Portraiture Photography

In a variety of different environments, the course will guide you through key aspects and techniques in portraiture. Each week a new element will be introduced, allowing you develop your skills steadily and affectively.

As well as getting you more familiar with the settings on your camera, over the five weeks you will become more confident in understanding light, composition, environment and other vital elements in this compelling genre of the medium.

You will learn the settings and techniques that create effects such as blurry backgrounds, sharp focus and smooth skin tones. Developing your confidence in these areas will allow you to concentrate on the other vital elements of portraiture. The course will increase your understanding of light and composition, allowing you to use both affectively in a variety of different environments.

Though a healthy mixture of visual and practical work, the course will introduce you to some of the masters of the genre and provide you with hands on assistance in making more successful portraits.