Portrait Photography: High School Seniors

  • 2-3 hours worth of material
  • LinkedIn Learning
  • English
Portrait Photography: High School Seniors

Course Overview

Create portraits that will make your clients smile. Learn how to capture, edit, and share professional photographs of high school seniors.

Course Circullum

Introduction
  • Learn how to photograph high school seniors
  • Understanding the art and business of portraiture
1. The Basic Guidelines and Business of Portraiture
  • Understanding the general guidelines for senior portraits
  • Explore the light in various shoot locations
  • Understanding the business of senior portraits
  • Pricing for portrait shoots
  • Set up a portable studio
2. Studio Space and Posing Options
  • Understanding the minimum space requirements for a studio shoot
  • Work with portable stands and backdrops
  • Pose and photograph female subjects
  • Discussing the interior shoot expectations with a student
  • Pose and photograph a male subject
  • Work with continuous lights vs. strobes
3. Working with Family Members and Shooting Outside
  • Review the gear for the outdoor portrait shoot
  • Review additional accessories for the outdoor portrait shoot
  • Work with family members during a portrait shoot
  • Discuss the expectations for the yearbook portrait
  • Shoot a portrait, starting with natural light
  • Take advantage of the golden hour for outdoor portraits
4. Using Mirrorless and Smartphones for Portraits
  • Are mirrorless and smartphones good enough?
  • Mirrorless lenses for the portrait photographers
  • Built-in camera effects for portraiture
  • Using smartphone portrait modes
  • RAW vs. JPG for mobile devices
5. Sort and Organize the Photo Shoot
  • Using the two-pass rating system with Lightroom
  • Create a Lightroom collection for your selects
  • Sort images with Capture One Pro
  • Create a Capture One project for your selects
  • Using keywords and filters for sorting in Photos
  • Create a Photos album for your selects
  • Inspect your images for sharpness
6. Edit and Enhance Your Selects
  • Basic enhancements using Lightroom
  • Using Lightroom for touch-ups
  • Copy and paste adjustments in Lightroom
  • Basic enhancements using Capture One Pro
  • Using the Color Editor in Capture One for skin
  • Remove blemishes with spot, heal, and clone
  • Improve bags under the eyes in Capture One
  • Advanced portrait techniques with Capture One
  • Basic image enhancements using Photos
  • Using Luminar and Photos together for portraits
7. Deliver the Images
  • Export images out of Lightroom
  • Export images out of Capture One Pro
  • Export images out of Photos for macOS
  • Deliver images to clients online
  • Should I watermark my proofs?
Conclusion
  • Next steps
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This Course Include:
Introduction
  • Learn how to photograph high school seniors
  • Understanding the art and business of portraiture
1. The Basic Guidelines and Business of Portraiture
  • Understanding the general guidelines for senior portraits
  • Explore the light in various shoot locations
  • Understanding the business of senior portraits
  • Pricing for portrait shoots
  • Set up a portable studio
2. Studio Space and Posing Options
  • Understanding the minimum space requirements for a studio shoot
  • Work with portable stands and backdrops
  • Pose and photograph female subjects
  • Discussing the interior shoot expectations with a student
  • Pose and photograph a male subject
  • Work with continuous lights vs. strobes
3. Working with Family Members and Shooting Outside
  • Review the gear for the outdoor portrait shoot
  • Review additional accessories for the outdoor portrait shoot
  • Work with family members during a portrait shoot
  • Discuss the expectations for the yearbook portrait
  • Shoot a portrait, starting with natural light
  • Take advantage of the golden hour for outdoor portraits
4. Using Mirrorless and Smartphones for Portraits
  • Are mirrorless and smartphones good enough?
  • Mirrorless lenses for the portrait photographers
  • Built-in camera effects for portraiture
  • Using smartphone portrait modes
  • RAW vs. JPG for mobile devices
5. Sort and Organize the Photo Shoot
  • Using the two-pass rating system with Lightroom
  • Create a Lightroom collection for your selects
  • Sort images with Capture One Pro
  • Create a Capture One project for your selects
  • Using keywords and filters for sorting in Photos
  • Create a Photos album for your selects
  • Inspect your images for sharpness
6. Edit and Enhance Your Selects
  • Basic enhancements using Lightroom
  • Using Lightroom for touch-ups
  • Copy and paste adjustments in Lightroom
  • Basic enhancements using Capture One Pro
  • Using the Color Editor in Capture One for skin
  • Remove blemishes with spot, heal, and clone
  • Improve bags under the eyes in Capture One
  • Advanced portrait techniques with Capture One
  • Basic image enhancements using Photos
  • Using Luminar and Photos together for portraits
7. Deliver the Images
  • Export images out of Lightroom
  • Export images out of Capture One Pro
  • Export images out of Photos for macOS
  • Deliver images to clients online
  • Should I watermark my proofs?
Conclusion
  • Next steps
  • Provider:LinkedIn Learning
  • Certificate:Certificate Available
  • Language:English
  • Duration:2-3 hours worth of material
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