PHO 241 - Portrait & Event Photography

This course focuses on the many portrait options a photographer faces such as formal and informal, family, HS seniors, and events such as wedding. The class covers studio and location work, composition and posing, complex lighting schemes, equipment options, shooting techniques and the procedures and details on what and when to shoot. This course will address one of the key challenges in photographing Seniors - drawing out and capturing their diverse, and often elusive, moods. Learn the principles of photographing special events and the key clients, receptions, and ceremonies. Learn how to digitally retouch and present images to your clients after the shoot. Student must provide their own digital SLR.

Co-requisites: NONE

Prerequisites: PHO 123 and PHO 140 both with a C or better

Credits: 3(Lec: 2 Lab: 3)