Photo by Mike Louw, Course Student
"I attended Peter's 2-person studio photography course, and would like to recommend it without reservation. Peter is an excellent teacher, and manages to impart both basic and advanced information with great clarity. The course was detailed and very hands-on, and I learned more in two days than I would have from any number of books on lighting and studio photography. Mike Louw, Dublin "

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Studio Portrait Photography - Course Content

 

Course content is as outlined below but may vary slightly from course to course.

- overview of equipment and studio setup and where to source equipment

- theory of aperture, shutter & ISO relationships w.r.t. correct exposure

- white balance for studio

- raw vs. jpeg for studio work

- using a light meter to take flash readings and translating these into manual mode settings on camera

- setting up and using studio lights
  - low key setup (dark background with one, then two, then three, then four studio flash units)
  - high key setup (four studio flash units)

- posing

- high key and low key lighting sessions include shooting models**

- photo-editing relevant to studio portraiture

- business aspects
  - creating a portfolio
  - effective advertising
  - pricing models
  - presentation of photos to clients

The course will include various other subtopics but the outline above covers the main areas addressed in the course.

** Availability of models may vary on regional courses.

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