Natural Light Portrait Photography With Any Camera (Udemy.com)
Portrait Photography - Learn how to take compelling images with any camera in any lighting situation
Created by: Mark Timberlake
Last updated June 2016
What you will learn
- Take portraits with any camera
- Know how to use natural light to get compelling portraits
- Understand the difference between hard and soft light
- Understand how to choose a background
- Understand the basics of posing a subject
- Know how to capture the in between moment
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews29#263 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length1.3 hoursshorter than 82% of them
- Last updatedJune 2016earlier than 89% of them
Course Description
Who Am I?
Hi, my name is Mark Timberlake and I have been a commercial photographer for over 6 years and in this course I will share the simple techniques that commercial photographers use in demanding, high pressure environments, to get portraits that tell a story using the light they have available… fast!
*This course is included in the Photography Composition & Portrait Photography Masterclass - so do not purchase this if you have that course!
Beautiful Portraits
We are going to show you how to take beautiful portraits just using the light available, so it does not matter where you are and no matter what the conditions are, you will be able to take compelling images that will wow your family and friends.
Use Natural & Artificial Light
That is both natural light and artificial light outdoors and indoors, so you will learn how to use any light source in your photography and still get interesting and powerful images.
Once you have been through this course you will be able to create compelling and powerful portraits quickly and easily and will understand why you are getting the images that you are capturing and why they work so well.
No Mumbo Jumbo
All of this with as little technical mumbo jumbo as is humanly possible, you can take this course with any camera, so it does not matter if you have a mobile phone, a compact camera or DSLR, this course will help you get the best out of your camera.
Elements Covered:
Here are the elements that will be covered in the course:
Learn what equipment you will need for this course.
Understand the difference between hard light and soft light.
Learn how to use soft light outdoors and soft light indoors.
You will also learn how to use hard light outdoors and soft light indoors.
We will cover how to choose your backgrounds and how to pose your subjects.
All of this in as simple language as possible!
Enroll Now
So enroll now and learn how to take compelling and engaging portraits using just your camera and the light available in your environment and amaze your friends and family with your new found skills!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
29 Reviews
Mark Timberlake
Mark runs an online training company called SME Heroes, which specializes in training on all things to do with sales, online marketing, management, and his personal passion entrepreneurship.
He has extensive experience with online business in various forms over the last 20 years and loves to share his hard-won lessons and techniques for online business success.
He runs online retail businesses, a video course training company, and a book publishing business.
This means he has a deep breadth of experience which comes through in his courses which are always designed to be easy to understand and to pass on the skills he has learned in a practical way.
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Reviews
By Helen C on 7/15/2021
I am enjoying his explanations and examples.
By Michael Surkan on 4/4/2021
Lots of great information!
By Joy T J on 1/26/2021
Great! Nature of light is explained in simple terms very convincingly!!
By Steven moyser on 10/1/2020
Another great course well worth a look
By Sam on 3/6/2020
Basic course but very well done. Good foundation for understanding light.
By Imre Zsolt Posztor on 9/29/2019
I would say, one of the best course I have ever met so far in terms of "catching the moment, catching the light". Good job, Mark!
By Josef David on 1/29/2017
Great course. Eager to start applying Mark's techniques. He is my favorite teacher on Udemy. I like his inspiring, highly professional approach to teaching online. He helps to learn his best practice techniques rapidly, timely and cost-efficient. Highly recommended!
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












