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Wedding Photography for Everyone: Bridal Portraits

Wedding Photography for Everyone: Bridal Portraits

with Chris Orwig

 


Learn to capture the personality of a bride and the energy and emotion of the moment during a wedding photography session. In this course, photographer, teacher, and author Chris Orwig shares his creative insights for shooting authentic and beautiful bridal portraits. The course begins with details on preparation: talking with the bride about her desires for the portrait, and scouting the location to find the best places to shoot. Next, Chris photographs a bride, illustrating techniques for lighting and employing props to help relax the subject and add fun and energy to the photograph. The course concludes with a review of the photos and some ideas for further inspiration.
Topics include:
  • Crafting a vision with the bride
  • Choosing gear
  • Scouting the location
  • Photographing details
  • Working with window light and open shade
  • Refining the subject's poses, posture, and poise
  • Knowing when to make eye contact
  • Reviewing images from the shoot

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author
Chris Orwig
subject
Photography, Portraits
level
Intermediate
duration
2h 22m
released
Mar 26, 2013

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Chris Orwig

Chris Orwig

Chris Orwig is a celebrated photographer, author, and teacher who brings passion to everything he does. He is on the faculty at the Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, CA. As a teacher, Chris subscribes to W. B. Yeats's idea that "education isn't about filling a pail, but igniting a fire." As a photographer, he agrees with Marc Riboud's observation that "taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second." For more information and inspiration, visit www.chrisorwig.com.
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