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Course Description
During the past five years, digital photography has grown by leaps and bounds. It is now considered so sophisticated that traditional film photography is fast becoming an artifact by many professional photographers. In fact, 90% of wedding photographers are shooting digitally.
This course on Digital Wedding Photography will give you advice from experts, provide startegies for interviewing potential clients, review lighting techniques, help you make purchasing equipment decisions and suggest ways to manage and edit your images. Additional topics of discussion include:
- Photojournalism.
Photojournalism has, for a number of years, been the popular choice and has dominated the industry. And yet, today's photographers have no problem with posing an image, as long as the results look unposed and emotion filled. Today's photography is moving more toward fine-art imagery and like any artist, photographers throw the traditional rules aside and push their creativity.
- Old Trends.
The popular saying "History repeats itself" is true as a recent development of formal posing techniques proves with the popularity and resurgence in group portraits. Traditionalists still stand by the tried and true because they evoke a period of elegance.
- Current Trends.
Bridal magazines display the latest trends and poses that are as diverse as the wedding gowns worn by today's brides. Digital wedding photography is a passion revered by many, and while this course is intended to be a guide to the many aspects of wedding photography, individuality and self-expression is the key to the skilled professional.
- Other topics.
Other topics will include the process of photo editing, popular shots, the wedding photographers checklist, marketing strategies, and much more.
Digital photography is here to stay and improving at record pace. Professional photographers are reaping the advantages, and with the choice of both digital and traditional photography, the best of both worlds can be experienced.
Course Requirements
No previous experience is required. This course will not demand that you own a digital camera as the course material will provide useful information for any future wedding photographer. Using a camera is strongly recommended, however, to fully benefit from this course.
Course Topics
Lesson 1 - The Progression of Wedding Photography
Lesson 2 - Learning the Craft of Digital Wedding Photography
Lesson 3 - The Wedding Photographers Approach
Lesson 4 - Workroom and Essential Equipment
Lesson 5 - Camera style and Composition
Lesson 6 - Posing the Subject
Lesson 7 - Group Portraits
Lesson 8 - All About Lighting
Lesson 9 - Preparation and Planning
Lesson 10 - The Wedding Day
Lesson 11 - The Wedding Reception
Lesson 12 - How to Make Your Wedding Subjects Look Great
Lesson 13 - The Wedding Photographer's Checklist
Lesson 14 - Managing the Computer and Digital Camera
Lesson 15 - Wedding Photography Package Ideas
Lesson 16 - More Details on the Editing Process
Lesson 17 - Designing the Wedding Album
Lesson 18 - Marketing Your Studio and Products
Course Materials
All course materials are provided in this class. There is no need to buy additional resources
Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a written and practice assignment that will directly apply what you have learned. Assignments will require you to take practice photographs to test various picture taking techniques.
Many of the lessons will also follow up with a review quiz that will highlight aspects of each lesson for you to note. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better.
