Module 1: Contents

Lesson 1: Finding your subject

1. Introduction
2. Finding a Model
3. The Correct Approach
4. The Girl Next Door
5. On The Beach
6. Photographic Clubs
7. The Internet and Newsgroups
8. Modeling Agencies
9. Advertising

Lesson 2 Shooting Outdoors

1. The Great Outdoors
2. Fill in Flash
3. Using a Reflector
4. The Park
5. The Beach
6. The Garden
7. Fields and Beyond

Lesson 3 Shooting Interiors

1. Interiors
2. Your Home
3. The Colour of Lighting
4. The Window Studio
5. The Bedroom
6. The Living Room
7. Rest of House
8. The Studio

Lesson 4 Photography Basics

1. The Aperture
2. Depth of Field
3. Depth of field scales
4. Estimating depth of field
5. Depth of Field Calculator
6. The Depth of Field Preview

Lesson 5 Exposure

1. Selective Metering
2. The Hand Held Meter
3. SLR Cameras with
   Center Weighted/Multizone Meters
4. Partial and Spot Metering
5. Identifying Shades

6. Module 1 Summary

Project 1

1. Assignment 1

Module 2: Contents Lighting & Equipment

Lesson 6 Backgrounds

1. Introduction
2. Backgrounds
3. Professional Backgrounds
4. Home-Made Backgrounds

Lesson 7 Flash Basics

1. Introduction
2. How Flash Works
3. Flash Power
4. Built-in Flash
5. External Flash Guns

Lesson 8

1. Bounced Flash
2. Zoom Heads
3. Slave Flash

Lesson 9 Lighting Equipment

1. Introduction
2. Lighting Equipment
3. Lighting - Floodlights
4. Lighting - Flash
5. Lighting - Accessories
6. Diffusing light
7. Concentrating light
8. Reflecting light

Lesson 10 Lighting Stands

1. The Tripod and Stands
2. The Flash Meter

Lesson 11: Cameras, Lenses and Film

1. Introduction
2. 35mm
3. Medium Format
4. Large Format
5. Digital
6. Lenses
7. Film

Lesson 12: Lighting Guide

1. Introduction
2. Window and small Flashguns
3. The Umbrella
4. Backgrounds and Hairlights
5. Adding Extra Lighting
6. Softbox
7. Multiple lighting

Lesson 13: Filters And Effects

1. Introduction
2. Warm up Filters
3. Soft Focus
4. Center Spot
5. Combining filters
6. Color Correction Filters
   and Digital Settings
7. Digital Effects Filters

8. Module 2 Summary

Project 2

1. Project 2

Module 3: Contents

Lesson 14: The Home Studio

1. Introduction
2. Clearing the decks
3. Setting up the Background
4. Arranging the props
5. Setting up the Lights

Lesson 15: Make up guide

1. Introduction
2. Face
3. Foundation
4. Blushers
5. Eyes
6. Eye Shadow
7. Eye Pencil
8. Lips
9. Lipstick
10. Lip liner
11. Hair
12. Hair Spray or Gel
13. Working with a Make-up Artist, Stylist and Wardrobe

Lesson 16 Working with a Model

1. Introduction
2. Planning the Session
3. Working with a model
4. Add Some Impact
5. Paying the Model
6. Time for Prints (TFP)

Lesson 17: Posing Guide

1. Introduction
2. Glamour or Erotic
3. Directing the Model
4. The Pose
5. Adding a little Life
6. Making it more natural
7. Create a few Curves
8. Hands, Legs and Feet
9. Adding Variety
10. Filling the Frame
11. Body Parts
12. The Feet and Toes
13. Fingers and Hands
14. The Chest
15. The Botty shot
16. The Back

Lesson 18

1. Using Props
2. Professional Posing Props
3. Location Props - Cars and Bikes

Lesson 19 The Portfolio

1. Introduction
2. Creating your Portfolio
3. The Model Portfolio

Lesson 20: Model Release Form

1. Introduction
2. Sample Model Release Form

Lesson 21: Post Processing

1. Post Processing
2. Cropping the Image
3. Improving the Skin Tones

Lesson 22: Selling your images

1. Introduction
2. Media Types Acceptable
3. Common Faults to Avoid
4. Picture Rights
5. Markets
6. Stock Agencies
7. Calendars
8. The Internet

Module 3 Summary

Project 3

1. Project 3

Summary

1. Summary of Course