Learning to take better indoor portraits involves four basic objectives: understanding lighting equipment, it's proper operation, lighting techniques and effective posing. Join us in our classroom / lighting studio where 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 just one light and progressing up to four, showing you the differences that can be made along the way. 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:
Any 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?
Intermediate to experienced digital SLR camera enthusiasts who are looking to take the first step towards creating inspiring indoor portraits.
Study Notes:
At the end of the course you will be provided with an access code 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
- A fully charged battery
- A memory card
- A lens capable of zoom of 70mm or higher (if you have one - not mandatory - otherwise your kit lens)
A hand-held light meter (if you have one - not mandatory)
Studio 101: Portraits is an intermediate/advanced workshop that requires you to 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