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Fine Art Portraits

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Overview

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Forget flashy studios and expensive props. Join award-winning photographer Brooke Shaden to learn inexpensive ways to create elaborate, gallery-style works of art from scratch.

This fine art portrait photography course is dedicated to teaching you how to add fine art sensibility to your portfolio. Through the use of her creative techniques, Brooke shows you how to transform mundane images into dramatic, eye-catching works of art. Intended for motivated beginners and experienced pros alike, this course walks you through everything you need to know to create jaw-dropping fine art portraits and have them hanging on gallery walls in no time. After taking this course with Brooke, you will have mastered new, innovative lighting techniques, Photoshop editing, pitching your images to a gallery rep, and much more.

This class is part of the Fine Art Photography courses. 

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • How to Find Inspiration
  • Image Compositing
  • Shoot: Creating a Senior Portrait
  • Shoot: Senior Portrait with Bird's Nests
  • Shoot: Senior Portrait with Rain and Umbrella
  • Shoot: Storytelling with a Bride and Groom
  • Shoot: Bride and Groom with Sticks and Dirt Floor
  • Shoot: Bride and Groom in a Nest
  • Shoot: Environmental Portraits
  • Pre-Editing Recap
  • Editing
  • Shoot: The Surprise Challenge
  • The Business of Fine Art Photography
  • The Business of Fine Art Photography - Continued
  • Interview with Tayler Murphy of Laguna Gallery
  • Creating an Elaborate Image
  • Shoot: Elaborate Set-up using a Boat with Flowers
  • Shoot: Elaborate Set-up using a Sail

Taught by

Brooke Shaden

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