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CreativeLive

Animal Photography

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Overview


From incorporating pets into family portraits to photographing animals on their own, strong animal photography skills can be a lucrative component of your photography business. Join award-winning animal photographer Rachael McKenna for an introduction to the art of photographing animals.

Rachael will guide you through everything you need to know to photograph any animal -- trained or untrained. You’ll learn about the unique empathy needed to capture an animal’s one-of-a-kind character and emotion. Rachael will provide you with proven tips, tricks, and troubleshooting tools for making your ideas come to life. You’ll also learn how to make your photography business more profitable by licensing and publishing your images.

Whether you’re a novice or a pro, you’ll leave this course with a whole new approach to working with creating unique, dynamic images of animals.

Syllabus

  • Course Overview and Rachael's Bio
  • Inspiration
  • Q&A - Meet the Kittens
  • Shoot: Kittens
  • Shoot: Kittens Continued
  • Shoot: Puppy Portraits
  • Shoot: Puppies in Groups
  • Shoot: Cookie Bryce Black on Black Portrait
  • Shoot: Wayne Black on Black Portrait
  • Shoot: Cookie Bryce Part 2
  • Shooting for Licensing
  • Shooting for Books and Addendums
  • Publishing Tips
  • Shoot: George the Rabbit Part 1
  • Shoot: George the Rabbit Part 2
  • Shoot: Adult Cat Hammock
  • Shoot: Adult Cats
  • Post: Basic Post Process
  • Post: Black on Black Post Process
  • Post Process Q and A
  • Shoot: Shooting Farm Animals
  • Shoot: Penelope Continued
  • On Location: Stories from The French Cat and Dog
  • On Location: Dos and Don'ts
  • Shoot: Large Scale Sets - Multiple Animals
  • Shoot: Jenny in the Tub
  • Tips for Your Pets - Getting Started

Taught by

Rachael Hale McKenna

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