What’s in the program?

Lesson 1: Getting ready for a photoshoot. Style and idea. Location and Camera settings. Props and cloths. 

Lesson 2: Morning shooting in the village with two girls. 

Webinar 1: Looking at Light and Reflections, Posing and Spontaneity, Body language, and Finding the best angles.

Lesson 3: Daytime shooting on the farm with children and animals. The nuances of working with lighting indoors.

Lesson 4: Principles and nuances of evening shooting with additional light sourses. Shooting by the fire.

Webinar 2: Checking and selecting photos, simple editing in Camera Raw.

Lesson 5: Editing photos with bright light in Photoshop. 5 different examples of my pictures from the beginning to the end.     

Lesson 6: Processing dark and evening photos in Photoshop. 5 different examples of my pictures from the beginning to the end.

What will happen during the course?

6 video tutorials. 

2 webinar recordings.

Each of the six lessons lasts an average of 30 minutes. The duration of the webinars is about 2 hours.

Participants will also have access to a class chat, for communication, inspiration and exchange of experience. I will be following the chat, answering questions addressed to me and monitoring your progress. 

All the lessons and the records of webinars will be available for watching on your computer anytime. 

Language of lessons and webinars — English.
Photoshop language — English.
Language of Telegram chat discussion — English.  

Bonuses: 3 editing videos on processing in Photoshop + 3 sources for training.

What Do You Need To Know? 

Your camera’s basic settings.

For outdoor shooting, it is desirable to have a portrait lens 85 mm (1.2 — 1.8) or 135 mm (2.0).

For indoor shooting — 35 mm (1.4 — 2.0) or 50 mm (1.2 — 1.8).

Marina Vojnovic:

Thank You for this opportunity to learn from You online. If You want us to promote this webinar with certain hashtag, just tell:) You are a true Master of our craft. Thank You for being an inspiration! Look forward to Your future art Kisses from Croatia and good luck with everything. Ps. In order for the light to shine, the darkness must be present. That was the biggest lesson I have learned from You. And I have plan to not be afraid of light. Thank You.

Paul Ferland:

Many thanks for everything — your attentiveness with this class is fantastic. I am really appreciating the mix of lessons, webinars, supplemental info and yes, even the homework! I have watched some of the lesson videos three times already and taken many notes…

Very impressive how much you are willing to share to help us photographers improve!  

Anna B-Sawczyn:

Thank you, Elena, for this course. A treasury of photo knowledge and practical tips, learning about posing and light! I will definitely come back many times and see the course again and again and look for inspiration! And Thanks to all participants for the friendly atmosphere and the support I felt! Good luck to everyone. Elena you are a real artist and very good teacher!