Outdoor Portrait WORKSHOP

$200.00


WORKSHOPS & EXCURSION registrations are NON-REFUNDABLE . Return/Reschedule Policy

Suggest Equipment (* Required): Photo1 The Basics, Photo2 Techniques, Photo3-Perfection
Suggest Equipment (* Required): *Camera, *Telephoto Lens (Optimal Zoom 100mm-135mm), *Charged Battery, *Memory Card, External Flash, Printout of Downloadable Notes, Pen & Paper.
Maximum Attendance: 12
Minimum Attendance: If less than 5 people have registered, this event will be cancelled and you will receive a refund.

DESCRIPTION: The Outdoor Portrait Workshop shows you the necessary skills and techniques for beautiful outdoor portraits. Advance your skills to the level of a professional portrait photographer. The day begins with 3 hours of classroom education. Here you will learn to adapt your photography knowledge for deeper understanding of exposure, light styling, wireless flash and posing for dynamic outdoor portrait photography. After a 1-hour lunch break we will walk over to the Buffalo Bayou Park (a 5 minute walk) for a 2-hour hands-on photo shoot. This will be your opportunity to put your new found knowledge to work. Your instructor will be by your side to ensure you feel comfortable with your equipment, settings, lighting and posing.  At the end of the day, the instructor will retrieve a copy of the pictures you have taken so your images may be donated to the model.

 

Plan B Workshop Date: If our original Workshop date is cancelled due to bad weather, you will receive notification at least 24 hours prior. In this case the Portrait Workshop will be rescheduled for our ‘Plan B Workshop Date’ which is the following Saturday. Therefore, when you register for this workshop you must ensure that you are available for the Original Workshop date as well as the ‘Plan B Date’ in case we get rained out. In the event that both dates are rained out then we will contact all participants to offer a refund or the option of a ‘Plan C Date’.

 

Topics Covered: Depth of field, lenses & focal length, natural lighting & metering, wireless flash, lighting techniques, reflectors, diffusers, subject posing & wardrobe, selecting shooting locations

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SKU: 5212022

PHOTO1 The Basics

Class Information
DAYTIME CLASS10:00am – 12:30pm
EVENING CLASS6:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE807 Rochow, 77019
CLASS SIZE (MAX)12 students per class
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITENone
WHAT TO BRINGCamera, lenses, pen & paper, printed downloadable notes

 

PHOTO1 The Basics – Description
This is a one-day 2 1/2-hour class teaching you to no longer use Automatic. Instead, you will learn how to use the “Aperture Priority” and “Shutter Priority” modes. These modes give you a wide range of control over your pictures without the difficulties of shooting on Manual. This is why we don’t teach Manual photography at the beginner stage.. “Priority” modes are extremely versatile, less work-intensive and less confusing to start with. Manual photography can involve mathematical calculations, which we feel is too big of a leap forward when starting your photographic education. In fact, there are many cases where using Priority Modes is the preferred method of shooting.

The goal of the PHOTO1 The Basics photography class is to begin understanding your camera, and its settings for crafting your pictures. From this class, you will begin using your camera for what it’s really worth. You will also learn about lenses and what to look for when purchasing camera equipment.

Topics Covered:

  • Semi-Automatic Modes – Aperture Priority &, Shutter Priority
  • ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed
  • Optimal settings for difficult lighting, portraits, sports & action, creative photography, fireworks, nighttime photography, etc.
  • How to navigate your camera’s settings
  • Lenses and focal length

Includes: 

  • Detailed downloadable notes and photography assignments
  • Direct correspondence with your instructor for questions and feedback.

 

PHOTO2 Techniques

Class Information
DAYTIME CLASS10:00am – 12:30pm
EVENING CLASS6:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE807 Rochow, 77019
CLASS SIZE (MAX)12 students per class
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITEPHOTO1 The Basics
WHAT TO BRINGCamera, lenses, pen & paper, printed downloadable notes

 

PHOTO2 Techniques – Description
This is a one-day 2 1/2-hour class that teaches you the most useful settings in your camera menu. We like to call theses settings “Secondary Functions”. Secondary Functions allow you to tweak your camera’s performance for focusing, fast action & motion, creative portraits and coloration. Knowing these settings helps you optimize your camera to ease frustrations and difficulties…that way you can capture the perfect moment at the right time.

You will also learn about functions that help you fine tune your images. Photographers typically spend more time in front of a computer than behind the camera. Getting it right in the camera is helpful in shortening the length of time you spend editing pictures at your computer.

The goal of this class is for you to master your camera’s controls so you and your camera can work together in harmony.

Topics Covered:

  • Faster focusing techniques for action/movement
  • Creative focusing for
  • Rapid shooting for sports & action
  • White Balance for color correction
  • Bracketing and EV Compensation
  • RAW vs JPEG/ Picture Quality
  • Picture Control/Style
  • Dynamic Lighting Controls

Includes: 

  • Detailed downloadable notes and photography assignments
  • Direct correspondence with your instructor for questions and feedback.

 

PHOTO3 Perfection

Class Information
DAYTIME CLASS10:00am – 12:30pm
EVENING CLASS6:00pm – 8:30pm
WHERE807 Rochow, 77019
CLASS SIZE (MAX)12 students per class
SUGGESTED PREREQUISITE
PHOTO1 The Basics
PHOTO2 Techniques
WHAT TO BRINGCamera, lenses, pen & paper, printed downloadable notes

 

PHOTO3 Perfection – Description
This is a one-day 2 1/2-hour class that focuses on using your camera’s flash to enhance lighting in your pictures. Learn to overcome the greatest difficulties in photography which is dark/indoor lighting. Also learn to produce soft, natural looking light rather than the harshness you are accustomed to seeing from your flash. Everything you learn applies to your camera’s built-in flash as well as an external flash attachment. However, one small portion of this class shows you the one thing an external flash attachment can do that the built-in flash cannot. This short portion of the class will make you drool for an external flash if you don’t already own one. Don’t run out and purchase an external flash for this class because we will talk about what you should think about when purchasing flash equipment.

The Goal of this class is to understand how to use your camera’s flash and flash settings for beautiful lighting for dark/indoor as well as daytime photography.

Topics Covered:

  • Using flash with Priority modes
  • Flash compensation
  • Making the flash travel farther
  • Bouncing a flash indoors and outdoors
  • Fill flash for the daytime
  • Enhancing light without a flash

Includes:

  • Detailed downloadable notes and photography assignments.
  • Direct correspondence with your instructor for questions and feedback.

 

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