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Tips, tricks & Ideas for stunning portraits using natural light & flash. Live sessions with models, families & children
Updated on Sep, 2026
Photography and Videos, Portrait Photography, Photography
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So, you like taking portraits, that’s great, but how happy are you with the results and could you do better?
In this course you’ll learn many of the tips and tricks that professional photographers use for creating stunning portraits, and in a varying assortment of environments, both inside and outside.
At the end of the course you’ll be armed with so many ideas, that you’ll no longer need to worry about freezing up, or wondering what to do next with your subjects.
· Learn the fundamentals of portrait lighting and lighting patterns · Discover new ways of taking photos of individuals on location in live sessions · Learn my relaxed methods for taking photos of families and children in live sessions · Laugh at my 17 tips for getting great expressions from families and children · Learn how I pose people to make them look relaxed · Watch and learn from my live maternity sessions with an 8 month pregnant mum-to-be. · Discover some specialist ideas for amazing portraits
Content and Overview Suitable for beginners, intermediates and even advanced photographers, you’l learn the fundamentals of portrait photography along with many tips and ideas for adding drama and creativity to your portraits.
Rather than just using paid models, this course also has live sessions with friends, and families with their children. Some of these are typical location sessions where we just walk around in parks taking photos.
This is an extremely varied course demonstrating both natural light and off-camera flash portraits, with some specialist ideas that you can easily replicate, plus many tips on composition
You’ll see how I interact with people to make them feel more comfortable, which in turn helps to get better expressions.
On completing this course you’ll have the knowledge, know how and confidence to tackle many portrait scenarios.
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
** Voted by students as one of Tutorialspoint's outstanding instructors of 2014 **
Bernie is a professional photographer based in the UK, and has been passionate about photography ever since his parents bought him his first camera when he was just 11 years old (a Kodak Brownie 127)!
He's qualified as a photographer to 'Associate' level with both the MPA (Master Photographers Association), and the SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) in the UK.
Bernie loves sharing his passion for photography, and students really enjoy his fun teaching style which has earned him over 100 five star reviews. These entertaining and informative films will demonstrate, without blinding you with science, how you can be a better photographer, taking more creative and dramatic photos that will wow your friends and family.
He is in demand as a speaker to other professionals and to beginner and keen amateurs at camera clubs... he's also an occasional guest speaker on cruise ships.
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