Course Description

The Portrait Photography course is designed to introduce students to different genres of portrait photography, the basics of using light and composition in portrait photography, and to help them work through a wide range of thematic approaches to portrait photography. For these reasons, students will be introduced to the work of the world's top portrait photographers and the environments in which they worked. Based on this introductory introduction to portrait photography and practical exercises, they will be given the space to develop their own creativity, resulting in a small series of portraits to be exhibited in a photographic gallery. Till the end of the semester every student will produce a portrait portfolio with min. 10 images.

Those who complete the course will have significantly improved their understanding of portrait photography, and as a form of fine art. By the end of the course students will have improved their practical skills to the point of being able to pursue more advanced work in portrait photography covering a wider range of subjects. The course is designed for students who have already basic knowledge in photography and also for beginners which want to learn the skills of operating a camera.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

• gain a full understanding of what portrait photography represents
• learn how to make a good portrait photography
• learn how to interact with a model in the studio/outdoors
• learn about the psychological aspects of portrait photography.
• learn how to create a series of portraits to get a story
• gain a historical perspective on the development of portrait photography
• explore the different between portrait photography as reality and fine art portrait photography.
• learn and practice how to present their own portrait photography project       

*Course content subject to change