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Beginning Family Portrait Photography: Shoot Like a Pro by Udemy
Go from boring snapshots to amazing family portraits. Your kids will LOVE to pose for you when they see your photos.
Course Highlights
- Easy to follow
- Relaxed, non-techie teaching style
- An understanding of the best camera lenses for portraits
- An understanding general camera settings to use to take portraits
- Learn how to get more/less depth of field
- Ideas for posing your kids for a more attractive composition
- BONUS: Learn how to import images and make simple edits and enhancements to your portraits in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
6 Topics
Introduction
Camera
Lenses Part I - Overview (for DSLRs)
Lenses Part II - The Crop Factor (for DSLRs)
Lenses Part III - Portrait Lenses (for DSLRs)
Camera and Lenses
7 Topics
The Exposure Triangle
Using Aperture to Control Depth of Field
Exposure Compensation
Camera Settings for Outdoor Portraits
Focusing
Tips for Smartphone and Point and Shoot Users
Photography Basics
7 Topics
Quality and Direction of Light
Taking Portraits During the Golden Hours
Photographing in the Shade or With Overcast or Cloudy Skies
Shooting in Bright Mid-Day Sunlight
Taking Indoor Portraits
Preventing Blurry Photos
Photographing in Different Lighting Situations
9 Topics
Composition and Cropping Dos and Don’ts
Posing Young Children
Standing Poses for Women and Girls
Sitting Poses for Women and Girls
Standing and Sitting Poses for Men and Boys
Posing Family Group Photos
Getting Sharp Group Photos
Choosing a Background
Posing Your Subjects
10 Topics
Introduction to Lightroom
How to Import Your Images Into Lightroom
Importing editing and exporting an image for print
Setting White Balance and Tone
Blemish Removal - Healing and Cloning
Skin Softening
Enhancing Eyes
Reducing Dark Under Eye Circles
Darkening Eyebrows and Eyelashes
Teeth Whitening
1 Topic
Course Wrap-Up
Beginning Family Portrait Photography: Shoot Like a Pro
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