This 6 week online course teaches photographers both stylistic and technical approaches to shooting Portraiture while offering a basis for understanding how to direct subjects into candid emotive poses.
The Shooting Assignments given teach students how to technically improve their images while encouraging to shoot with an intentional and objective approach.
This online course will help photographers enhance and improve the quality of their work.
Along with the Video Lectures and Feedback Sessions Instructor Katie Huisman will be available at specific times for live online messaging sessions for instant feedback and direct communication.
Class sizes are limited to just 15 participants to ensure quality attention and instruction.
Images above: Copyright Katie Huisman Photography
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: KATIE HUISMAN
Katie Huisman:
Katie Huisman is a photographer, visual artist and educator in Vancouver, BC
Based on her experience in both contemporary art and commercial photography, She has created a series of Workshops and Lectures that she offers at photography festivals, photo clubs, public and private educational institutions in Vancouver.
Katie regularly shows her work in art galleries and artist run centres in Vancouver and curates photography exhibitions that facilitate socially conscious dialogue. She feels that it is important to communicate something viable in a photograph. She encourages this within her students by acknowledging photography as a universal medium that anybody can use to share their vision and perspective.
Commercially, Katie shoot's lifestyle advertising and editorial work for a broad Canadian and International Client base.
photo by Ali Matar
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson materia, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie has also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie has reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
To guarantee your access to your instructor Katie, we have limited this online class to ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS allowing special attention & image critiques by Katie personally.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
Contemporary Portraiture 6 Week Online Photography Workshop - Katie Huisman
1 - Intro Lecture, Portraiture in Photography from Historic to Contemporary -
Inspiration Exercise. After the lecture students will be asked to research photographers’ work they admire and post/share 3 images that inspire them
2 - Portrait Lighting Styles and Techniques - Lecture & Demo -
This lecture teaches natural light techniques for portraiture and covers 5 portrait lighting styles
Assignment 1 given - Natural Light Portrait 2 images due class 3
3 - Understanding Body Language - Lecture
Assignment 1 Due
Assignment 2 given - Understanding Body Language Assignment 2 images due class 4
4 - Feedback Session - Natural Light Portrait Series
Assignment 2 Due
Assignment 3 given - Photograph your Muse submit a written proposal that determines location, lighting effect, overall concept or mood, subject choice etc
5 - Final Assignment Proposal due-
Q&A - Instructor will be available for a live online messaging chat during specific hours
6 - Final Assignment Due / Video Feedback Session Given -
Each Student is to submit a series of 5-7 images for final Video Feedback Critique
How this ONLINE Course works:
Each Monday, you'll receive the weeks lesson materia, typically in the form of a PDF document that you can download and study. Katie has also prepared video tutorials for you as well and together, these materials provide a rich learning resource that will get you out shooting using new techniques and skills.
After studying the lessons, you'll have time to shoot the photo assignments which will receive personalized feedback - This is where our online course really shines. Katie has reserved time to communicate and provide feedback to each student individually, something that is often a challenge in a 'traditional' workshop setting.
To guarantee your access to your instructor Katie, we have limited this online class to ONLY 15 PARTICIPANTS allowing special attention & image critiques by Katie personally.
Images are uploaded to a password protected online community created using the service google plus, where only your fellow course participants and Katie can view them. Here, you can see other participants images and their respective constructive comments. There is also a forum were you can get in touch 24/7 with your questions and comments.
Frequently asked questions:
Q: How is this course organized and the 'material' delivered?
A: For his online course, we use a private community page created on google plus. All particpants will be pointed to and instructed how to join this private community created just for this course on DAY ONE of the course.
This platform allows for everyone to interact, share images, questions, comment on other people's images etc. It is completely private and all content can only be seen by participnats in the course.
Every Monday the Instructor will send an email with course content for that week. This content, which can in the form of a PDF and/or a video, is then also posted to the google plus community.
Feedback for assignments are always in video format, and you will be able to see everyone's images and listen to feedback about them (not just your own), so that you may learn from all of it.
It is important to note that interaction is not limited to Monday's only - that is the day for the 'official' handouts and tutorials, but you are free to interact 24/7. Finally, if you prefer to take this course but remain anonymous, you are welcome to join the online community with a different name (aka your nickname), or you can choose to participate using email only - in that case links to tutorial and image review video(s) will be emailed to you (but you will miss the interaction with the other students taking place on the online community).
Q: How much time will I need to work on this course each week?
A: A minimum of 20-30 minutes each week, plus shooting assignments. You can spend significantly more time, you will get out of this course what you put in.
Q: What kind of camera and lens do I need for this course?
A: Any digital or film camera - As long as you are able to upload your assignments in a digital version for review.
Q: Do I have to be online at any specific times?
A: No you don't. The lessons are send via email, so you can work on them anytime, where-ever you happen to be. You submit the assignments online, and this can be done anytime before the assignment due date.
Q: Do I need to own any software to participate in this course?
A: No, you do not.
Level:
All levels welcome - NOTE: This course does not instruct participants on the functions of their camera - Please see our beginner course offerings on Introduction to DSLR Cameras.
Enrollment:
Maximum of only 15 participants for each course!
Equipment Needed:
Digital or Film camera + internet access + ability to submit digital images for assignments
"Great Workshop - Loved the hands-on shooting time where we could apply our knowledge right away. Thanks for a great day."
"Thanks again for the course...tons of very useful info for a newbie like me. Well worth the time and money!!!"
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