Portrait Photography

Families and Children's Portraits            June 22nd & 23rd

Level of Difficulty

3 out of 5


This Posing for Families and Children Class is more that what the title says. Students will learn how the classic techniques of posing Family portraits as well as any sort of group image. In this class you will also learn the important skills of planing and designing a portrait in consultation with the family that you will be photographing. Proper selection of clothing, props, locations, backgrounds and more will greatly enhance your chances of creating a wonderful portrait.


One skill that frequently eludes many photographers is finding a way to skillfully and naturally pose their subjects. With enough practice, posing adults can become relatively easy because they'll usually listen to your feedback. However, posing children requires an entirely special skill set. In the second day of class, we will bring in live child models to photograph. The exact age of the models will vary - models will generally be between 5 & 14 years old.


Through a series of classroom lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises, your instructor will help you learn to pose children and families in a natural yet dynamic way.


COURSE DATES:

Saturday June 22nd - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Saturday June 22nd (weather Depending) sunset photo session

SundayJune 23rd - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM




COST $325

Canadian Dollar (plus tax). Price includes hot lunch

REGISTER FOR COURSE

What you will learn


This is a 12 hour class that covers a large number of topics around the posing of families and children in portrait photography including:


  • How to set an appropriate atmosphere for productive photography with families and children
  • Setting realistic expectations
  • Learning to interact with your subject(s)
  • Flattering poses for adults and children
  • Creative compositions
  • Patterns and Symmetry in Posing
  • Posing for young Children
  • Posing for Couples
  • Posing for Families
  • Posing for Large Groups

 

What to expect

  • 12 - 14 hours of Instruction
  • Demonstrations with children and families and the plenty of hands-on practice
  • Hot lunch on both days
  • Certificate of completion
  • Small group size


Equipment Required

• A digital SLR or camera with fully adjustable manual controls

• A lens or lenses covering at least moderate wide angle to short telephoto focal lengths

• a tripod (optional)

• A remote shutter release (optional)

• An external flash unit (optional)



Prerequisites for our Families and Children's Portraits            June 22nd & 23rd class

  • Students should be familiar with their camera settings and how to use it in Aperture Priority and/or Manual mode
  • Recommended class is our Digital Camera Fundamentals or equivalent

Your Instructor for Families and Children's Portraits            June 22nd & 23rd

Your instructor will be Chris Stambaugh. Chris is the former president of the Professional Photographer's of Canada and has been working as a professional photographer for over three decades.


Chris holds the designations of "Master of Photographic Arts" and "Honorary Lifetime Member" from the Professional Photographers of Canada and has won numerous awards for his work including being a finalist in the Alberta and Canadian Portrait Photographer of the Year.


Chris runs his own photography business called Imagine That Photographics where he specializes in portrait photography, commercial/corporate photography and school/graduation photography. He is currently the lead instructor at The Burwell School and  teaches at the U of A Faculty of Extension. He has formerly been a photography instructor with NAIT Continuing Education and Edmonton Public Schools METRO. 


Chris teaches many classes at our photography school including the Digital Camera Fundamentals class, Digital Photography for Beginners, Photographic Composition, Posing Families and Children class, Macro Photography, High Volume Photography, Photoshop, and The Business of Photography.

 

  "it was a very great course as I learned many areas never would have known without getting it from a qualified instructor/photographer...Chris was a very great instructor and friendly. He also showed me a few features with my camera and lenses. He was very approachable and answered many questions with the class and had no problem as he felt we had to know and was not afraid to giving us help. We all had fun and interactive when posing in our groups. All in All I rate the course and class 10+..... I Will be taking more courses as have in the past. I can relax as am going on holidays soon and going to be shooting family portraits and I can put my experience to great use...Thank You Chris for a great course..."

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