5 Day Portrait, Newborn & Wedding Photography Course – £595.00

26-30 January,
16-20 February,
16-20 March,
13-17 April,
18-22 May,
15-19 June,
13-17 July,
17-21 August,
14-18 September,
12-16 October,
16-20 November,
7-11 December

FPP’s Portrait and Wedding Photography course, covers the whole aspect of working as a Portrait and Wedding Photographer. This includes being aware of different styles and trends and identifying your own style of Photography.

You will cover the theory with practical shoots using models, including the aesthetics and understanding how to pose your subjects for beautiful timeless images.

On the practical side, you will be taught and observed, how to safely work as a Portrait and Wedding Photographer, including interacting and posing your clients, selecting the best location for the images, setting up the studio, how to safely handle infants and Newborns (including making sure their environment is safe and comfortable for them), how to photograph in a studio and on location, and how to use the photography and lighting equipment correctly and safely, as well as using photoshop for postproduction.

The Theory will include setting up and running a successful Wedding and Portrait Photography Business.

The main aims of this course are:

Theory on running a Portrait and Newborn Photography Business

• Identifying your style and packages
• Equipment
• Project management/planning the shoot
• Overcoming technical difficulties, bad weather conditions, balancing flash
• Professional associations
• Dealing with inquiries and meeting prospective clients
• Presenting your results
• Understanding health and safety as well as legal requirements
• Understand any legal and ethical considerations

Practical shoot with models on location and home/mobile studio

• Studio equipment
• Setting up a home/mobile studio
• On location equipment
• Selecting locations if shooting outside
• Camera settings
• Jpeg and RAW

Introduction to postproduction using Photoshop and Bridge

• Using Bridge to grade your images ready to edit or delete
• Transforming and cropping
• Colour adjustments
• Lighting and darkening areas
• Cloning
• Spot removal and cosmetics
• Sharpening

Setting up and establishing a successful Portrait and Newborn Photography business

• Advertising and marketing
• Pricing and profits
• Insurances
• Suppliers
• Presenting a quote
• Costs
• Health and safety

Practical shoot with models (Recap Day 2) Postproduction using Photoshop and Bridge Theory on running a Wedding Photography Business

• Equipment
• Project management/planning the day
• Overcoming technical difficulties, bad weather conditions, balancing flash and selecting locations
• Professional associations
• Dealing with inquiries and meeting prospective clients
• Presenting your results
• Understanding health and safety as well as legal requirements
• Understand any legal and ethical considerations

Practical shoot with a bride and groom at a local beauty spot and inside a church

• On location equipment
• Camera settings
• Jpeg and RAW

Setting up an establishing and successful Wedding Photography business

• Identifying your style and packages
• Advertising and marketing
• Pricing and profits
• Insurances
• Suppliers
• Presenting a quote
• Costs
• Health and safety

Practical shoot with models (Recap Day 4) Postproduction using Photoshop and Bridge

The main objectives of the course are:

• Identifying your brand
• Understanding all planning and preparation required for Portrait and Newborn and Photography
• Understand how to use camera and camera accessories, including external flash units, reflectors and diffusers to setup a home/mobile studio
• Understand how to balance the ambient light with filling flash to create the correct exposure
• Understand white balance
• Camera settings, setting the correct exposure by using manual settings or aperture priority in your camera
• Understand Jpeg and Raw file formats
• Photo shoot with various models in the home and mobile studio, and out on location
• Understand how to interact with and give instructions to your clients
• How to pose your clients and get them to help with posing and holding a newborn
• Selecting the best location for outside shoots
• Understand which legal documentation would be required (i.e. model/image release forms, copyright assignment forms)
• Capture images for a portfolio
• Learning Photoshop
• To know how to set-up and run a successful Portrait and Newborn Photography business
• Create a images for your portfolio using images taken previously and postproduction skills learnt
• Understanding the planning and preparation requirements for wedding photography
• Understand how to use camera and camera accessories, including external flash units, reflectors and diffusers
• Understand how to balance the ambient light with filling flash to create the correct exposure
• Understand how to select the correct white balance for the colour temperature being used
• Setting the correct exposure by using manual settings or aperture priority on your camera
• Photo shoot with the bride and groom at a local beauty spot and a church
• How to photograph inside the church if flash is not permitted
• Understand how to interact with and give instructions to the bride and groom (individually and together)
• How to pose the Bride and Groom inside and outside the Church, signing the register and at a local beauty spot
• To be able to work with others as main photographer or second shooter
• Selecting the best location
• Understand which legal documentation would be required (i.e. model/image release forms, copyright assignment forms)
• Capture images for a portfolio

Terms of Business

• A non-returnable deposit of £100 is required when booking with the balance to be paid on the first day of the seminar. Failure to give four weeks’ notice of cancellation of seminar will require full payment still to be paid
• Courses booked less than four weeks before the course start date- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
• Bookings from outside the UK- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
• Payment is required in full when booking private seminars
• All major credit cards are accepted
• All resettlement students booking through ELCAS and The CTP will adhere to ELCAS and The CTP’s own terms of business.

Day 1 and 2	Subject	Tutor activity	Learner Activity	Assessment of learning	Resources
9.00am – 9.30am	Introductions, course brief, health and safety	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Feedback through questioning	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
9.30am -12.30pm	Day 1 and 2 Aims 1 Theory on running a Portrait and Newborn photography business	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Observation	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
12.30pm-1.00pm			Lunch
1.00pm – 4.30pm	Day 1 and 2 Aims 2 Practical shoots with models (day 1) Practical lesson using Photoshop and Bridge (day 2)	PowerPoint presentation, step by step practical demonstration and Q&A	Set up a studio and camera Carry out shoots Interact with clients/models Postproduction	Practical observation	Course Handbook Studio equipment and props Camera Models Laptop Photoshop
4.30pm – 5.00pm	End of day briefing Download photoshop trial (day 1)	Q&A	Q&A

Day &Time Day 3	Subject	Tutor activity	Learner Activity	Assessment of learning	Resources
9.00am – 9.30am	Recap of day 2	Q&A	Q&A
9.30am-11.00pm	Day 3 Aims 1 Setting up and establishing a successful Portrait and Newborn photography business	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Observation, Q&A	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
11.00pm-12.30pm	Day 3 Aims 2 Practical shoots with models (Recap day 2)	Observation and Q&A	Carry out shoots Interact with clients/models	Practical observation	Course Handbook Camera, Flash unit Models
12.30pm-1.00pm			Lunch
1.00pm-4.30pm	Day 3 Aims 2 Editing shoot images using Photoshop and Bridge	Photoshop presentation, step by step practical demonstration and Q&A	Select and edit images using Photoshop and Bridge	Individual tutorial and assessment	Student work
4.30pm-5.00pm	End of course briefing	Q&A	Q&A

Day & Time Day 4	Subject	Tutor activity	Learner Activity	Assessment of learning	Resources
9.00am – 9.30am	Recap of day 3	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Feedback through questioning	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
9.30am -12.30pm	Day 4 Aims 1 Theory on running a Wedding photography business	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Observation	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
12.30pm-1.00pm			Lunch
1.00pm – 4.30pm	Day 4 Aims 2 Practical shoots with models	PowerPoint presentation, step by step practical demonstration and Q&A	Carry out shoots Interact with clients/models	Practical observation	Course Handbook Camera, Flash unit Models
4.30pm – 5.00pm	End of day briefing	Q&A	Q&A

Day &Time Day 5	Subject	Tutor activity	Learner Activity	Assessment of learning	Resources
9.00am – 9.30am	Recap of day 4	Q&A	Q&A
9.30am-11.00pm	Day 5 Aims 1 Setting up and establishing a successful Wedding Photography business	Presentation with questions and answers	Listening, observing, asking questions	Observation	Course Handbook PowerPoint Presentation
11.00pm-12.30pm	Day 5 Aims 2 Practical shoots with models (Recap day 4)	Observation and Q&A	Carry out shoots Interact with clients/models	Practical observation	Course Handbook Camera, Flash unit Models
12.30pm-1.00pm			Lunch
1.00pm-4.30pm	Day 5 Aims 3 Practical lesson using Photoshop and Bridge Create a portfolio from images you have taken	Photoshop presentation, step by step practical demonstration and Q&A	Select and edit images using Photoshop and Bridge	Individual tutorial and assessment	Student work
4.30pm-5.00pm	End of course briefing and City & Guilds Assured certificate presentation	Q&A	Q&A

City&Guilds Assured certificate & digital credentials in Wedding and Portrait Photography

To apply or book on to any of the courses please email us at info@firstpointphotography.co.uk or call us on 07879 494283.

All our courses are aimed at the complete amateur to the improving professional. No formal entry qualifications are required to attend this course, only an interest for photography, willingness to learn and lots of enthusiasm.

Once booked onto a course we will send you some pre-course notes to help bring you up to speed. On the First day of your course you will be given your course packs that contain all the course notes.

For the course you will need a digital SLR with a small zoom lens, a flash unit for your camera, AA batteries and a laptop, any equipment you do not have will be lent to you free of charge, however you will be required to supply your own AA batteries.

Does the cost for the photography course include everything I need? Or are there any extra fees?

The cost of the photography course covers all that you will need.

Do I need to have some experience in photography before I can come on a course?

You do not need to have any commercial experience; however it would benefit you if you have a good basic understanding of your camera and exposures when taking photographs.

What do I need to bring with me to the course?

Your camera equipment including; camera, small zoom lens, flash unit and memory cards, laptop and card reader (all are available during the courses to borrow if required).

Is there any back-up to help me after the course?

Once you have attended the course we offer continuous support with no restriction on time scale. You are always welcome to email, call or visit us.

What is the dress code?

There is no formal dress code. We advise you to bring something warm and weatherproof for when we will be shooting on location.

What use of the images taken on the course will I have?

All images taken on the course can be used for promotional purposes i.e. websites, brochures, portfolio’s.

What is the maximum number of students on each course?

All courses are limited to six students.

Terms of Business

• A non-returnable deposit of £100 is required when booking with the balance to be paid on the first day of the seminar. Failure to give four weeks’ notice of cancellation of seminar will require full payment still to be paid
• Courses booked less than four weeks before the course start date- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
• Bookings from outside the UK- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
• Payment is required in full when booking private seminars
• All major credit cards are accepted
• All resettlement students booking through ELCAS and
• The CTP will adhere to ELCAS and The CTP’s own terms of business.

City&Guilds Digital-credentials information PDF

Why City&Guilds?

Don’t underestimate the prestige and reputation a City & Guilds assured certificate & digital credentials will bring to your business.  It’s probably the most well recognised and respected qualification in the UK. Of course it’s true that potential clients won’t book you just because of your qualifications, they will also want to see your portfolio.  Most clients will look a 4-6 Photographers and contact 2-3 of them, so what will make them choose to look at you instead of the dozens of your competitors?

Which website would you choose to click on or contact when looking for a professional or tradesmen?  The one that has no recognisable accreditation, or the one has a City&Guilds accreditation and logo on their website?

All our courses come with a City&Guilds assured certificate & digital credentials. The lectures are supported with many practical shoots, both in the studio and on location that will provide you with hands on training and the opportunity to create a comprehensive portfolio to show clients.

Our courses are unique and the only ones that will give you the opportunity to build a comprehensive portfolio as well as achieving a City&Guilds assured certificate & digital credentials to use for your marketing and website.

As a City&Guilds Training Centre we are subject to an annual quality Assurance inspection by City&Guilds. The audit is of the training centre facilities , staff and the delivery and outcomes of our courses and includes inspection of students work, our assessment of their work and interviews with ex students. This means you can be assured that all our courses continue to meet the highest quality standards.