How to shoot Professional Photos without a Professional Studio

YES, there is a (much!) better alternative to stock photos if you don’t have a professional studio.

NO, you don’t need to be a professional or have the highest-end phone to achieve amazing professional photos.

Do you have a regular phone camera and a Canva account?

Do you like to play?

Then YOU also can achieve outstanding pro-looking photos. 

In this course, we’ll be replicating a professional advertising poster, based on portrait and product photos we took at home.

Let us show you how!

This class is for everybody: a couple of features are for Canva Pro users only but we’ll give tips on how to use them even if you are a Canva Free user. ;)

A bit about us: 

Ronny works at Canva as the Head of Communities and has been creating courses about Canva for over 2 years now. He runs 4 Facebook groups for Canva + his own community together with Diana. All of these are, of course, about Canva and how to become a better designer with Canva.

Diana is a professional photographer and a Canva Brand Ambassador (a Canva Certified Creative). She creates online courses about different topics like Instagram marketing, photography, personal branding and Canva.

The objective of this class is to show you why creating personalized visuals is so important for you or your brand to stand out of the crowd, and to give you easy tips to get a beautiful final outcome.

We will be taking photos with 2 different phones (high-end + older one, both Android but also works with iOS) and using Canva from our computers, but you can also follow along with only your phone. 

We’ll be covering the whole process, from the preparation of a home-made photo shoot session until the processing of the material: a playful compilation of essential photography knowledge and all the practical tips you need to get started - and accomplished.

This is going to be fun!

Class Outline

1. Ronny will start by introducing the contents of this course. 
   A 3-minute tour of the whole class, so you get an overview of everything you’ll learn: don’t miss
   
   
2. Diana will tell you 3 reasons why you should have your own professional photos.
   Plus, she’ll give you key tips so you make the most of your photo sessions.
   
   
3. Ronny and Diana will show you how to take portrait pictures.
   You’ll learn how to adjust basic settings (exposure, focus…) and great tips on poses and inspiration.
   
   
4. Diana will then reveal how to take professional product photos.
   She’ll tell you all the steps to follow and will give you tricks so your product looks fantastic.
   
   
5. Ronny will take over and teach how to edit your photos in Canva.
   He’ll show you everything you need to know to import, organize and process your material so you can take best advantage of it. 
   
   
6. Ronny will show you how to use your photos creatively
   You’ll learn how to turn your photos into a creative piece of visual communication with Canva.
   
   
7. Finally, Ronny will present you the class project.

That’s what we have for you in this class!

Ready to learn and play?

Suit up or put on some comfy beautiful clothes (or even keep your slippers on, like Ronny did!), call on to your flatmate if you wish or grab your favorite product, get your phone and off we go! 

Oh! and if you'd like to take some classes in Spanish, you can check out Diana's Skillshare profile: https://www.skillshare.com/user/dianamunoz