Advanced Craft Photography

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Free Online Course: Advanced Craft Photography provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Advanced Craft Photography is taught by Megan Andersen.

Overview
  • Covers advanced techniques for staging, lighting, and photographing your handmade crafts, as well as for sharing the images you create.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Beyond the Basic Camera Settings
    • Foundations of composition and staging
    • Foundations of ISO, aperture, and shutter speed
    • Camera Raw: What? when? why?
    • How bracketing can save your exposure
    • Understanding key tones
    • What is dynamic range?
    • Reading and understanding histograms
    • Creating striking images with contrast
    • Shooting crafts in black and white
    • Metering light to get it right
    • Minimizing and maximizing shadows
    • Getting awesome shots in low-light settings
    • Crafting moods with light
    2. Advanced Composition and Staging Techniques
    • Understanding the golden section: ratio, triangles, and spirals
    • Using vanishing points in craft photography
    • Establishing the temperature of an image
    • Angling for the wow factor
    • Handy tools for staging
    • Hinting at motion in a static image
    • Creating simple animations with still images
    • Lenses: Choosing the right one for the job
    • Project: Shooting a highly reflective handmade craft
    • Project: Shooting an extremely fibrous handmade craft
    3. Image Editing in Photoshop and Lightroom
    • Removing skin imperfections
    • Using layer masks to improve backgrounds
    • Adding watermarks and copyright info
    4. Next Steps
    • Shooting for a client
    • Caring for your gear
    • Forecasting challenges
    • Respecting spaces
    • Keeping it simple