In this photography course, I am sharing my philosophy on how to create portraits of people that go beyond capturing a nice smile. To me, a portrait is not just an image of someones face. It is an opportunity to learn something about the person I am photographing. Who is that person? What moves them behind their everyday facade? Finding answers and enjoying the process is what I love about portrait photography. Creating a space that feels safe to be open and playful in, is vital but how do I do that? How do I involve the one in front of my camera into the session? How do I interact and communicate with them?
These questions and many more details will come up in the course. I will be taking you to two portrait sessions with me and share with you what I am doing in a portrait session and why. We will explore how to apply this approach to a corporate photo session and we will see and talk about some other photographers work to get a wider perspective of what a portrait can be.
