
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U3
Time to Shoot!
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Loading Your Film and Setting up Your Camera
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Shooting Your Subject
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Double Exposure and Rewinding Your Film
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U4
Colour Correction
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The Selection Process
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Editing Your Selects
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Posting on Social Media
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FP
Final project
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Analog Flash Photography for Expressive Portraits
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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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alessio_ma
Buon corso, per il momento mi soddisfa.
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nicholasdcelano
PlusI really enjoy all the lessons, especially the one about the flash setting up! Thank you so much Maya!
mathiassandvig
I really enjoy Maya's visual style and her personality. However, the class was not very useful to me personally. There were some technical aspects that Maya presented incorrectly. To name one, not all medium format film cameras produce square frames. But the thing I had hoped most to learn from Maya never came up, namely how to sync flash with film cameras, how to set the flash correctly and how to meter the flash with a light meter combined with ambient light. The course was too superficial.
vivien_l
PlusI was really pumped when I found that Maya Fuhr has done a Domestika Course since I really love her style. Analog Photography can be intimidating at first, but watching this course helps you to understand how easy and also how cheap it actually can be.
This Course is really low key, fast and straight forward which I really liked.
bb.bomfim
The course is nice and the teacher is very kind but it’s really for very beginners. It’s more an overview of her practice than teaching. Nice to watch though.