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Cutoff date for sign-ups is September 20th! Portraits in Depth
In this six-week course you’ll get all of the information you need to make beautiful portraits indoors. We’ll start at the beginning covering fundamental concepts then build to cover more advanced and creative concepts. You’ll work with professional models each week as well as a variety of lighting types- including continuous lights, speedlights and studio lights. You’ll learn about posing and post-production using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. You’ll have homework assignments and access to a secret Facebook group for off-line discussion. When you complete this course, you will have a clearer understanding of a systematic approach to creating beautiful portraits every time you shoot.
About the Instructor
Tim Babiak is a full-time professional photographer and a long-time instructor at Precision Camera. Tim serves on the board of directors of the Austin Professional Photographers Association and is a two-time recipient of the Photographer of the Year award from the Austin Professional Photographers Association. Tim is also a two-time Bronze Medalist in PPA’s International Print Competition. Tim is a PPA Photographic Craftsman (recognized for photographic instruction) and Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) and serves as a PPA CPP Liaison. Tim has taught hundreds of people locally as well as internationally various aspects of photography and post-production.
CLASS TIME: 6:30PM - 9:30PM
Week 1, September 13th
Lens selection
Nailing exposure and white balance
Using continuous lights for portraiture
Quality of light
Light placement
Understanding lighting ratios and how to measure them
Using umbrellas and soft boxes
Reflector selection and placement
Introduction to posing
Importing your images into Lightroom
Using the Lightroom Develop module
Week 2, September 27th
Wardrobe
Understanding your speedlight
Using your speedlight on-camera
Equipment considerations for using your speedlight off-camera
Triggering and metering the off camera speedlight
One-, two- and three-speedlight set up for portraits
Understanding lighting ratios and how to measure them
Week 3, October 18th
The overall approach
Adding the hair light|
Using off-camera flash for more advanced techniques
Posing – adding variety
Standing and floor posing
Week 4, November 1st
Working with high key and low key
Lighting the white background with a beauty portrait
Understanding the clamshell lighting pattern
Lighting the black background for a dramatic portrait
Understanding Rembrandt and split lighting
Week 5, November 15th
Hands on student sessions
Students are assigned to small groups to work through mini assignments with instructor assistance
Students will select model wardrobe, set lights then guide their own sessions
Instructor will review result and suggest improvements
Week 6, December 6th
Creative options – extending the concepts
Using v-flats as modifiers and reflectors
Special lighting set ups
The ethereal angelic portrait
The Old Hollywood portrait
Simple modern fashion hard lighting
Creating color shifts and lens flare
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Precision Camera & Video (North Austin Store), Sun & Ski, 2438 W Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757, United States,Austin, Texas
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