# Capturing the Narrative with Nigel Barker

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## Overview

The more you know about the subject you’re photographing, the better the image will be. Internationally renowned photographer Nigel Barker wants to show you the best methods to connect with your subject and how to bring out the story using lighting and direction. In this class, Nigel will show you in a live shoot:

- How to connect with your subject using conversation
- How lighting and posing can create the story
- Different ways to connect with commercial and corporate clients
- Ways to use the environment to create different and creative portraits that the client might not have expected

Connecting with subject establishes trust and allows you to craft a story behind an image. When you can create a story in a single frame, you'll be able to capture the imagination of the viewer and your clients.

## Instructors

### Nigel Barker

Nigel Barker is an internationally renowned photographer who opened his New York studio in 1996. He served 18 seasons as photographer and judge on the hit TV show,  America’s Next Top Model, which airs in over 150 countries, and hosted Oxygen Network’s modeling competition series,  The Face, starring alongside Naomi Campbell.  Barker’s latest hit show Top Photographer premiered to rave reviews and a second season is in the works.

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $49