Portrait Photography Series
Overview
This four-part series will take participants through the fundamentals of portrait photography, with an emphasis on developing your own personal style and approach to shooting.
Over the four weeks, we’ll cover how to pose a model, lighting setups (both natural and studio), and editing, culminating in a live studio shoot with a model where you will have a chance to put everything you’ve learned together.
We hope that you’ll come away from this course with a deeper understanding of your creative vision, and confidence to approach portrait photography 📸
Note: class size is 10 people
Requirements
Experience
Beginner to portrait photography, no or limited previous experience
Ideally available for all four sessions
Willingness to be on camera. Participants will be shooting each other during the first two classes.
Equipment Needed
Any camera (please let us know if you do not have one so we can make arrangements)
A laptop or iPad with a photo editing app
Lightroom is recommended. Free desktop editing software recommendations Darktable, RAW Therapee. For those with iPads, Lightroom mobile.
Moodboards or inspiration
Schedule
March 21 10AM - 11:30AM: Intro to portrait photography and posing
March 29 10AM - 11:30AM: Lighting - using studio and natural lighting
April 7 6PM - 7:30PM: Editing - post production work using editing software
April 11 10AM - 12PM: Final studio shoot with model
About Jasmine
Jasmine is a portrait photographer based in Toronto. Her work explores Chinese diasporic identity and storytelling. You can find her work on Instagram @ling.jun__ :)
About New
New is a media company that reveals depth.
We take subjects the world thinks it already understands and show them in a way that makes people see them for the first time.
New Stadium is our collaborative third space in which we enable creatives, technologists, academics to host events and gather with each other, located at 83 Walnut Avenue.