The School of Photography

Before we begin - Please read carefully

Lesson 1 – Introduction

1 - Intro, shutter speeds and flash sync

2 - ISO

3 - White Ballance

4 - Apertures

5 - Focusing

Setting up the camera tasks sheet

Focusing 1 - Intro and things to note

Focusing 2 - Camera Settings

Focusing 3 - Controlling the focus point

Focusing 4 - Recap

Focussing, best settings and practice task sheet

1 - Studio lighting equipment

2 - Backgrounds

3 - Lenses and focal lengths

Equipment task sheet

1 - Intro and setting up the background

2 - In depth look at studio flash heads

Setting up the studio task sheet

Connecting Camera to Light

Connecting light to camera task sheet

1 - Taking meter readings and controlling one light

2 - Controlling stray light and creating a Low-Key effect

Taking meter readings, using one light and controlling stray light task sheet

1 - White reflectors and soft light

2 - Gold and Silver Reflectors

Using reflected light task sheet

Creating and controlling rim lighting

Creating and controlling Rim Lighting task sheet

Creating diffused light

Creating and controlling diffused light task sheet

1 - Using a fill light

2 - Using a hair light

Introducing fill and hair lights task sheet

Even diffused light and using ND filters

Even diffused light and using ND filters task sheet

Using background lights

Using background lights task sheet

Creating clean crisp white backgrounds

Creating clean crisp white backgrounds

Using a Beauty Dish

Using a Beauty Dish task sheet

Multiple lighting set up

Multiple lighting set up task sheet

Using coloured gels

Using coloured gels task sheet

End and Recap