Introduction to Portrait Photography

Subject areas covered

Part 1: Light, direction of light, quality of light, subject empathy, ISO, shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, low light, reflectors, lens choice, point of focus, backgroundsproject assignment

Part 2: Review of students projects, posing, hands, wrists, shoulders, head, props, composition, lines, face space, format, rule of thirds, frames,project assignment

Part 3: Review of students projects,subject assessment, environmental portraits, candid portraiture, street portraiture, project assignment

Part 4: Review of students projects, use of flash, studio portraits, instruction of studio techniques, lighting, metering, umbrellas, reflectors, softbox

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