ADVANCED PORTRAITURE WORKSHOP FOR HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHERS
A portrait workshop designed to help headshot photographers increase revenue by adding variety to their headshot sessions and on-location corporate shoots.
Date: Nov 4th and 5th 2023
Location: Chicago, IL
Price $1000
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PORTRAIT WORKSHOP SYLLABUS
EMBRACING NATURAL LIGHT
Make natural light your friend whether you’re on-location or working in your personal studio space.
INDIRECT LIGHTING
Indirect lighting techniques to create a softer look and add visual diversity to your portfolio.
ONE LIGHT PORTRAITS
Efficient lighting techniques for getting the job done with minimal gear.
CLEAN UP ARTIST
Retouching solutions for fixing the inevitable problems that come from using mixed light and pulling back from a headshot into a wider portrait.
ZOOMING OUT
Transitioning from a headshot to full body portrait and everything in-between.
POSITION YOUR CLIENTS FOR SUCCESS
Directing your clients to accentuate body type, create visual interest, add variety to your portfolio, and avoid retouching pitfalls.
QUICK COMPOSITES & GROUP PORTRAITS
Lighting techniques and photoshop shortcuts for replacing headshot backgrounds and compositing teams of people together for group portraits.
The workshop will run two full days from 9am to 7pm and will include breaks for meals. Please be prepared to be photographed and photograph others. This is a hands on portfolio building experience limited to 6 individuals. All Photoshop demonstrations will be screen-recorded and shared with workshop participants. There will be a homework assignment that will be reviewed at the a post workshop Zoom (within 2 weeks of the workshop) to answer any questions that might come up after you’ve had time to digest the cornucopia of information.
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Public Transportation from Airport
From O’Hare (ORD)
Take the Blue Line East towards Chicago and get off of the train at Grand Ave.
Head west on Grand Ave to Green Street. Turn left on Green Street. Turn right on W Fulton Street. Turn Left on Sangamon. (.5 mile walk from subway station)
From Midway (MDW)
Take Orange Line towards “The Loop”. Transfer to Green Line at Roosevelt. You want to get on the Green Line headed to Harlem/Lake. Get off of the train at the Morgan Stop. Walk East on Lake Street for 1 block. Turn left (north) onto Sangamon Street and the building will be on your left.