Classic Portrait Photography
Learn the classic studio lighting photography styles and skills that a professional portrait photographer uses.
Course Description
Learn the classic studio lighting photography styles and skills that a professional portrait photographer uses.
Portrait Photography:
Do you want to take beautiful images of people?
Portrait photography is one of least understand disciplines in photography…
Because most photographers have never been taught the basics...
Good Portrait Photography:
Good portraiture is as much science as it is an art form!
Once you understand a few simple principles you will be able to take classic beautiful portraits of your subjects!
These principles will move you away from amatuer portraiture and move you towards professional portraiture where you will understand how lighting patterns work and what the classic lighting conventions are.
State Of The Art Virtual Studio:
This course was created using a virtual photography studio.
All elements are designed to be simple and easy to visually comprehend and understand using a virtual 3d environment.
You will instantly be able to see the lighting patterns we are teaching and how the lights create those patterns.
All the virtual studio sets come with PDF downloads so you can set your own lighting to match the lesson sets!
What You Will Learn
- In this course you will learn the basic lighting techniques that professional portrait photographers use and the basic equipment required.
- You will learn the difference between a soft light source and a hard light source and how that affects your images.
- You will learn the classic lighting patterns professional portrait photographers use and the correct lighting terminology for portraiture.
- You will learn how to create beautiful yet simple portraits with simple flash photography on a tight budget.
- We will also teach you how to prepare your subjects, how to pose their bodies and how to pose their faces.
- We will also discuss the basics of choosing a lens for portraiture.

Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Portrait Photography
27 Lectures
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Introduction To Classic Studio Portrait Photography 01:19 01:19
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Basic Equipment For Studio Portrait Photography 01:36 01:36
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Understanding How Light Works & Why It Is Important 04:22 04:22
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Lighting Terminology - Understanding Main, Fill, Rim & Background Lighting 09:57 09:57
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Open Loop Lighting 06:35 06:35
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Closed Loop Lighting 04:48 04:48
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Butterfly Lighting 06:41 06:41
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Split Lighting 06:11 06:11
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Short Lighting 03:57 03:57
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Broad Lighting 04:03 04:03
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Rembrandt Lighting 07:42 07:42
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Environmental Backgrounds 03:08 03:08
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Studio Backgrounds 03:37 03:37
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Preparing The Subject 06:06 06:06
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Choosing The Facial Angle 07:39 07:39
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Posing The Body 04:52 04:52
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Understanding Posture 02:38 02:38
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Classic Poses - The Light Pose 03:55 03:55
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Classic Poses - The Shadow 04:17 04:17
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Posing A Group - The Classic Pose 03:06 03:06
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Posing A Couple - The Classic Poses 10:10 10:10
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Composition Tips 04:29 04:29
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Lens Choices 00:57 00:57
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Black And Whites Portraits 01:16 01:16
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Course Activities 01:13 01:13
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Summary 00:33 00:33
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