Training - People Photography - extracting the mood

Extracting the mood; what am I going on about?

Based on many observations, I would consider that the average amateur photographer (and many professionals too), are technically competent, owns some nice camera gear, and are generally very nice friendly and polite people... then a human being stands in front of their camera, and things start going very wrong!

Why?

Because people usually behave very strangely in front of a camera... these are fear based issues.

The good news: -

This behavior in front of the camera tends to be very predictable, and therefore armed with some basic knowledge of what is going on, and knowing a few tricks to help your model overcome these issues... suddenly your pictures light up!

Instead of a boring uninspired look, a cheesy false smile, or the seeking approval look, your images will start to fit the mood or style which you intended (both facial expression and body language)... in short, you are now starting to become a photographer, and not just a person who can point a camera in the right direction.

The bad news: -

I can easily offer tuition of the principals of 'extracting the mood', however this is another demand on the photographers concentration, and it can take a fair bit of practise to master.

More good news: -

If you get good at it, you will achieve three things; 1) you will undoubtedly take better pictures; 2) your model will enjoy being photographed far more; 3) you will both like your photographs more, and enjoy the interaction with your model more... win, win, win!

The course lasts 3 hours and is one to one training. You can either bring a model of your own (can be a friend or partner) or you can hire a model form our model register.

Over the three hours you will get plenty of time to practise techniques learnt. This is important as you will probably have to modify them to suit your own personalty.

A reasonable prior knowledge of studio photography is desirable, as lighting techniques (which also add to mood) are not covered).