Professional Wedding Photography
Courses.
An example of the type of topics covered during
the course, starting with the Introduction to Wedding Photography Course,
then the Standard Wedding Course which can be either a two, three or four
day course.
Introdution into Wedding Photography.
Day One
09.30 What do you want from the course.
09.45 Introduction and outline of course
10.00 Bateman Studios. 35 years of running three very successful studios.
We will show you ways of getting started with many money making ideas.
11.00 What makes a good wedding photographer. An insight into why some photographers
make good wedding photographers and others not.
11.15 Coffee Break.
11.30 A look at equipment, types of cameras and which are best for weddings.
We will be looking at other equipment, such as tripods, flash and back up
gear.
12.00 Taking a look at lighting using flash, demonstrating fill, diffused
and direct flash together with balancing flash with daylight.
12.30 Practical demonstration using flash, looking a lighting indoors using
our own studio.
13.30 Lunch, an hour spent in one of the many eating places around Milford
Marina. Time to relax and take a look at some of the shops.
14.30 Questions on lighting, with demonstration of fill flash outdoors and
balancing flash with daylight. Use of models supplied.
15.00 Break.
15.15 Demonstration of Photoshop, looking at working with levels and adjustments.
We will also be looking at some of your work that you have taken so far.
16.00 Question time. At this point you will
be given some work to do tonight in your own time for us to take a look at
in the morning.
Day Two.
09.30 Looking at some of the tasks set from
yesterday
10.00 Planning a wedding. Taking a look into
some of the planning that goes into the wed ding day by starting months before
the day itself. How we can make the job much easier, working out in advance
our exposures and places to take each of the images on the day.
11.00 Coffee Break.
11.15 Looking at an introduction into outdoor
lighting, how we can use this during the day itself, without ever using a
light metre.
12.00 Visit a church to look at areas for
photography. Practical work with models supplied for you to get some hands
on experience. We will be looking at posing and order of images taken during
an actual wedding day.
13.00 Lunch, an hour spent in one of the many
eating places around the waterway.
14.15 Looking at outside lighting after lunch
with some more hands on experience. Here we will be showing you the use of
soft lighting that we can find at the church and at the reception. This lighting
will give you much better results, its simple, its easy but only if you know
how!
15.00 Arrive back at the centre. Break.
15.15 Comments on some of the work taken
and taking a look at the effects of the lighting that we used both at the
church and on location.
16.00 Question time.
Wedding Course. Two, Three or Four Day
Courses.
Day One.
09.30 What do you want to come away with most
form this course. A group discussion.
09.45 Bateman Studios. 35 years of running
three very successful studios. We will show you ways of getting started with
many money making ideas. How to make that booking and how to marketing yourself.
10.45 What makes a good wedding photographer.
An insight into why some photographers make good wedding photographers and
others not.
11.00 Coffee Break.
11.15 Taking a look at all the types of lighting
that will be available to us during a wedding. How we use it and how we can
make the most of it.
12.00 Practical work where we have models
to demonstrate all the different type of lighting, giving you tasks to complete.
Here we will look at studio flash, window light, avail able light, direct
flash, fill lighting, balancing daylight with artificial and direct sunlight.
13.30 Lunch discussing lighting and any questions.
14.15 Looking at outside lighting after lunch
with some more hands on experience. Here we will be showing you the use of
soft lighting that we can find at the church and at the reception. This lighting
will give you much better results, its simple, its easy but only if you know
how! The location will be an actual church, where we will show you how we
work with the lighting that we have.
15.00 Arrive back at the centre. Break.
15.15 Photoshop demonstration and looking
at work taken so far. Here we will be discussing the various types of lighting
conditions set and how it has worked for you.
16.00 Question time.
Day Two.
09.30 Looking at work from yesterday and any
questions on the different types of lighting so far.
10.00 Planning a wedding. Taking a look into
some of the planning that goes into the wed ding day by starting months before
the day itself. How we can make the job much easier, working out in advance
our exposures and places to take each of the images on the day.
10.45 Coffee Break.
11.00 Taking a look at the required list and
shots that have sold well. How we work with this on the day to get a reportage
feel to the images. 11.45 Subtraction of light. Here we will be showing you
the standards that are set with this type of lighting. It is this lighting
that will stand you out from everyone else. How we can achieve this standard
of lighting on a wedding when we have not got the time to set up complex lighting
systems. All will be explained!
12.30 Visit a church location. Now its over
to you to find that lighting and work out how we can use it on the day to
our advantage.
14.00 Lunch at one of the many places found
along this beautiful coastline.
15.00 Arrive back at the centre. Break.
15.15 Albums and presentation. Taking a look
at types of albums and how we present the work to the Bride and Groom.
15.45 Organisations and where to go next.
We will talk about qualifications and show you what images are required to
win awards.
16.00 Questions.
Day Three.
09.30 Looking at work from yesterday and any
questions on the different types of lighting so far. Understanding subtraction
of lighting. If you have other work an opportunity will be given to show your
work for discussion and critique.
10.30 Recap on the different types of lighting
and how we can use it on the wedding day itself. Looking more at subtraction,
available and ambient lighting.
11.00 Coffee Break.
11.15 Taking a look at an actual wedding from
start to finish. Here we will see how it works and how easy it becomes when
you don't ever have to worry about exposure metres! We will run through the
list of images and how we work with reportage style. More insight into group
management and dealing with difficult situation, such as bad weather.
12.00 Models, practical work, looking at posing,
group arrangement and some special and more artistic poses. Here we can work
on location or studio and put into practise some of the lighting situations
that you have been shown. There will be tasks set for the rest of the day
to complete.
14.00 Lunch at one of the many places found
along this beautiful coastline.
15.00 Arrive back at the centre and taking
a quick look at some of the work taken.
15.15 Practical work with Photoshop. Hands
on to improve your skills with this fantastic programme. We will also show
you how we work with face retouching and some of the special effects that
can be achieved. Other topics include use of backgrounds in albums and page
design.
16.00 Questions.
Day Four
09.30 Looking at work from yesterday and any
questions on the different types of lighting so far. Understanding subtraction
of lighting. If you have other work an opportunity will be given to show your
work for discussion and critique.
10.30 Business. Here we will take a look at
pricing and the types of coverage's that can be included. We will take a look
at the different style of photography over the past 40 years and where we
think it will go next. How to produce your own brochures, web page design,
data base and spread sheets are other topics that can be covered. Some of
this will be practical with a working coffee break in between.
12.00 Taking a look at a church, giving you
the opportunity to find the lighting and to plan your list of images at that
church, as if it were an actual wedding day. Models will be available for
you to work with and come up with a great set of images to be worked on later.
14.30 Lunch at one of the many places found
along this beautiful coastline.
15.00 Arrive back at the centre and taking
a quick look at some of the work taken. Work with Photoshop and try out some
different effects. Design your own page using your own background. We will
take a look at how we work with the “third image”.
16.00 Questions.
Advanced Wedding Course.
The Advanced Wedding Course is based on the
same lines as day three and four, except we will be covering an wedding from
start to finish on the forth day. We shall be starting at the Brides house
in the morning and taking you through the whole day till the reception. You
will be given a list of images to take, which the Bride and Groom want certain
lighting situation. They also require some casuals taken as well as the required
list. There will be set time in which to take these images, just like on a
real wedding day. There will be models for the day, such as Bride and Groom,
Bridesmaids, Best man, together with a Mum and Dad. At the end of the day
you will have an hour to produce a set of 36 images for the Bride and Groom
to view. Pressure or what!
