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Modern Headshot Photography: Capture Profound Portraits

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Overview

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Learn how to shoot and edit compelling portrait photographs that tell a story about their subject
  • Introduction
  • Contemporary Headshot Photography
  • Shooting Your Subject
  • Post-production
  • Final project
Through portraiture, we can discover something fundamental about human beings: both what we have in common and what makes us different from one another. Phil Sharp is an award-winning portrait photographer who specializes in headshots for actors. He has worked with clients including Evening Standard magazine, BBC iPlayer, and The British Journal of Photography.

In this course, he teaches you how to produce captivating headshots that tell a story about their subject. Produce and edit a set of meaningful photos of a person of your choice with Phil as your guide. There’s so much the face can tell us about what it means to be human. Learn to capture that magic with a camera.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • History of Headshot Photography
  • Materials and Equipment
  • Understanding Light
  • Setting Up
  • Getting the Best Out of Your Subject
  • The Shoot
  • Selection
  • Editing 1
  • Editing 2
  • Creating an Online Presence
  • Modern Headshot Photography: Capture Profound Portraits

Taught by

Phil Sharp

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