The Photograph of Sin City from the Comic to the Screen (Spanish, Multisub)

Learn to illuminate, photograph and retouch photos with the Sin City aesthetic In this course, the photographer Rico Torres, will explain step by step how to recreate the visual style of Sin City in your photographs. You will learn lighting techniques, how to make a photo session with a model and professional post-production tricks.

Rico Torres is considered one of the 10 Best Still Pictures in Hollywood and is the author of most of the posters of Robert Rodríguez’s films such as Desperado, Spy Kids, Planet Terror, Predators or Machete Kills.

However, there is a before and after in his career after Sin City . A visual challenge in which he not only had to recreate the iconic B-movie black aesthetic that Rodríguez printed on the film, but also to be faithful to the high-contrast black and white images and sprinkled with colorful details of Frank’s comics Miller, feat that could be repeated in the second installment, Sin City 2: A Fatal Lady , released in 2014.

What will you learn in this online course? You will start getting to know Rico Torres a bit better, his professional career and the influences that have determined his work to later know the creative process behind the creation of a Sin City poster in the pre-production phase.

You will know what is the relationship between the photographer and the creative agency responsible for creating the concept. Then, during the photo session, Rico Torres will explain to you what is the necessary lighting equipment, cameras and lenses, how to interact with the model and the position of the lights and camera on the set.

Finally, you will enter the post-production phase, in which you will see the workflow to preview the images, software to convert RAW to TIFF formats and the photo retouching tricks with Photoshop to give the Sin City style to the photos.

What is this course’s project? At the end of the course, you will have a clear and concise idea of how to recreate the visual look of the Sin City posters. With what you have learned, you will have the confidence and the necessary tools to create your own studio photo sessions with this aesthetic.

Who is this online course for? The course is aimed at both amateur and professional photographers. The amateurs will learn step by step to recreate the visual style of Sin City posters, and professionals will be enriched by learning first-hand the creative and technical process of one of the best photographers in American cinema.

Requirements and materials It is advisable to have basic knowledge about photography and the use of lighting strobes. However, if you have no previous experience, do not worry, you can get many benefits from this course.

You will not need any material to learn and assimilate the technical and creative part of the course, but if you want to put in what you have learned, you will need a digital SLR camera with a zoom lens, four lighting strobes, a large space to mount the studio and a computer with Photoshop or a photo editing program installed.

01 – Who is Rico Torres 02 – Influences 03 – Valuing the work 04 – Budget 05 – Camera equipment 06 – Lighting equipment 07 – The effect of light 08 – Photoshoot 09 – Tricks 10 – Retouching Sin City 11 – Rack Focus effect 12 – The Photography of Sin City, from the comic to the screen The Photograph of Sin City from the Comic to the Screen_Subtitles.7z

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