Portrait photography course

Photographing people is exciting and challenging. In the course you will learn how to create portraits (even) better - from preparation to creating the image to image editing in Adobe Lightroom and Portrait Pro. We consciously work with very simple utensils and then also with professional equipment so that you can get to know the different levels of possibilities. In addition, everyone is not only a photographer, but also a model. This is how you get to know the side in front of and behind the camera.

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Course content

  • Communication with your photo model

  • Finding the right place in a room for a portrait

  • Outdoor portrait

  • Foreground/background

  • better portraits with little additional equipment

  • better portraits with studio equipment

  • Image editing of portraits with Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop and Portrait Pro

Required previous knowledge

  • Basic knowledge of Adobe Lightroom, software installed on your laptop

  • Basic knowledge of photography and your camera – aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance

 
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From spontaneous snapshots to completely staged studio pictures – hardly any other photographic subject offers as much variety as portrait photography (all images © by Peter and Ursula Schäublin)

 
 

Course content

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. with 2 x 20 minute breaks (coffee bar open from 1 p.m.)

  • Portrait photography in various settings with different tools. We work in groups of two

  • Play pictures on the computer

  • Image editing with Adobe Lightroom and with Portrait Pro:
    - basic editing
    - additional editing options (without Dodge & Burn)

  • Black and white conversion

  • Export images. Each participant selects three images to present

  • Presentation of the results, exchange

Location

The course takes place in our new photo studio in Thayngen (Schlatterweg 11). Information about parking options will follow with the course confirmation.

Cost

CHF 350, including drinks/snacks during breaks and pizza during the lunch break (lunch together in the studio).

Number of participants

min. 4, max. 8 participants

In addition to the photo equipment, each participant brings their own computer with Adobe Lightroom installed. We also work with Portrait Pro. You can install this software as a free trial version before the course if you don't yet know whether you want to work with the program. We will send you the link with the registration confirmation, with which you will also receive the invoice for transferring the course amount.

Registration

I am registering for the portrait photography course on April 10, 2024 in Thayngen: