Course Instructor
Duration
3 hours, 12 minutes
Last updated
August 16, 2022
5
Students
53
This Portrait Photography Course is designed for professionals who want to thrive in their profession. The course covers all the essential skills and knowledge needed to become specialised in this sector.
£35.99 inc. VAT
More about the course
What you will learn
- Learn the fundamentals of portrait lighting and lighting patterns
- Discover new ways of taking photos of individuals on location in live sessions
- Learn my relaxed methods for taking photos of families and children in live sessions
- Laugh at my 17 tips for getting great expressions from families and children
- Learn how I pose people to make them look relaxed
- Watch and learn from my live maternity sessions with an 8-month pregnant mum-to-be.
- Discover some specialist ideas for amazing portraits
Is this course for you?
This course is ideal for those who work in or aspire to work in the following professions:- Beginner and intermediate photographers, and even advanced photographers wishing to learn new skills.
Why choose this course?
- Conducted by industry experts
- Get Instant E-certificate
- Fully online, interactive course with Professional voice-over
- Developed by qualified professionals
- Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly
- Tutor Support
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, an instant e-certificate will be generated free of charge. The digital version of the course transcript is available for £2.99. We can post the printed copy to your address. A delivery charge of £4.99 for the UK & £12.99 outside of the UK is applied.Career Path
This training course will lead you to many different career opportunities, here are a few prospects:- Freelance Photographer Entry Level - £25,000 to £60,000 per annum
- Professional Portrait Photographer - £31,150 per annum
- Press Photography - £25,000 to £60,000 per annum
Industry Expert Instructor
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Course Content
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- Course Introduction FREE 00:02:00
- Portrait Lighting Patterns 00:10:00
- Best camera & lens settings for portraits (repeated from another course) 00:12:00
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- Window Light:- Style I – Shooting parallel to window 00:10:00
- Window Light:- Style II – Shooting with the window behind you 00:05:00
- Window Light:- Style III – Shooting into the light 00:05:00
- How to create an ‘Alpine’ looking portrait, and make more use of ‘Top Shade’ 00:04:00
- Idea for adding depth to your images for a more creative portrait 00:05:00
- Location session by a lake, learn how to overcome a difficult bright background 00:04:00
- Creating great portraits in an unlikely location behind a local supermarket 00:06:00
- Using lines and top shade outside an office in city centre 00:04:00
- Creating great portraits in a courtyard outside an office building 00:09:00
- Continuing the urban session with Em, this time outside another office block 00:03:00
- Location session making the most of a steel structures and coping with the sun 00:04:00
- More tips on TopShade, my favourite type of natural light 00:05:00
- Introduction to maternity / pregnancy photography 00:06:00
- Maternity Photography – Scenario 1 – Standing with light coming from behind 00:05:00
- Maternity Photography – Scenario 2 – Katie wearing lingerie, lying on a sofa 00:02:00
- Maternity Photography Scenario 3 – Katie wearing man’s large white shirt, on bed 00:03:00
- Maternity Photography – Scenario 4 – Katie draped in a soft fabric 00:05:00
- An idea for a moody, ‘film-noir’ gangster type photo 00:07:00
- How to take an indoor, rainy day, creative portrait 00:11:00
- Beautiful light, courtesy of a white shopping bag and single off-camera flash 00:04:00
- How to get a black or very dark background outside, anywhere 00:08:00
- What’s Next? 00:00:00