To fully understand what is required on the wedding/ engagement day, we will go through a typical wedding format and the tips and tricks you're going to need to know in order to maximise your chances of getting that potentially award-winning photo.
Course covers engagements and pre wedding & wedding - candid, posed, bride, groom and group photography. We also cover how to capture those details to capture the memorable special event for the family
We will also walk you through editing workflow to show you how to manage your time efficiently and gain top quality edits in the process.
Course content:
- Planning & communication- Establish Value in Meetings, Timeline
- Camera settings - exposure, shutter speed, ISO, light meter reading, depth of field, aperture, white balance, focus setting
- Make up & styling - Understanding the impact on photographs
- Photographing the groom - posing for men, indoor natural light: using what you have, photographing groom details, directing for authentic moments
- Photographing the bride - posing for women, the power of natural light, bridal details, lighting for creative bridal portraits, bridal portraits
- Photographing the couple - couples portraits, directing clients for authentic expressions, understanding posing and body language, making the most of any location, using flash to transform the scene
- Photographing the ceremony - ceremony positioning and movement, capture fleeting ceremony emotion, important details and close ups, group portraits
- Dealing with challenges, lighting issues and time constraints, best angles for venue and design, lighting diagrams for indoor and outdoor venues
- Studio & outdoor photography
- Intro to editing in Adobe Photoshop
- Assignments - Will help you understand and grasp the art of photography. We will review the assignments and provide constructive feedback to achieve your goals.
Pre-requisites:
- You should have a working knowledge using a digital DSLR camera with interchangeable lenses and using external flashes. You should be familiar with f/stops, shutter speeds, ISO, light meter reading and getting a correct exposure. If you have very little technical knowledge, you will need to learn the technicals, refer to the Course "Fundamentals of Photography (Advanced)" - You can avail discounts, refer to "Offers" Tab.
- DSLR interchangeable lens camera is a great option for taking this course. DSLR camera and equipment required during this course is shared with you to help you learn.
For whom is this course:
- Any photographer interested in being a part of someone's special day, and start a flexible business that can be done anywhere in the world.
- For photographers that have a burning desire to be the best. This is for creatives that are willing to put the time and effort in learning the techniques that will put them miles above the competition. If you desire to learn what details the top notch photographers know about Wedding photography, then this is for you.
- Intermediate photographers looking to improve production abilities, who aspire to do photography full time.