Self-Portraiture: Exploring Intimate Personal Narratives
KC Nwakalor, Documentary Photographer & Producer
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Introduction
2:35
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Project
2:52
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Why Self Portraiture?
4:52
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Themes
5:11
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Concepts
4:49
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Planning Your Shoot
4:58
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Shooting Tips
4:43
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Showing Your Work
2:17
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Conclusion
2:24
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Sobre este curso
Self-portraiture is a powerful tool for telling personal stories. In this class, you’ll learn how to create intimate, emotionally charged self-portraits that dig deeper than surface-level beauty, capturing the raw essence of your experiences, struggles, and emotions. Using my recent project, Screen Hysteria, as a case study, I will guide students through my creative process, from concept to execution.
Students will learn:
- How to conceptualise a self-portrait project around a personal theme that matters to you
- How to use light, composition, and mood to enhance storytelling
- Techniques for shooting self-portraits
- How to overcome self-consciousness and create raw images that feel truly authentic
- How to edit and sequence images to form a compelling visual narrative
By the end of this class, students will have created their own self-portrait series reflecting a personal theme of their choice.
Why This Class Stands Out
- It teaches personal and conceptual self-portraiture rather than just technical skills.
- Uses my project, Screen Hysteria, as a real-world case study for storytelling.
- Encourages students to explore vulnerability and authenticity in their work.
- Focuses on practical techniques that can be done with minimal equipment.
- Includes a structured final project to encourage active participation.
Ready to turn the lens on yourself and tell the story only you can? Join me.
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KC Nwakalor is a Documentary Photographer, Producer & Educator based between Manchester, UK and Abuja, Nigeria. He has worked extensively across West Africa, and through his work, he humanizes real socioeconomic, health and environmental issues within Africa and the African diaspora.
He has been commissioned by notable International publications and Organizations like The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, CNN, Le Monde, USAID, UNICEF, World Food Programme (WFP), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Adobe, Seplat Energy, OSIWA, OXFAM, Global Citizen, NPR, Rest of World, Open Government Partnership, Sightsavers, Mines Advisory Group (MAG), International Rescue Committee (IRC), Amnesty International, ... Visualizar o perfil completo
Projeto prático de curso
Create a 3–5 image self-portrait series exploring a personal theme.
Project Steps:
- Choose a theme that is personal to you.
- Plan your shots and decide on the mood, composition, and lighting.
- Shoot your self-portraits using the techniques learned.
- Edit and sequence your images to create a cohesive visual story.
- Upload your final series to the project gallery and write a short caption explaining your concept.
Materials You’ll Need for the Class
- Camera (Smartphone, DSLR, or Mirrorless)
- Tripod (Recommended but not essential)
- Light Source (Natural light or simple artificial lighting)
- Editing Software (Lightroom, Photoshop, or free mobile apps)
- Notebook or digital document for concept planning
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