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Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn posing and composition techniques for capturing engaging portraits of couples, families, and other groups.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Before Shooting: Planning the Portrait
  • Determining the message and the intent
  • Making decisions about props and locations
  • Clothing and make-up considerations
2. Posing and Working with a Subject
  • Posing a female subject
  • Posing a male subject
  • Posing a couple
  • Making adjustments at a shoot to capture subjects at their best
3. Photo Shoots and Strategies
  • Taking a family portrait
  • Taking a portrait of a small business group under time constraints
  • Taking a portrait of a business group
  • Taking a portrait of a large group
  • Thinking outside the box
4. Post-Processing for Group Portraits
  • Working on wrinkles
  • Working on skin texture
  • Making a body swap
  • Smooth out wrinkles
  • Work on skin texture
  • Make a body swap
  • Bring attention to subjects with Lightroom
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Natalie Fobes

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