Overview
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Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig shows how incorporate aspects of a location, such as architecture, natural light, and even passersby, to create authentic, story-filled portraits.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Meeting, greeting, and getting the first shot
- Collaborating with the subject
- Getting closer
- Directing the subject
- Shooting medium-format film
- Capturing the unexpected: A stranger in the mix
- Wrapping up the shoot
- Planning considerations
- Scouting the location
- Storyboarding the shoot
- Gear considerations
- Handling gear on location
- Reviewing the shoot and the shots
- Variations on the story
- Film as a teacher: The medium-format film images
- Post-processing techniques
- Scouting a strange location
- Sketching and shooting
- Conclusion
- Shooting a group portrait
- Photo review: Capturing authenticity at home
- Photo review: An on-location family portrait
- Photo review: Variations on a theme
- Assignment: Working with a prop and shooting with film
- Further inspiration
