Total Training in Commercial Photography

Course details

Commercial photography is one of highest paid area in the industry. It's true; rates can run $1000, $2000, and even $5000 per day plus expenses. A career in commercial photography can be pretty exciting while you are photographing an annual report, company brochure, travel essay, an advertisement, or traveling the globe on assignment. This can be your dream job and this program is designed for aspiring and enthusiastic students who desire to become a professional commercial photographer.

Do you have cameras and lights and feel you are ready to compete? Do you have the essential skills to take on jobs and create a quality photographic product? Do you know how to find clients? Can you shoot food for a menu or a CEO for an annual report? Do you know how to 'style' a shoe to photograph?

Do you know what your portfolio should include? What should you bid to shoot an annual report for a week? $2000 or $12,000? What is a better way to market, direct mail or source book? Can you price a stock photo based on usage and market penetration? These and so many more questions are the issues that a commercial photographer deals with every day.

While many general college programs teach basic through advanced photography skills, it can it takes years and cost a fortune. There are private professional schools to teach you How to Become a Professional Photographer and they have great programs but have you checked out the costs at those schools? One 10 month program in Massachusetts is over $26,000. Another very good school in Southern California does not even publish their tuition. And there are many more very good schools where tuition for the program is in the six figures. Can you afford that?

Have you considered what will you learn at a college or university photography program? History of photography? Will public speaking, math and physics be part of the program? How about spending a year in the darkroom making prints? Printing is fun, but how much of this will you use in a commercial photography business that is totally digital? The world of photography is now digital! Ask some working pros how much time they spend in the darkroom these days and you will find that many probably don't. They are busy shooting and using Photoshop while making big bucks.

This is the best online training in commercial photography!

That's a bold statement isn't it?This Commercial Photography Program is designed to meet the demands photographers experience in today's markets, but what makes this program uniquely different is that the majority of photo examples used in the program are fromreal photo shoots, on real assignments, and photographed for real clients.We did not just go into a studio and video tape where to put lights for all examples. Instead, we show you the photo taken in the studio or on location for a client. We show you in many cases why we chose the angle we used, where lights were placed, and any technical challenges we faced and how they were solved.

This course covers everything we believe a commercial photographer needs to understand and be able to photograph to thrive in today's business environment.

You will learn:

- Portraiture

- Product Photography

- Architecture

- Corporate and Industrial

- Advertising

- Fashion and Beauty

- Travel

- Food and Beverage

- Lifestyle

- Editorial

- Stock

and some Photoshop as well.

'This is not a simple photography class. It is career training!'

Total Training in Commercial Photography was created as an in-depth, accelerated, and intensive program to meet the needs of aspiring pros who wish to work in today's business? It is a demanding field requiring a precise set of skills and knowledge of creative and technical processes is designed to take beginning photographers from novices to pros with a portfolio to show art directors and all in 1 year.

We will take full advantage of the most powerful education tool in history; the internet. This will allow you to work from your home, keep your current job, and learn How to Become a Professional Photographer as much as if you were attending a photography school. Each week you can read a lesson related to a specific subject or photography category. The lessons will include information behind the ideas, how the sample images were done, many with lighting diagrams, and many video tutorials.

You will also learn how to budget for your business and studio, create marketing materials, design a portfolio, determine your photography rates, bid on jobs, price stock photography, find clients, seek a stock photo agency, and a lot more.

This program was designed to cover one year when taken with instructor, but you can now take it at your leisure and at home as your schedule allows. And if you are concerned about taking such an involved program without an instructor be assured that I am available for private tutoring to help you get where you want to go.

All you need is a camera, tripod, a few lights (see downloadable PDF on recommendations) and the passion to get started. If you have any questions about this program just email me:charlieborland@gmail.com And watch the intro video for examples of what is covered.

To learn more about Charlie's Online Photography Courses check out www.greatphotographycourses.net