Photography Course: Learn the Art of Capturing Moments

Join me for live photography sessions featuring individuals, couples, subjects of varying body types, siblings of different ages, and large extended families. Witness how I guide them to break free from stiff poses and capture stunning portraits that truly reflect their unique personalities and relationships.

In these sessions, we explore both indoor and outdoor settings, providing a diverse range of backdrops and lighting techniques. By showcasing real-life scenarios, I aim to demonstrate the versatility of posing techniques and how they can be adapted to different environments. Whether it's a cozy living room or a picturesque park, you'll see how I work with my subjects to create captivating images.

Throughout the sessions, I explain the rationale behind each pose, highlighting the subtle adjustments that can make a significant difference in the final result. By sharing these insights, I hope to empower you to apply these techniques to your own photography and achieve equally impressive outcomes.

The focus of these sessions is on photographing everyday people, just like you and me, to create beautiful family photos that capture the essence of their relationships. I believe that everyone deserves to have portraits that make them feel confident and proud, regardless of their body type or age. By guiding my subjects into more natural, relaxed, and flattering positions, I aim to create images that celebrate their unique beauty and connection.

In addition to the live sessions, this course provides valuable resources to support your learning journey. Each lecture is accompanied by a photo cheat sheet, which serves as handy photography tips for the techniques covered. These cheat sheets summarize the key points and provide visual examples, allowing you to reinforce your understanding and apply the concepts with ease.

Beyond the realm of professional model poses, most of us are unaware of our natural body positions and how they translate into photographs. This course addresses this common challenge by demonstrating how to position and pose people in a way that brings out their best features and conveys their desired message. By mastering the art of posing, you'll gain a valuable skill that can elevate your portraits to new heights of excellence.

By watching these videos, not only can you replicate the poses demonstrated, but you'll also gain a deeper understanding of the underlying principles. Armed with this knowledge, you'll have the confidence and creativity to experiment with different poses and adapt them to suit your own unique style and vision.

Each video begins with a brief introduction, setting the stage for the upcoming session. I provide a summary of the previous photo session, highlighting the key takeaways and lessons learned. This serves as a helpful recap and ensures that you're fully prepared to dive into the live session, where you'll witness the techniques in action and see the transformation unfold before your eyes.

So, come join me on this exciting journey of capturing stunning portraits and unlocking the true potential of your photography skills!

1. Even if you prefer landscapes, wildlife or sports photography, at one time in your photographic 'career', you're likely to be taking some portraits.
2. So this course is for every photographer, no previous knowledge required.

Modesty almost forbids me publishing some comments about my teaching style, taken from reviews of my other two courses, but I overcame that, so here they are:-

1. 'Bernie is really easy to listen to, and his videos were really entertaining and kept you listening' (I also like his accent!)
2. 'Many online courses suffer from over prepared, monotonic boring voice overs but Bernie's style is a bit like having your mate round to show you how to do something. This even goes to leaving some bloopers in which makes it human and fun'.
3. 'Bernie is a hoot! He knows his material, presents it well, and is witty to boot. It's a great combination in a teacher'.
4. 'I love Bernie's approach. Such a great instructor'.
5. 'Bernie is an excellent teacher and his enthusiasm for photography is contagious'.
6. 'Bernie is a fantastic tutor'.
7. 'Love it, love it, love it!!'

1. Improve your portraits using these great live photo session posing tips.
2. Easily create your own poses, once you understand the basic principles.
3. Confidently pose individuals, couples and families, real people, not models.
4. Learn to pose individuals, male and female.
5. Learn to pose couples and young and older siblings.
6. Learn to pose mum, dad and children.
7. Learn to pose 'fuller figure' subjects.
8. Learn to pose large family groups.

Because this is a non-technical course, any type of camera will suffice, DSLR, Mirrorless, Compact or even a Smartphone will be fine.