Learning to take better portraits involves four basic objectives: understanding lighting equipment, its proper operation, lighting techniques and effective posing. In this course you'll experience portrait photography from all perspectives: the photographer's, the assistant's, the model's and the observer's. We'll build various lighting setups, beginning with one light and building up to four, showing you the different results each set up gives. We'll also show you a number of effective posing techniques for both male and female subjects.
Although this workshop is all about portraits, much of the technical and lighting knowledge can also be applied to other types of photography, such as outdoor portraiture, product and still life photography.
Prerequisites:
Cameras Series 201 course or equivalent knowledge
Course Outline:
- Essential camera features, lenses & other helpful gadgets
- Lights and how they're connected to & triggered by your camera
- Using a hand-held light meter & why
- Improving the quality of your light with light modifiers
- Strategic placement of lights
- Effective posing techniques
Who Should Attend?
Individuals who are looking to take the first step towards creating inspiring indoor portraits by using studio lights.
Study Notes:
At the end of the course you will be provided with a password to download class notes from our website. These notes are great for reviewing the topics discussed in class.
What To Bring To Class:
- Your camera and lens
- Charged battery
- Memory card
Optional:
- Telephoto lens (70mm or higher)
- Hand-held light meter
Our Studio 101: Portraits course requires that you have knowledge of topics that are covered in our 201 Camera Series courses. For this class you MUST be familiar with the following:
- Aperture and Shutter speed and their effect on the picture
- Use of aperture and shutter priority modes
- Understanding the effect of changing camera ISO