Photography Class: How to Help You Take Better Portraits

A New Approach to Portrait Photography, Get Confident Working With Models, Get the Best Out of the Light Around You

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Photography Class: How to Help You Take Better Portraits

What You Will Learn!

  • Learn how to shoot portraits in your own home in a classic way, utilising the space you’ve got
  • Utilising everyday equipment for your shoot
  • Introduction to basic styling techniques for portraits
  • How to interact with your model or sitter to get them comfortable and relaxed before your session starts
  • Communicating your Intentions / expectations and successfully managing that of your sitter’s
  • How to create the ideal set-up for a classic portrait
  • Learning how and when to use fill-in or reflected light
  • How to make sure that when you go on location, you bring the right amount of kit (equipment itinerary) and keep aware so you don’t forget anything when you pa l
  • Discover posing and being a confident director of y our model. Learn what good expressions and body positioning look like
  • You will learn the benefits and limitations of available light, both daylight and artificial light
  • Styling - patterns on clothing and their effect on your model’s appearance
  • Awareness of how model/sitter’s appearance is affected by a neutral background
  • Control of the set - learning how to manage your surroundings during your shoot
  • Understanding how to shoot with a shallow depth of field and recognising how it affects your image
  • Using a monitor during your shoot & sharing with your model - pros & cons
  • Getting friends or relatives to help you with your photo shoot - posing for portraits or helping you out on shoots
  • Ideas on how to create your own self portrait diary
  • Introduction to shooting professional headshots

Description

This Portrait Photography Course is a no-nonsense, uncomplicated introductory group of lectures that will give you the confidence and ability to start taking better portraits of friends, family, strangers and models straight away.

This course will take you from having little knowledge in photography to you taking advanced photos and having a better understanding of how to quickly produce better images with your camera or smart phone.

So what else is in it for you?

Downloadable worksheets accompany this course to help guide you along.  In no time you will go from a beginner to a more confident practicing photographer

This course has been created in a less formal way - It has a more natural, less structured format. Some find this approach less stressful. Chris has mentioned that he himself had prospered, in earlier days, when undertaking this type learning.


You’ll gain instant access to all 6 lectures. The course is setup to quickly immerse you into the practice of portrait photography.

If, by any chance you aren't happy with what I offer here, you will receive a full money back guarantee within the first 30 days of purchasing the course.

Here’s what you get with the course:

All at your fingertips instantly.

  • Learn through immediately seeing what goes into setting up and conducting a photo shoot with a dancer / model

  • Realising how to get the best from your sitter or model

  • Getting familiar with and learning a few general photographic terms

  • See like a camera by becoming aware of the different light available naturally

  • Learning how to use available & artificial light to take great portraits

  • Shooting a portrait on location

  • Choosing good spots within a location

  • Wardrobe choices

  • Interacting with your subject to make them comfortable and achieve the best results

  • Learning to recognise when you've captured the moment

  • Focus accuracy

  • Learning how to pose in front of camera

  • Learn the difference between manual and automatic shooting and which one you sh ould use.

  • Deep breathing technique for relaxation before a shoot

  • Practicing selfies to get the best results

  • Awareness and practicing Facial Expressions

  • Posing and body positioning for great portraits

  • Learning how to use photography to document and create self-portrait imagery

  • Different ways to tell a story through photography

  • Introduction to shooting great headshots for actors, models & corporates


What else will you get?

- Contact with me, your course instructor

- Lifetime access to course materials

- Work sheets and course scripts to help with practice sessions


This all comes under one convenient easy to use platform. Plus you will get fast, friendly, responsive support on the Udemy Q&A section of the course or direct message.

Who Should Attend!

  • Beginner & intermediate photographers
  • Content creators interesting in increasing their portrait skills for portraits & self portraits
  • Photographers who wish to refresh their approach to taking portraits
  • People who want to learn a different approach to portraiture
  • People dedicated to learning a new skill
  • Beginners who want to learn photography in a simpler way

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Tags

  • Photography Lighting
  • Posing
  • Portrait Photography
  • Storytelling

Subscribers

45

Lectures

7

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