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Art of Intuitive Photography See all classes by this school @ The Mall, Central Park, New York, NY
Discover how to capture authentic portraits using the beauty of natural light. Guided by an expert instructor, you’ll explore how to balance light and shadow to reveal emotion, depth, and story. Photograph a live model in a stunning outdoor setting and learn to see your subject with new creative clarity.
Penumbra Foundation See all classes by this school @ 36 E 30th St, New York, NY
Refine your portraiture skills through hands-on large-format photography in the studio and on the streets of New York City. Explore approaches to directing subjects, composition, perspective, and intentional lighting while gaining practical experience working with an 8x10 camera. Receive direct feedback and critique to strengthen your portrait-making practice.
Oct 24th
10am–6pm ET
Meets 2 Times
Princeton Photo Workshop See all classes by this school @ 20 Library Pl, Princeton, NJ
Master the essentials of creating compelling portraits, from natural light to studio setups. Learn how to plan your shots, pose subjects, and use lighting to evoke emotion and expression. Explore focal lengths, backgrounds, and gear to bring your vision to life. Build the skills and confidence to develop your own portrait portfolio.
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ATTENTION: This class will be offered as scheduled, but we will start the class using an online, live-streaming platform. This will allow us to do full LIVE teaching, with realtime interaction and a thru-the-lens camera view for demonstrations. We are excited to offer this class at a discount in response to challenges faced by the health emergency.
Making a great portrait doesn't necessarily require expensive gear. Take for example one of the most famous portraits of all time, Steve McCurry's Afghan Girl, shot for the cover of National Geographic in 1985 using only a 35mm camera and natural light. It's not the tools themselves that do the job, but rather the mind creating with them. In this illuminating Crash Course we'll help you to observe, visualize and control natural light, demonstrating how light and shadow, as well as different focal lengths, affect the dimensions of the human face. You'll get valuable practice photographing people and learn to put subjects at ease. Make vivid portraits a part of your everyday.
COVID-19 UPDATE: Using live video demonstrations, guided feedback to exercises, screen-sharing for slides and illustrations, and submitted assignments, we’ll be able to translate the great majority of the content from this class to the online format, and develop exciting new content for the medium as well. We look forward to the challenge, and we hope you do too!
Who should take this class?
Anyone who wants to learn how to make surprisingly awesome portraits quickly, easily and without a lot of fancy equipment.
What to prepare?
Make sure to have a working laptop or desktop with a webcamera, or an tablet/smartphone, and a good internet connection. We will send you an invite to join the class, along with instructions and a number you can call if you have technical issues. You might want headphones. Charge camera batteries and make space on your camera's memory card.
Prerequisites
Understanding of manual exposure control. It is recommended to take an intro class like Crash Course: Camera Basics, 1-Day Workout: Camera Warm-Up! or Digital Photo I: The Basics prior to taking this class.
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Refunds or withdrawal requests must be sent via e-mail to [email protected]
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