The bride and groom are the focus of each wedding – your photography needs to keep this focus in mind throughout shooting the wedding. You must also keep the feeling of romance, fashion-ability, optimism and life throughout. This Warnborough Online Course is an excellent start for starting your dream job! Photography and particularly wedding photography always have so many opportunities available to budding enthusiasts – take this course to get a head start!
Course Structure:
The duration of this online course is 100 hours. This consists of 9 in-depth lessons:
1. Introduction
- Nature and Scope of Wedding Photography
- Creating Romance
- Managing People
- Planning
- Developing a Checklist for Wedding Shots
- Brides Home, Grooms Home, General Shots, At the Ceremony, At the Reception, etc
- Digital Wedding Photography
- Equipment
- Lighting at Weddings; Rain, Sun, Overcast Weather
2. Logistical Planning
- Key People to Liaise With
- Guidelines
- What Shots
- Listing Shots
- Preparation
- Understanding different Types of Ceremonies -Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, etc
3. Equipment
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Larger Format Cameras
- Digital Cameras
- Back Up Equipment
- Lenses
- Flashes and other Accessories
- Bags
- Battery Packs
- Tripods and Monopods
4. Style Options
- Photojournalism versus Classical
- The Traditional Poses
- Other Shots
5. Photographic Composition and Posing
- Taking Flattering Photos
- Principles of Photo Composition; Unity, Balance, Proportion, Harmony, Contrast, Rhythm
- Qualities of the Subject; line, form, mass, space, texture, colour, patterns, tone, lines and paths
- Camera Techniques to Assist with Composition; movement, depth of field or focus
- Basic Principles of Light
- Basic Camera Terms
- Equipment and Materials
- Filters, Lighting
- Composition
- Rule of Thirds
- Developing a Portrait Style
- Posing for Photos
- A Photo Essay
- Blurring Movement
- Panning
6. Shooting the Wedding Ceremony
- Pre Wedding Shots
- Order of the Wedding
- Precision, Greeting, Statements of Intention, Exchange of Vows, Exchange of Rings etc
- Important Shots at a Ceremony
- Posed Photographs before a Reception
- Indoor Weddings
- Controlling Light
- Restrictions on Photography
- Outdoor Weddings
- Dealing with Strong Backlight
- Larger Wedding Parties
- Smaller Wedding Parties
- Video
7. Shooting the Wedding Reception
- Scope and Nature of the Reception
- What and when to shoot at a Reception
- Guests
8. Post Production
- Processing
- Batch Processing
- Fault Finding
- Digital Colour into Black and White
- Digital Duotone and Sepia Tones
- Filters and Image Processing
- Special Effects
- Compositing
- Presentation of photos, etc
9. Business & Marketing
- Selling yourself Establishing a Wedding Photo Business
- Devising a Business Plan
- Marketing
- Scheduling your Work
- Financial Management
- Insurance
- What to Charge
- Written Contracts
- Customer Satisfaction
Equipment
Sophisticated cameras and equipment aren’t a must for this online course – though access to some sort of a camera is a must – any camera will do. This course can be done using a digital camera or with film – though it will have to be developed for submission. All photos and written work submitted by you will be returned to you.
How does a Warnborough Online Course work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
If you have any questions please contact us.
