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Natural Light Portrait Photography: Take Portraits With Any Camera Anywhere

This course is designed for those interested to learn the techniques of natural light photography. Read more.

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785 STUDENTS
1h 17m
Course Skill Level
Beginner
Time Estimate
1h 17m

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for absolute beginners who want to learn how to use natural light to take images with any camera
  • This course is not for advanced photographers

What you’ll learn: 

  • Take portraits with any camera
  • Know how to use natural light to get compelling portraits
  • Understand the difference between hard and soft light
  • Understand how to choose a background
  • Understand the basics of posing a subject
  • Know how to capture the in-between moment

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required to take this course

Learn the techniques that commercial photographers use in demanding, high-pressure environments, to get portraits that tell a story using the light they have available… fast!

Beautiful Portraits

We are going to show you how to take beautiful portraits just using the light available, so it does not matter where you are and no matter what the conditions are, you will be able to take compelling images that will wow your family and friends.

Use Natural & Artificial Light

That is both natural light and artificial light outdoors and indoors, so you will learn how to use any light source in your photography and still get interesting and powerful images.

Once you have been through this course, you will be able to create compelling and powerful portraits quickly and easily and will understand why you are getting the images that you are capturing and why they work so well.

No Mumbo Jumbo

All of this with as little technical mumbo-jumbo as is humanly possible, you can take this course with any camera, so it does not matter if you have a mobile phone, a compact camera or DSLR, this course will help you get the best out of your camera.

Elements Covered:

Here are the elements that will be covered in the course:

  • Learn what equipment you will need for this course.
  • Understand the difference between hard light and soft light.
  • Learn how to use soft light outdoors and soft light indoors.
  • You will also learn how to use hard light outdoors and soft light indoors.
  • We will cover how to choose your backgrounds and how to pose your subjects.

All of this in as simple language as possible!

Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned the techniques of natural light photography.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn how to develop the skill of natural light photography!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Getting Started
Welcome To The Course 00:00:00
Choosing Your Equipment 00:00:00
Section 2 - Using Light: The Key Skills A Photographer Needs To Learn
Finding Your Light 00:00:00
Hard Light And Soft Light 00:00:00
Outside Soft Light 00:00:00
Inside Soft Light 00:00:00
Outside Hard Light 00:00:00
Inside Hard Light 00:00:00
Section 3 - Backgrounds Set The Stage
Using Simple Backgrounds 00:00:00
Using Complex Backgrounds 00:00:00
Posing Your Subject 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for absolute beginners who want to learn how to use natural light to take images with any camera
  • This course is not for advanced photographers

What you’ll learn: 

  • Take portraits with any camera
  • Know how to use natural light to get compelling portraits
  • Understand the difference between hard and soft light
  • Understand how to choose a background
  • Understand the basics of posing a subject
  • Know how to capture the in-between moment

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required to take this course

Learn the techniques that commercial photographers use in demanding, high-pressure environments, to get portraits that tell a story using the light they have available… fast!

Beautiful Portraits

We are going to show you how to take beautiful portraits just using the light available, so it does not matter where you are and no matter what the conditions are, you will be able to take compelling images that will wow your family and friends.

Use Natural & Artificial Light

That is both natural light and artificial light outdoors and indoors, so you will learn how to use any light source in your photography and still get interesting and powerful images.

Once you have been through this course, you will be able to create compelling and powerful portraits quickly and easily and will understand why you are getting the images that you are capturing and why they work so well.

No Mumbo Jumbo

All of this with as little technical mumbo-jumbo as is humanly possible, you can take this course with any camera, so it does not matter if you have a mobile phone, a compact camera or DSLR, this course will help you get the best out of your camera.

Elements Covered:

Here are the elements that will be covered in the course:

  • Learn what equipment you will need for this course.
  • Understand the difference between hard light and soft light.
  • Learn how to use soft light outdoors and soft light indoors.
  • You will also learn how to use hard light outdoors and soft light indoors.
  • We will cover how to choose your backgrounds and how to pose your subjects.

All of this in as simple language as possible!

Our Promise to You
By the end of this course, you will have learned the techniques of natural light photography.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn how to develop the skill of natural light photography!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Getting Started
Welcome To The Course 00:00:00
Choosing Your Equipment 00:00:00
Section 2 - Using Light: The Key Skills A Photographer Needs To Learn
Finding Your Light 00:00:00
Hard Light And Soft Light 00:00:00
Outside Soft Light 00:00:00
Inside Soft Light 00:00:00
Outside Hard Light 00:00:00
Inside Hard Light 00:00:00
Section 3 - Backgrounds Set The Stage
Using Simple Backgrounds 00:00:00
Using Complex Backgrounds 00:00:00
Posing Your Subject 00:00:00

Course Review

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  1. Anonymous
    Sarah Madison Duff May 4, 2018 at 05:13 AM

    Good expansion of understanding on light!

    4.0

    If you are looking for a complete beginners course on photography, you might want to look elsewhere. However, if you are becoming a better beginner photographer and want to more fully understand Hard verse Soft life, this is an excellent resource! Excellent photographic examples and descriptions of where the light source is in the photo. Gave me a new appreciation for natural light!

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