Advancing Your Photography: Making Photos People Will Love
Make photos that people will love! Join Marc Silber as he walks you through the same cycle of photography that past photography masters and professional photographers use today. Throughout the course Marc shares inspirational interviews, quotes, examples, tips, and his decades of experience to help you take your photography to the next level. By the end of the class you’ll have a better understanding of your camera, have stronger visualization skills, have a better understanding of composition, know how to process your images, know what to do after you’ve crafted an amazing photo, and so much more.
Release Date: 2021-04-15
Lessons
Introduction
Join Marc as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 4 mins 22 seconds
The Cycle of Photography
Everything follows a pattern, and photography is no different. It starts with visualization.
Duration: 9 mins 32 seconds
Knowing Your Equipment
The next part of the cycle is knowing your tools and how it all works.
Duration: 6 mins 15 seconds
Visualization
Learn how to help your ability to visualize before you take the photo.
Duration: 13 mins 44 seconds
Visualization Tools
Marc shares more tips to help you practice your visualization skills.
Duration: 6 mins 11 seconds
Being Prepared
Your chances are favored if you are prepared.
Duration: 9 mins 39 seconds
Strengthen Visualization Muscles
Learn how to make your visualization skills stronger.
Duration: 10 mins 4 seconds
Get to Know Your Camera
You want to know your camera as well as a close friend.
Duration: 4 mins 50 seconds
What the Camera is All About
Marc takes a close look at what makes a camera work.
Duration: 7 mins 32 seconds
The Aperture
Understand the meaning and purpose of aperture.
Duration: 5 mins 7 seconds
Focal Length
Marc takes a closer look at the meaning of focal length.
Duration: 4 mins 29 seconds
Shutter Speed
The next major control on your camera is shutter speed.
Duration: 6 mins 5 seconds
ISO
The ISO control is the third major control on your camera.
Duration: 5 mins 38 seconds
Image File Types
Choose the right file type for creating your images in camera.
Duration: 2 mins 42 seconds
Putting it All Together
Knowing the points of control is the first step, then you need to put them all together by practicing.
Duration: 5 mins 10 seconds
Handheld Photography
You want to be able to hold the camera comfortably and access the controls as needed, while maintaining a stable shooting platform.
Duration: 3 mins 5 seconds
Over and Under Exposing a Scene
If you under or over expose the scene you risk losing information in the shadows or highlights.
Duration: 6 mins 7 seconds
Tripods
There are three key uses for employing a tripod.
Duration: 4 mins 56 seconds
Capture
Combining your skills with visualization and knowledge of your camera, you are ready to capture the moment in an image.
Duration: 10 mins 11 seconds
Compositional Guidelines
There are a number of guidelines to help you create stronger image compositions.
Duration: 14 mins 2 seconds
Camera Orientation and Angle
How you hold or orient the camera can be a strong compositional guidelines.
Duration: 8 mins 44 seconds
Viewpoint
The viewpoint on the scene can be a strong story telling tool.
Duration: 7 mins 59 seconds
Language of Light
Just like learning another language, you have to learn to read the light.
Duration: 4 mins 49 seconds
Understand How Your Camera Responds to the Light
Each camera has a slightly different way of responding to the light, and you need to know what its limitations are.
Duration: 8 mins 43 seconds
Putting People at Ease
You want your subjects to feel at ease in front of your camera.
Duration: 5 mins 11 seconds
Processing Your Images
After capture is time to copy the photos from your memory card and process them.
Duration: 3 mins 59 seconds
Sharing Your Work
Once your photos are processed you have the opportunity to share them with the world.
Duration: 8 mins 6 seconds
Social Media
You always want to process your photos before sharing them on social media.
Duration: 4 mins 24 seconds
Get Your Work Out There
Communication is two ways, so get your work out there to get something back from that interaction.
Duration: 8 mins 6 seconds
Be Your Own Chief Marketing Officer
Every business needs a chief marketing officer who makes sure people know about the business and want to work with them.
Duration: 5 mins 45 seconds
Final Word
Marc wraps up the class with a final word of advice.
Duration: 2 mins 13 seconds