Outdoor Portrait Photography for Instagram
Exposure and natural light
A course by Helena Palau Arvizu, Photographer and Videographer
Joined July 2016
About the video: Exposure and natural light
Overview
“It makes sense that in the first lesson we consider the most important element in a photograph: light. Here you will learn how to correctly expose a photograph.”
In this video lesson Helena Palau Arvizu addresses the topic: Exposure and natural light, which is part of the Domestika online course: Outdoor Portrait Photography for Instagram. Create photographic routes and learn to direct models anywhere in the world .
Partial transcription of the video
“Exposure and natural light Now it's time to go out on the street and start with the first lesson on exposure and natural light. Let's see what the exhibition is. It is the amount of light that the sensor receives so that an image is formed. The sensor is like a camera film. As photographers we must learn to regulate the amount of light entering the camera lens with three parameters. The three parameters are: aperture, shutter speed and ISO. The diaphragm aperture is located on the lens. It is a wheel that opens and closes like the iris of an eye. The more open, the more light enters, and th...”
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Course summary for: Outdoor Portrait Photography for Instagram
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Digital Photography, Instagram Marketing, Instagram Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Mobile Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Social Media

Helena Palau Arvizu
A course by Helena Palau Arvizu
Passionate about the audiovisual world from a young age, Helena Palau studied audiovisual communication at the Universitat Autònomo de Barcelona, later specializing in advertising photography and videography. Her work is aimed at shedding light on social inequality, the climate crisis, and feminism.
Throughout her career, she's created content for brands and companies worldwide, including Planeta, Adobe, Oysho, Brava, 51Trips, Miki Travel Asia, Sea2See, and the NGO Petits Detalls. She has been sharing her experiences with her 65K Instagram followers since 2018 and is currently well-known on TikTok not only for her videos with exciting optical effects and transitions, but also her humor. Additionally, she is author of the book Supongamos que viajo sola, published by Arpa Editores.
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