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Studio Basics

Our studio basics photography course is perfect for anyone wanting to get into portrait photography either as a career or a hobby. Students attending the course will be required to have basic photography skills with an understanding of shutter speed, ISO settings, aperture etc. If you do not have these skills we would suggest you first attend our beginners DSLR course.

This studio photography course will teach you about the full range of studio equipment and how to use it correctly with a hands-on learning approach. This course will cover many of the main aspects of studio photography such as light metering, lighting, camera settings, composition etc.

You will learn how to setup and use studio lighting in both high key (white) and low key (black) situations. You will explore the basic use of light modifiers such as soft boxes, barn doors, grids, umbrellas and reflectors to create different styles of photographs.

There will be a model present for the full day of the course allowing you to practice as you are learning. If required we can provide you with a model release form (free of charge) so you can use any photographs taken during for your portfolio.

A natural progression of this course is our studio lighting course which will explore lighting techniques and modifiers in more depth.

Topics Covered

• Using the correct camera settings
• Understanding Studio Equipment
• Light metering
• Understanding and using lighting in a variety of circumstances
• Using umbrellas, light panels and soft boxes
• Using hard and soft light effectively
• Information on setting up a home studio
• Hi and Low key techniques
• Composition

Course Dates / Waiting List

If there is no course dates listed for your area or you cannot make a certain course date please join the waiting list and we will keep you informed of course dates as soon as they are confirmed.

Area	Date	Venue	Price	Book
London (Central London)	Sat 19 May 12	Studio Photo Gallery	£135
West Midlands (Central Birmingham)	Sun 10 Jun 12	Mi Studio	£100
North East	Sun 17 Jun 12	The Photography Studio	£100

Suitable Cameras

Most DSLR/ Bridge Cameras are suitable for the courses we run including Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Sony, Fuji, Olympus, Leica, Pentax and more. If you are unsure if your camera is suitable for a certain course please contact us with your camera make/ model and we can tell you for sure.