Foundations of a Working Photographer
with Zack Arias
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01 Class Introduction
32:42
Class duration: 17h 31m
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About The Class
Topics Covered
Lesson Plan
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01
Class Introduction
32:42 -
02
Know Your Camera
48:06 -
03
Know Your Aperture & Shutter Speed
34:35 -
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Know Your Reciprocals
18:56 -
05
Understand Your Meter
56:57 -
06
Know Your Camera Q&A
16:31 -
07
Know Your Glass
43:24 -
08
Know Your Glass Q&A
25:33 -
09
Know Your Subject
21:02 -
10
Know Your Composition
37:03 -
11
Introduction to Knowing Your Light HD
20:24 -
12
Know Your Light: Natural Light
55:19 -
13
Know Your Light: Strobe
46:07 -
14
Chat with Chase Jarvis
10:14 -
15
Know Your Light: Headshots
32:41 -
16
Know Your Light: Mixing Ambient and Strobe
1:04:06 -
17
Q&A
48:30 -
18
Rooftop Shoot at Dusk
1:25:07 -
19
Students Shooting
1:00:49 -
20
Critiques - Part 1
58:42 -
21
Critiques - Part 2
1:05:28 -
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Q&A 2
30:25 -
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Building Your Portfolio
19:31 -
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Creativity and Vision
40:10 -
25
Business and Marketing
1:19:00
Meet Your Expert
Zack Arias
My name, if it isn’t obvious already, is Zack Arias and I am an editorial music photographer based in Atlanta, GA. While I’ve been working in the music industry for the past seven years I’m now branching into more editorial ... read more
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Ivan
December 2016
Outstanding! There are so many gems, any photographer aspiring to venture into business will gain much from this course. There are plenty of technical how-to's with superb examples, from choosing the right lens for a given situation, to learning about reciprocals, expressed in Zack's warm and fun style. He's a joy to watch. But, this class is much more than that. Zack is extremely generous in sharing very personal experiences and insight, on how he began from early days of struggling, to current projects, how he built his portfolio, and looking ahead to the future. And, in the final discussion with his wife Meghan, they open up and share their personal struggles balancing work and family life, and their strong support of each other. We can all relate to this. This class is a great guide on what it takes to start and become a successful pro photographer, and pulls no punches. It's not easy to do, but with some creativity and an insane amount of hard work, is doable and very rewarding!
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Creativelive Student
October 2011
Zack's always been one of my favorite photographers and when I think about why he is, it isn't even his work that comes to mind. Zack's technical knowledge and ability to pull off really stunning images is reason enough to check out this course. While he does a good job at teaching the fundamentals, he even better job at explaining why he makes the choices he does. Anyone can tell you what "rules" to follow and what you should and shouldn't do but Zack does a good job explaining why those guidelines are JUST guidelines and shouldn't be taken as law, which can be limiting. I highly recommended this for anyone who has an interest in becoming a better photographer.
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Creativelive Student
September 2014
I haven't finished the course yet either but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I love Zacks work I think he is an amazing teacher and a very funny man. I loved one light and I'm looking forward to finishing this and starting the his studio lighting course also.
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