Professional portraits go beyond the standard headshot. With the age of social networking upon us, businesses often have the need for environmental and editorial portraits. Not only will you understand individual portraits, but you will also learn to execute large group posing for corporate clients. By adding these to your client sessions, you can add to your business plan AND widen your target client outreach.
Overview
Syllabus
- Class Introduction
- Tips for Professional Portraits Part 1
- Tips for Professional Portraits Part 2
- Portrait Client Q&A
- Marketing: Social Media Part 1
- Marketing: Social Media Part 2
- Marketing: SEO
- Marketing: Networking
- Marketing: Pricing
- Combination Posing for Women
- Combination Posing for Men
- Individual Posing Q&A
- Combination Posing: Groups
- Combination Posing: Demo
- Large Group Posing Q&A
- Location Gear: What you Need & Why
- Location Gear: Pelican Bag
- Location Gear: Lighting
- Studio Gear: Modifiers
- Studio Gear: Demo
- Dynamic Portraits in Studio: Women
- Dynamic Portraits in Studio: Props
- Dynamic Portraits in Studio: Men
- "Wall of Light" Set Up
- Shooting on Location: Low Ceiling, Tungsten Light
- Shooting on Location: Small Spaces, Mixed Lighting
- Shooting on Location: High Speed Sync, Balancing Light
- Shooting on Location: Working with Available Light
- Shooting on Location: Q&A
- Student Headshot Demo Part 1
- Student Headshot Demo Part 2
- Posing Large Groups Demo
Taught by
Gary Hughes
