Editorial Portrait Photography for High School Seniors
Editorial Portrait Photography for High School Seniors
Class Description
Create images beyond the “traditional” senior shoot and make your clients feel like they stepped into an editorial campaign. Knowing the basics for lighting in-studio and outdoors, as well as how to make your clients feel involved in the creative process can make your business stand out and thrive in a crowded market. Dan Brouillette is a successful editorial photographer, who molded his studio to reflect his commercial work. Each senior gets to help with the creative process of finding a shoot that fits their personality and Dan uses his knowledge on lighting and posing to make every shoot look as if it belongs in a magazine. In this course Dan will teach:
- Pre-session tips for preparing your photoshoot
- What lighting equipment works for successful in-studio and location shooting
- How to light in layers to create a portrait that is dynamic
- Tips for posing and directing your seniors that make them feel comfortable and excited for the shoot
- How to get involved in the local high schools so that students are familiar with you and your work
- How to edit and cull through your images for a simple and time efficient workflow
Create stand-out photography that excites seniors to organically market your business to their friends and simultaneously grow your portfolio beyond the high school senior market. Dan Brouillette has taken his knowledge from working with magazines like ESPN, Time, The Wall Street Journal, and Men’s Health and utilized it to build his successful high school senior photography business while shooting in a style he loves and growing his portfolio.
Lessons
1Class Introduction 2How to Make Senior Photos Stand Out 3What is Lighting in Layers? 4Build a Lighting Foundation 5Layer One: Main Light 6Layer Two: Fill Light 7Layer Three: Accent Light 8Layer Four: Additional Light 9Outdoor Lighting Examples 10Outdoor Lighting Equipment 11Outdoor Lighting Camera Settings 12Outdoor Camera Settings Examples 13Outdoor Lighting Q&A 14Live Shoot: In-Studio Lighting 15Live Shoot: Metering 16Live Shoot: Large Soft Light Setups 17Live Shoot: On Camera Flash 18Live Shoot: 2 Light Set-up 19Live Shoot: Accent Light 20Live Shoot: Hard Light 21Live Shoot: Create White Backdrop 22Introduction to Direction 23Live Shoot: Photo Booth Direction 24Live Shoot: Basics of Direction 25Live Shoot: Beauty Dish Close Up 26Live Shoot: Subtle Cues through Direction 27Location Shoot: Senior Introduction to Shoot 28Location Shoot: Use Location to Your Advantage 29Location Shoot: Create Scenarios 30Location Shoot: The Walk Plus Variations 31Location Shoot: Outdoor Lighting 32Pre-Session Consultation 33Prep Clients for Purchase 34Get to Know the Client before Session 35Decide Clothing Options Prior to Session 36Client Interaction 37Pre Session Consult Q&A 38Image Workflow Overview 39RAW Editing Workflow 40Basic Photoshop Editing 41AlienSkin Exposure Color Toning 42Marketing to Seniors Overview 43Marketing to Seniors 44Alternative Income in Any Market 45High School Posters as Marketing 46Seeing Moments DifferentlyReviews
pete hopkins
awesome teacher and awesome technique. after soooo many webinars, it's really great to see someone break it down to the bare bones of lighting with exceptional quality results. i can listen to Dan all day. no pretense, no over the top emotional pleas, no drama! did i say awesome!!!! Plus, I'm a huge fan of the B! and B2 systems. Freedom is key. Now I can shoot anywhere, anytime. Thanks Dan.
Tristanne Endrina
Dan was great. His class was very comprehensive but easy to follow. The slides he used weren't flashy. Instead, they were simple and he went at a good pace. I left feeling like I could really pull off the lighting techniques he taught. I'm excited to put what I learned into my photography. :) Thanks, Dan.
Allan GArdner-Bowler
Dan was an excellent instructor! In terms of educating, he had a very "down to earth" feel. No matter what question he had, he was willing to answer. Even better, if he didn't know something, he would admit it, which is a very important quality as an instructor! Seeing that this is my first time being an "in studio guest", I have been blown away. The facility and treatment by staff here is amazing. Everyone is so cheerful and willing to do what ever they can to make your time here be as relaxing AND educational as possible. God willing, this east coast boy will come back for another class.