Monday
Refreshment will be served throughout the day
During the week we will cover the day to day running of our studio,
including advertising, costs, pricing, working from commercial
premises and mobile set-ups.
Time |
Subject |
Aims |
Objectives |
Method |
9.30 - 10.00 |
Coffee and introductions |
10.00 -11.00 |
Using a light meter and understanding exposure settings |
To use a light meter and understand the relationship between :
Time, Aperture and ISO |
To know how to use a light meter and be able to adjust the Time,
Aperture or ISO and still balance the exposure |
Evaluation table hand-out and practical demonstration
|
11.00 - 12.00 |
Studio flash head controls and attachments |
How to set-up a studio flash head and change the attachments and
power settings
|
Change the power settings to achieve the correct aperture and
understanding what different attachments do, including a soft
box, barn doors, snoot and honeycombs |
Demonstration and student participation |
12.00 - 1.00 |
Practical portrait exercise using one light |
To set-up a studio flash with a soft box and take a portrait |
To be able to set-up and adjust a studio flash-head to a
required aperture. Crop a head and shoulder portrait correctly
in the camera, using the full frame |
Practical session in the studio |
1.00- 2.00 |
LUNCH
|
2.00 -6.00 |
Photoshop |
To be able to adjust images using Photoshop |
Use Photoshop to: Crop and border, correct exposure levels,
remove blemishes, convert an image to B/W, wrinkle decrease and
teeth whitening, converting an image to B/W while keeping some
colour, creating montages |
Step by step demonstration with hand-outs. All students will
have their own work station and follow each step |
6.00 – 6.30 |
Summary of the day with questions and answers |
Tuesday
Refreshment will be served throughout the day
During the week we will cover the day to day running of our studio,
including, advertising, costs, pricing, working from commercial
premises and mobile set-ups.
Time |
Subject |
Aims |
Objectives |
Method |
9.30 - 10.00 |
Summary of the previous day |
10.00 -12.30 |
Traditional portrait shoot |
To set up the studio and take a traditionally lit portrait using
four studio flash-heads |
To set up the studio using lighting ratios, and learn how to
pose the model. Take some portraits using four flash-heads,
including a main light, fill light, hair light and background
light |
Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition |
12.30- 1.30 |
LUNCH
|
1.30 - 4.00 |
Contemporary make-over shoot |
To set a high key studio and do a contemporary make over/fashion
shoot |
To set-up the studio for high key, do a make-over/fashion shoot,
learn how to pose the model and how to frame correctly in the
camera
|
Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition
|
4.00 – 6.00 |
Bikini/topless and classical figure/fine art shoot
|
A contemporary topless shoot followed by low key classical
figure/fine art shoot |
Learn how to pose a model for a topless shoot. Change the studio
from high key to a low key set up for a classical figure/fine
art shoot. Learn how to pose a model for classical figure/fine
art shoot |
Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition |
6.00 – 6.30 |
Summary of the day with questions and answers |
Wednesday
Refreshment will be served throughout the day
During the week we will cover the day to day running of our studio,
including, advertising, costs, pricing, working from commercial
premises and mobile set-ups.
Time |
Subject |
Aims |
Objectives |
Method |
9.30 - 10.00 |
Summary of the previous day |
10.00 -12.30 |
Contemporary baby/child shoot |
To set up the studio for high key and do a studio shoot for a
baby/child |
To set the studio up for a high key shoot, photograph a
baby/child, cropping in the camera, how to pose a baby/child,
keeping a baby/child happy in the studio, getting your CRB
check. |
Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition |
12.30- 1.30 |
LUNCH
|
1.30 - 4.00 |
Creating a montage using Photoshop |
To create 22 x 22 inch montage of nine images from the mornings
shoot
|
Edit the mornings shoot and select the best nine images that
will work together, create a nine image montage ready for
printing, with the correct lay-out so that the image is balanced
correctly
|
Practical session with tuition using Photoshop and the skills
learnt on Monday |
4.00 – 6.00 |
Child jumping shoot and creating a panoramic montage
|
To set up the studio for high key and photograph a child
jumping, then create a panoramic montage of the child in various
jumping poses |
To set up the studio for a high key shoot, freezing the child in
mid air while jumping in various poses, create a 12 x 32 inch
panoramic montage ready for printing |
Practical session with tuition in the studio and using Photoshop
and the skills learnt on Monday |
6.00 – 6.30 |
Summary of the day with questions and answers |
Thursday
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
- Equipment
- Premises/leasing
- Insurances
- Suppliers
- Advertising and marketing
- Costs
- Planning the day and photo
list
- Overcoming technical
difficulties (bad weather conditions, balancing flash and
selecting locations)
|
Lecture |
11.30 - 1.00 |
Practical photographic section |
Photographing the Bride at home |
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
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 |
|
TIME |
SUBJECT |
AIMS |
OBJECTIVES |
METHOD |
|
9:30-11:30 |
Coffee and
introductions Theory on
Wedding photography including
• Equipment
• Insurances
• Suppliers
• Advertising and marketing
• Costs
• Planning the day and photo list
• Overcoming technical difficulties (bad weather conditions,
balancing flash and selecting locations
|
|
11:30-12:30 |
Practical photographic session |
Photographing the
bride at home |
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 |
|
12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH |
|
13:30-14:30 |
Location shoot of the Bride
and Groom |
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 |
|
14:45-16:00 |
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 |
|
16:00-16:30 |
Summary of the day
with questions and answers |
1 Day
Special - Portrait
Course Time Table
Saturday
Refreshment will be served throughout
the day
TIME |
SUBJECT |
AIMS |
OBJECTIVES |
METHOD |
|
9:30-10:00 |
Using a light meter and
understanding exposure settings |
To use a light meter and
understand the relationship between : Time, Aperture and ISO |
To know how to use a light
meter and be able to adjust the Time, Aperture or ISO and still
balance the exposure |
Evaluation table hand-out and
practical demonstration |
|
10:00-11:00 |
Studio flash head controls and
attachments |
How to set-up a studio flash
head and change the attachments and power settings |
Change the power settings to
achieve the correct aperture and understanding what different
attachments do, including a soft box, barn doors, snoot and
honeycombs |
Demonstration and student
participation |
|
11:00-13: |
Traditional portrait shoot |
To set up the studio and take
a traditionally lit portrait using four studio flash-heads |
To set up the studio using
lighting ratios, and learn how to pose the model. Take some
portraits using four flash-heads, including a main light, fill
light, hair light and background light |
Practical session in the
studio with step by step tuition |
|
13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH |
|
14:00-15:00 |
Contemporary baby/child shoot |
To set up the studio for high
key and do a studio shoot for a baby/child |
To set the studio up for a
high key shoot, photograph a baby/child, cropping in the camera,
how to pose a baby/child, keeping a baby/child happy in the
studio, getting your CRB check. |
Practical session in the
studio with step by step tuition |
|
15:00-16:00 |
Contemporary make-over shoot
|
To set a high key studio and
do a contemporary make over/fashion shoot |
To set-up the studio for high
key, do a make-over/fashion shoot, learn how to pose the model
and how to frame correctly in the camera |
Practical session in the
studio with step by step tuition |
|
16:00-16:30 |
Summary of the day
with questions and answers and course debriefing |
|
