Portrait Photography Diploma

Course details

Do you want to know what professional photographers use to get the best shots? In this course you’ll learn many of the tips and tricks that professional photographers use for creating stunning portraits, and in a varying assortment of environments, both inside and outside. At the end of the course you’ll be armed with so many ideas, that you’ll no longer need to worry about freezing up, or wondering what to do next with your subjects.

• Learn the fundamentals of portrait lighting and lighting patterns
• Discover new ways of taking photos of individuals on location 
• Learn my relaxed methods for taking photos of families and children 
• Laugh at my 17 tips for getting great expressions from families and children
• Learn how I pose people to make them look relaxed
• Discover some specialist ideas for amazing portraits

Rather than just using paid models, this course also has live sessions with friends, and families with their children. Some of these are typical location sessions where we just walk around in parks taking photos.

Why choose Edplx?

• Internationally recognised accredited qualification
• Access to our free career advisors
• Approved UK Learning Centre
• 1 year accessibility to the course
• Attain PDF or hardcopy certificate to show employers
• Study at your own pace anywhere
• Employer has access to certificate validation
• Tutor Support available Monday-Friday
• Invitation to job fairs

Course Curriculum

This Course will cover some of the following topics:-

• Window Light:- Style I - Shooting parallel to window
• Window Light:- Style II - Shooting with the window behind you
• Window Light:- Style III - Shooting into the light
• How to create an ‘Alpine’ looking portrait
• Idea for adding depth to your images for a more creative portrait
• How to overcome a difficult bright background
• Creating great portraits in an unlikely location 
• 17 ideas & tips for getting wonderful expressions & smiles from your subjects
• Learn about the positive impact of ‘Negative Space’ in portraiture
• 6 reasons why you should mostly take portraits in landscape orientation
• Using lines and top shade outside an office in city centre
• Creating great portraits in a courtyard outside an office building
• Continuing the urban session with Em, this time outside another office block
• making the most of a steel structures and coping with the sun
• More tips on TopShade, my favourite type of natural light

And much more

Certification

Upon completion of the course, internationally recognised certificates that can be traced by employers are available upon completion.

Career Path
 
This training course will lead you to many different career opportunities, Here are few prospects:

• Photographer- £35,000
• Wedding Photographer - £26,000
• Product Photographer - £25,000
• Portrait Photographer - £22,000

Updated on 01 February, 2023