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Photography / Portrait / Staging

Liberty

Omar Victor Diop
2016Photography · Omar Victor Diop

Green uniforms and red caps repeat around a face turned towards the viewer, above yellow flowers. In Liberty, Omar Victor Diop stages a chronology of Black protest. This photograph from the official gallery combines repeated figures, contrasting colours and a direct gaze.

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A guide to exploring this craft

Learning guide

Ideas for practice

This breakdown is a Framely learning notes based on type of work and discipline. It does not claim to describe the exact steps followed on this project when the artist has not published them.

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01

Concept & location

Define the idea, the location, the subject, the light and what is to be constructed or actually captured.

02

Lighting & production

Prepare equipment, timing, subject direction and lighting strategy before shooting.

03

Capture

Photograph with sufficient exposure, perspective and continuity to maintain a credible image.

04

Retouching & color

Assemble or clean if necessary, then unify contrast, material, grain and color without losing photographic logic.

To practice this type of work

Tools & skills to explore

These are typical learning tracks for this discipline, not a statement about the exact software used for this project.

CameraLightingCapture One / LightroomPhotoshopCompositionExposureLightingRetouchColor

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Getting into practice

Original source

Framely helps understand and navigate. Visuals, full credits and reference production information remain those published by the artist or official source.

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