Lessons
Day 1
1Making Play a Profitable Business
36:14 2How to Work with Kids
33:12 3Shoot: Sisters Part 1
21:34 4Shoot: Sisters Part 2
26:47 5Shoot: Sisters Part 3
18:54 6How to Make Family Shoots Unique
43:16 7Skype Interview with Jenny Solar of The Happy Family
15:40Q&A with Jenny Solar
16:26 9Shoot: Family of Six Part 1
27:16 10Shoot: Family of Six Part 2
26:30Day 2
11Styling for Shoots
11:48 12Building Visual Interest
27:08 13Importance of Posing
18:20 14Working with Backgrounds
16:04 15Skype Interview with Krysta Metcalf
17:24 16Dreamer Journal and Collaborating
21:22 17My Gear with Q&A
21:21 18Shoot: Basic Solo Posing
28:23 19Shoot: Posing Two Kids
20:23 20Shoot: Creative Solo Posing
15:52 21File Prep and Batch Rename
12:01 22Post Processing with Actions
22:45 23File Management with Q&A
15:18Day 3
24What's the Secret
18:29 25Finding Your Passion
21:42 26Finding Inspiration and Working Through Doubt
20:46 27Skype Interview with Amy Grace of A Beautiful Life
21:28 28Shoot: Concept Driven Portraits Part 1
30:31 29Shoot: Concept Driven Portraits Part 2
29:26 30Working Through Doubt Part 2
18:30 31Call to Action
28:21Lesson Info
Shoot: Creative Solo Posing
so I'm just gonna give you some difference. Um, like feelings and different things to pretend you're doing and fun stuff like that. So let's dio What if you pretend like you're taking a picture of me like a pulling in Really close her pick, and then what about, like, a surprise? Like a And then how about a little bit attitude her? And on this land, can you look back over your shoulder for me, too? Perfect. And what about one? Where we go? Kind of big on the legs. You know your things, and it's like a ready one. Do they have a perfect And then let's see. What about? Do you have your fishy faces? Need to be very serious. So what? I want you kind of like this. Like, I wanted to look like you just kind of hanging out. But then I want a fishy face with it, right? Are you ready? Tell me when you're ready. Get set. Go and then let's dio Do you have any idea? What if we did? Um, you want to do some hair? Swinging ones were like, Okay, You ready? So this is gonna be accounting one. So put all t...
he hair to one side or actually see if you're going to swing it this way. Go the other side because you are brought on that side. Yeah, Let's do one practice swing. We're gonna bring all around. Okay, So I'm gonna do a three count or is easier. Just try it anyway. You think it's gonna swing? Can one Teoh three perfect. And then this time, let's bring it. I want you to swing. Sort of, like go across your face like that. So which do you know which way to do it? So it'll do that. Can you swing it so hard? It across your face? I think you need to start with in the back into school like that trialling She did your hair too. Well, you've got too much product in a new one. Move. Okay, we're gonna try it, though. Are you ready? Get sad. Go. I e one a little bit like this. Gonna bring it just across that and use your fingers and just kind of go and hold it, like right about there. How it, however, is comfortable. Sears gonna bring it and kind of hold it. There you go. on. Just bring your chin up and look a little bit. Maybe we in this way when you do it. Perfect. So just getting that little bit. Since she has, like, little pops of color and stuff, it's fun to get Keep the brief flits in the shot. And like I said, having something toe play with that little bit of here I see why it wasn't swinging. You have braids holding you have a crown on you have your own brain crown. Um, are you feeling you want keep going a little bit? OK, good. Let's dio some just like typical, like, really slick great plane had shots. So go and come right here against the wall and lean back on it. I'm gonna have you dio Yes, you're gonna be back just like perfect. And I love what she's doing her fingers right now, But I'm just gonna have her bring it up a little bit farther up, so I know I can get that in frame blinker. That one wanting the smile was pretty. You couldn't smile for me. Beautiful. So great. Ok, do one straight on going. Felt just a little bit for me and bring those hands. Perfect. Just like that. Beautiful. So, yes, Sometimes I just like to get those straight pretty straightforward type, um, portrait and just get it from a couple different angles. Um, who should we send over to do some individual shots? He wants to come over or who wants? It takes a picture. We did, actually. Is Mimi ready to you? A couple pictures with fellow? Okay, come on. You all go and do some singles of Antonio for a little bit if you want to take a break. Okay. Perfect. Okay, we're gonna dio some more silly ones with you, OK? Is that OK? Good. All right. Do you already have ideas for silly one? No. Like I was just thinking of, like, acting out different things. Like pretending, like, did you see when she did? Like, she printed, like, shed a camera, and then she pretended like I don't know what else she did. The fishy face. She did stuff like that. You want me to tell you what to do? You want me to boss you around? Okay, that's good. Okay. Why do you what you want to do, fish one? Is that what you said? What did you say? What if you gave me like a salute? What do other one? That because a light. Perfect. Give me kind of a perfect We get closer for that one. Give me that henchman. No, that was like You think I stink? OK, and what about, um, let's see. How about, uh, tough guy? That would be good. Gonna do a punching one at me. Do your boxing post. Perfect. Give me a little bit chin thrust on that. You know, when people are fighting. Kind of like, perfect. What about if you gave one at me like this pose and then went, like, other hand, that this hand, though, cause I want you to turn a limit towards the lights, just like and I'm gonna have you come here like this. Keep your hand about right here, and then freeze it. Even though it's not extended. Bring out a little more. Ready set. Go. Good job. Good job. Okay. I'm gonna get some Good, um, just head shots of you, too. So we're just gonna do some more like simple. Get those good blue eyes in there. Okay, How about if you do this into this So it's another thing I look for when I'm doing A a sibling group is trying to the same exact post with each kid just so that if the parents decide love that headshot the best, they don't have, like, school picture lineup. Of all the kids in the same post, they can have a little bit of right, even though it's coming from the same idea and sequence E. Luthier. There you go. Perfect. And go ahead and come up against the wall. And when have you lean and just kind of do the pockets? You know, when it kind of pushes your shoulders up, It just kind of pushed down on this pocket. Perfect. Just like that. On this one, I'm gonna get a pole back because I like to go and do that Push down when you looked at your shoes again. Like lighten up just a little bit on the push going Relax a little bit. There you go. And look over at me just like that. So I like the post. I get a pullback and then come up into a closer a closer one. Eyes right here. Stare into my camera. Antonio. Perfect. Good job. You had enough, or you want to do a couple more poses. You've had enough. Okay, you go pick me, Me or Santee? No canteen. Oh! Oh, Mimi's volunteering. Are you ready? Really? Come on. Over. How about with you? How good at balancing are you? Do you think you can balance down like this going that I'm gonna have you go sideways. So you're gonna face this direction since you're wearing a dress. We don't wanna get the camera going up a hoops. You okay? You're gonna make it. You can do it, OK? No, You're gonna look over at me if you can, and go and put the chin or the hands under the chance. I can see that whole cute face years perfect. No following. No falling. Falling. Uh, do you want to go? Um, how about if you lean your back against the wall? Did that help? Okay, Perfect. You can put your hands down like they were. That was cute. Very good. Perfect. Good job, honey. Stare right into the camera. Right. Here's we hurt. Good job. Bring your chin down. This a little bit for me. Good job. So too if I asked them to do poses that they're obviously, like having difficulty with or just can't I let them fall into their own pose? I never push anything that just isn't gonna work or makes them feel like there. Not comfortable or out of place. Good job. Meaning? Right here, sweetheart. Beautiful. Dan de. Oh, have you stay right there. I'm gonna calm close to you. Um, can you need be high enough that you can put your There you go. Good jobs. We hurt. Chin down just a tiny bit for me and bring the head up this way. They just like that. Be a statue. Still like a statue. Good job, sweetheart. And then eyes right here. Perfect. Do you feel like you're in the mood at all to do any silly ones? Or should I go straight to Fantino? Okay. I knew I could kill non. Yeah. Oh, wait. Do you just like that? First I can. Good job. Okay, go ahead and stand up. Does that mean you have ideas for stealing west? Do you have any ideas for silly ones? You dio Okay, I'm gonna let you take control. And are you ready? Let's do it. Perfect good job. Is that your surprise One Next. Oh, you're making your own crown. Are you a princess? Okay, next. Is that your diva wanted that. Your official it open a wet CEO. Andy. Andy, this is Look at this. So this is why I love this, uh, strap is all I have to dio. Okay? And we have a new card in there. Good to go. Do you still have that fishy face going? Okay. Okay. How about if we get some good giggles in there? What do you think? How about if you face this way and put your hands like this and I'm just gonna give you free reign to giggle? You have to wait till I tell you. I don't know. What do you think if I let you go hard? Think you'll lose control? Yeah, way she tells me. Okay, we're just gonna do soft giggles. Ready? Go. Okay, Now let's just a little bit hard and then stop to make sure you can still stop. Get ready. Set. Go. Oh, you did it. You totally have control, OK? Oh, ok. Go ahead and do hard. We're almost ready for Santy. No. So if you lose control of you know what? It would be OK if you lost control cause it's almost cantinas turn so that you could just go calm down. So you would try. Okay, Let's do it. Ready that. Go turn sideways into it for me. And look at me when you do it. Look right here. Now turn backwards and look over your shoulder and do it at me. Can you see me? One more over your shoulder. Okay. So you totally got control. Can you just lean your head on the brick for me? A little bit more? Right here on the sides. You're not squishing your flower. And then can you just hold on to your strap up here for me? Her bag? Good job. You know what? You did awesome.
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Ratings and Reviews
a Creativelive Student
I loved this course. If you already know what you are doing as a photographer and are looking for fun and inspiration, this is a great class. Shannon didn't focus on the technical aspects, but rather HER way of working. She offered many, many fun and inspiring ideas to build a photo business that feeds your soul, rather than a business that just earns money from clients. She has taken an art form and made it her own. Her work is the result of her focus on her own personal style, which is fun, stylish, trendy and happy. I found this video to be inspiring and leading me towards making images that are my personal style. I can see how this course may have been challenging for people who are more about the technical aspects of photography, but hey, anyone can learn technique. The ART comes in when you can make it your own, when you can use photography as a way to express and reflect what you go going on on the inside. In Shannon's case, it's joy. Thanks CL for a fun, inspiring class and thanks, Shannon, for sharing your heart and your art. I had fun.
a Creativelive Student
I really enjoyed this class. I love Shannon's style both of photography and connecting with the children and families she photographs. She doesn't tell you what to do step-by-step, but rather offers you a bag of tricks which to draw from. Rather than telling you what to do, she shows you what works for her. I found the course very inspiring and the posing techniques helpful. She successfully demonstrates that you can create beautiful photographs with no more than a wall or a chair but she also shows you how to go all out with a detailed styled shoot. She shows that there is not one formula for success.
Marilou Jaen
I love it! Fantastic info. I love her easy way with the kids, and I found it really informative.