Description
Your guide to using natural light and off camera flash. This in-depth lighting course covers everything you need to know – beginning with camera basics, all the way through to using a multiple flash setup on location.
You’ll learn how to take better portraits and flatter your subject with stunning photos. Feel confident using natural light and off-camera flash. This online photography course is ideal for you as an amateur or intermediate photographer.
Master Natural Light AND Flash Photography
This complete portrait photography course contains both Portrait 101 and Portrait 201, so you’ll learn from start to finish how to use natural light and then add in flash where it’s needed.
Natural Light Portraits
Learn how to make use of all available natural light in your portraits. Using little to no equipment. The perfect skills to have when photographing loved ones, grand children, or even pets.
Your Instructor: Darlene Hildebrandt
Flash Portraits
When you need to add light to your portrait, learning how to use your flash and then when and how to add it to your scene takes your skills to the next level. Learn how to light for business photos, dark outdoor shots and where more light is just needed.
Your Instructor: Bruce Clarke
Take Better Portrait Photos
Knowing the basics of portrait lighting is an essential skill to have. Knowing when additional light is necessary and how to add it successfully provides confidence you can take your best portrait photos.
Jan Hoevenaars (verified owner) –
Last year I took the Luminar Neo course at DMP and because I was very satisfied with that, I also wanted to take the portrait photography course. I’m even more excited about that. The structure of the course is very systematic. After each lesson you can take a quiz to test whether you have understood the material correctly. What I really like is that this course also includes a syllabus of more than 200 pages where you can look up things if desired. Many of the lessons contain links to videos and blogs, for example with tips for purchasing equipment. Some of the things I learned in this course can also benefit me in other forms of photography. Once again an excellent investment. Compliments to the teachers Darlene and Bruce!
Thomas (verified owner) –
It was an excellent Course. Even though portrait photography isn’t my thing I learned so many things that I can apply in different settings.
I never knew that there is so much to know about light and camera setting.
Ian Walker (verified owner) –
An excellent Portrait Photography course full of indepth knowledge and expertise, communicated in a clear, concise and professional manner. The course provides details on the use of ambient and flash light, both indoors and outside, giving examples of both. The course also covers the various types of equipment that is available and how it is used. This course is an ideal source of reference for portrait photography, that can viewed time and time again to gain new knowledge on the subject.
Nilesh Shah (verified owner) –
Excellent course and would definitely recommend.
The course was well laid out and the videos were pretty easy to follow. There were a lot of tips on optimal camera settings and using natural light and flash to take the best portraits.
Thank you, Darlene, for making this course an excellent resource on portrait photography.
Nilesh
Martin Müller (verified owner) –
Hello, the course is very good. I learned so much. Now I understand how to choose the right settings on my camera. The course is a perfect foundation for anyone who is starting to take portraits.
Clive Oxer (verified owner) –
Excellent Concise course with a logical flow and many great real life examples.
Great way to learn at your own speed.
Being able to replay each part if i missed or forgot something.
Short tests are great at showing if i missed anything too 🙂
Thank you for making a complex subject easy to absorb.
Clive
Lea Bullock (verified owner) –
Great course, so worth the money and my time. I can already tell the huge improvement in my portraits. I especially like the notes and exercises to reinforce the material.
Robert Cross (verified owner) –
Very good course Thanks
Jerry Garcia (verified owner) –
I have just started the course but so far so good, many of the subjects I thought I knew but I am still learning new information when I see it again.
Steffen (verified owner) –
I’ll keep it short: This is simply the best Portrait Photography Course you can get !
If you ever wondered how to work with your flashlights and how to get perfect results also just with natural light then that’s the course for you !
The explanations from Darlene are clear and straightforward so that you can follow right along.
As said that’s really the best Portrait Photography Course you can get and I just can really highly recommend it!
I hope the Course will never be taken down from the site because it’s a pure joy to watch it again and again….
Andrew Morrison (verified owner) –
Hi Darlene,
I would like to pass on my sincere compliments in appreciation of your fantastic Portrait Photography Fundamentals course. I found it remarkable in its’ clarification of what are sometimes confusing concepts of photography and your logical and detailed explanations were a treat. It covered everything I needed to know and more. As mentioned the sequencing was logical and explanations were great but even better were the course notes and checklists ensuring that correct reinforcement of processes could be made. Correct reinforcement is an essential part of learning any new process and is often overlooked by others.
Thanks again for your wonderful enlightening course.
I consider it worth every penny and more!
Andrew