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Pedro Vidal

Pedro Vidal

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Portrait and documentary photographer of Brazilian origin, born in 1986 and based in Barcelona, Spain. He has a bachelor's degree in International Relations and postgraduate studies in photography, which provides an analytical and humanistic dimension to his work. His work has been published in prestigious media such as National Geographic Brasil and El Periódico, and he has participated in festivals such as the Photogenic Festival of Barcelona, establishing himself as a relevant voice in contemporary photography. His YouTube channel focuses on the dissemination of photographic culture, analyzing the visual language and narrative of great masters. In addition to his work as a teacher, Pedro specializes in dance and portrait photography, working with artists from various companies such as the Barcelona Ballet. His pedagogical approach seeks for his students and followers not only to learn how to use the camera, but also to develop a critical and personal view of the reality they capture.

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This is how Lightroom (and others) secretly turn your photos into AI

Published: Oct 13, 2026 · Duration: 25 min 2 sec · 7.3K views

You don't expect that by clicking something in your editing software, in Lightroom, Photoshop or any other, your photograph would stop being what you captured with the camera and become an image generated by artificial intelligence? That is exactly what is happening with certain resources we use. With the promise of improving resolution, removing noise and others, the software takes the liberty of recreating…

From single photos to a story | Photographic Narrative pt3

Published: Oct 5, 2026 · Duration: 22 min 54 sec · 8K views

We found a subject that motivates us to photograph and decided to explore it. Soon we are faced with the challenge of really transmitting the essentials about what we like. How to do it? What is the fundamental thing to tell, narrate a story?

17 Lessons learned by living

Published: Oct 1, 2026 · Duration: 33 min 36 sec · 6.4K views

The other day I came across my photographic notes and I realized that a lot of what was there were lessons that have really changed me, first as a photographer but also as a person. Today I want to share here these lessons and reflections, some very simple, others difficult to accept, that have truly made me understand and experience photography from a fuller, more interested and more alive place.…

Photography, Ego and Human Trophies: Innocence or cowardice with the camera in hand.

Published: Sep 28, 2026 · Duration: 43 min 28 sec · 15K views

How many times have you seen a scene that caused you indignation and photographed it? If you are like me, many. But how to make this photo about the photographed and the trap of voyeurism?

Practical Rules for Objective Photography

Published: Sep 17, 2026 · Duration: 18 min 15 sec · 9.8K views

What things about the camera have marked your learning? In photography it is necessary to point out and reinforce those things that we know will put us in a safer place when we are with the camera in hand. There is no secret, the objective is to uncomplicate life, to make the act of photographing direct and objective.

What weighs more in Street Photography?

Published: Sep 14, 2026 · Duration: 11 min 26 sec · 7.8K views

Street photography is a world in itself. There are so many ways to explore it, so many visions to develop, but there are also certain things that are part of its soul and that we cannot forget. Doing street photography has specificities that we have to take into account and thus think about the crucial aspects of “Photography” but above all of “the street”.

How to build a Photographic story - pt2

Published: Sep 10, 2026 · Duration: 21 min 54 sec · 7.8K views

Telling stories with photography, being able to develop a narrative with the camera is a challenging challenge. One of the biggest obstacles we encounter is how to address this challenge (or lack of). Today we are going to explore the structures and methods we have to build and give order to our photographs and leave isolated images for coherent photographs.

Cuando la Composición arruina la Fotografía

Published: Sep 4, 2026 · Duration: 27 min 4 sec · 11K views

Composition is an essential tool, but overthinking it can stifle spontaneity and emotion. An exploration of how to keep composition in service of visual expression rather than rigid rules.

El abismo entre un Fotógrafo y alguien con una Cámara

Published: Aug 31, 2026 · Duration: 17 min 53 sec · 22K views

The photographic journey requires distinguishing between merely accumulating gear and developing an authentic visual voice. An exploration of the gap between pressing a shutter and crafting intentional imagery.

Are they good photos or are they just pretty?

Published: Aug 24, 2026 · Duration: 46 min 35 sec · 11K views

Today we are finally going to take the photos from the camera. We are going to analyze your projects and photographic portfolios. The intention here is, based on your kind volunteers, to think and rethink our photography.

The Art of Communicating with Photography

Published: Aug 17, 2026 · Duration: 25 min 18 sec · 46K views

When you look at photographs it is like entering a journey, each one will enjoy this path in a different way but there is an intention of destination. How do we build this intention? How do we make this trip interesting?

Does your work resist the gaze of your reference?

Published: Aug 13, 2026 · Duration: 17 min 42 sec · 2.9K views

What would your reference see if they looked at your photograph today? I'm not referring to a specific photo, but to your entire career. To the decisions you have made, to the paths you have taken and those you have avoided.

Bursts: Shooting with Intelligence

Published: Aug 10, 2026 · Duration: 16 min 40 sec · 2.2K views

After the hype of cameras with hundreds of shots per second, one begins to wonder: What real benefits can I obtain with bursts in photography? Many people lose control when shooting with bursts and photography becomes a game of chance, where the camera is an uncontrolled animal. Photographing with bursts is a very powerful resource, as long as we manage to act with…

Better than new: 5 Unbeatable Cameras for €500

Published: Aug 4, 2026 · Duration: 16 min 6 sec · 31K views

All the cameras I am going to recommend cost thousands of euros and were their top of the range. Why don't we appreciate them more? Because they need to sell more new cameras every year.

Bruce Davidson: The greatness of the irrelevant

Published: Jul 30, 2026 · Duration: 14 min 31 sec · 2.6K views

What right does a photographer have to invade people's routines? With or without the camera? In this video we are going to talk about how Davidson transformed what many would consider "simple things" or even irrelevant into a monumental testimony about the human condition.

The Photographer Who Knows How to Walk Alone

Published: Jul 27, 2026 · Duration: 13 min 43 sec · 2.9K views

Photography is a solitary activity, only you see what happens inside the viewfinder. And although it is interesting to be able to share the act of photographing, we have to admit that most of what we do that is interesting is a result of our loneliness. Today I want to think about this element beyond the camera and reflect on how loneliness should be an element not only exclusive to when we are photographing.

Composition in reality: When you let go the solution appears

Published: Jul 22, 2026 · Duration: 11 min 59 sec · 3.9K views

Composition in photography is always taken as something methodical when we compose to transmit something through the camera. Let's think about composition based on the intuition of the senses and thus understand that the rules are meant to be incorporated into the background. - Consider becoming a **channel member** and help this project continue to improve!

15 Years of Photography in 15 minutes

Published: Jul 16, 2026 · Duration: 27 min 53 sec · 3.7K views

We always learn with ups and downs. and It is important to share our experiences. Today I want to make some spontaneous comments about these 15 years that I have been a photographer.

From Sartre to Neruda: The gesture of Photographing and Reading

Published: Jul 13, 2026 · Duration: 11 min 59 sec · 3.9K views

What do you want from the photographs you take? This interest embedded in our images is constructed in many ways and one of them is through the habit of reading. It is not mere chance that reading and this intersection between writers and photographers is so present in our environment.

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