To give you
the experience and confidence to become a
successful professional wedding photographer
•
For you to
create a strong portfolio that you can submit to
one of the professional associations e.g. The Royal
Photographic Society and apply for your
licentiateship. This will allow you to use the
letters LRPS after your name.
Thursday
AM 9.30- 12.30.
Weddings
•
Equipment
•
Starting a photography business
•
Wedding coverage
•
Planning the day
•
Over coming technical and weather
difficulties
Practical Photographic Session
•
Bride at home
PM
1.30- 4.30
Practical Photographic Session
•
Bride and groom at beauty spot
•
We also bring in an extra bride
here
All images are shot both traditionally
and contemporary
OPTIONAL EVENING SESSION (no extra
charge) 4.30 - 6.30 An open studio session: The studio will be available
for anyone wishing to practice their skills learnt in the
studio or on Photoshop.
How to pose the Bride, setting the correct exposures by
using both manual and automatic settings on your camera,
using a reflector, balancing your flash
Practical session at a house with tuition
1.00 - 1.30
LUNCH
1.30 - 4.00
Location shoot of the Bride and Groom
Photographing the Bride and Groom at a local beauty spot
How to pose the Bride and Groom (individually and together),
selecting the best location, using fill-in flash, using a
reflector
Practical session at a local beauty spot with tuition
4.00 - 4.30
Summary of the day with questions and answers
4.30 – 6.30
Open session. The studio will be available for anyone
wishing to practice their skills learnt in the studio or on
Photoshop, tutors will be on hand
Friday
AM
9.30- 12.30
Weddings
•
Professional associations
•
Advertising
•
How to deal with enquiries
•
Meeting prospective clients
•
Presenting quotes
•
Presenting results
•
Costing and profits
•
Bookkeeping and accounting
Practical Photographic Session
•
Bride at home (different model from
Thursday)
PM
1.30- 4.30
Practical Photographic Session
•
Bride and Groom at the church
•
How to set-up and pose the group
photographs
All images are shot both traditionally
and contemporary
Time Table
Refreshment will
be served throughout the day
Time
Subject
Aims
Objectives
Method
9.30 - 10.00
Summary of the previous day
10.00 -11.30
Theory on Wedding photography including
Professional
associations
Dealing with enquiries
and meeting prospective clients
Presenting a quote
Presenting your
results
Different types of
wedding albums and costs to produce
Pricing and profits
Lecture
11.30 - 1.00
Practical photographic section
Creating high key portraits of the bride at home, without
studio lighting
(different Bride from Thursday)
How to create high key portraits at home without studio
lighting
Practical session at a house with tuition
1.00 - 1.30
LUNCH
1.30 - 4.00
Location shoot of the Bride and Groom at a church
Photographing the Bride and Groom at a church
How to pose the Bride and Groom inside and outside the
church, signing the register, how to photograph inside the
church if flash is not allowed
Practical session at a church with tuition
4.00 - 4.30
Summary of the day with questions and answers and course
debriefing
Brook
School of Photography
113 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9LY
Call:~ 01202 722522
