When it comes to photography, especially portrait photography, the first thing you need to learn is to understand light and use its different characteristics to take more outstanding portraits.

Our basic course is to let everyone learn how to use natural light to take the most distinctive portrait photos. The next step is to use additional artificial light sources to supplement the lighting environment at the time in different environments, or use artificial light sources as the main light source to create the atmosphere you want (especially for portrait photography in a studio)

Our advanced portrait photography course, Flash (Light Portrait Photography), is designed to help you understand how to use flash to correct or optimize the lighting environment (outdoor shooting) or in the studio, and how to use flash to create different atmospheres.

This course combines theoretical and practical knowledge to give everyone a different experience and understanding of portrait photography.

The course is led by a professional portrait photographer and our Cabin Crew Afterwork models are used as training subjects.

The course includes teaching how to use flash correctly in the studio and on location, including:

Knowledge on using flash when shooting in a studio:

• The angle of the main light source and the different characteristics of the subject in different angles

• The distance between the light source and the subject will affect the light and shadow changes

• Considerations of the softness and hardness of the light source/irradiation range/color

• Consider adding more light sources to achieve different effects in different situations (fill light / rim light / hair light / background light)

• Introducing the features and usage of modifiers commonly used in photo studios, such as softbox / beauty dish / umbrella / reflector

Knowledge on using flash when shooting outdoors

• Understand the concept of two exposures (flash exposure and ambient exposure)

• Teach about the relationship between aperture/shutter/ISO and flash power

• When shooting with the Sunny Sky, you need to use the concept of high-speed sync and the difference between it and the normal flash sync speed.

• Share some shooting examples to help students better understand how to use flash to take more distinctive photos in different situations

• There are also some special effects that can only be achieved with flash.

The course consists of a two-and-a-half-hour theoretical component and two three-hour practical sessions.

Part 1 Daytime Film Practice

Part 2: Evening Film Practice

Remarks:

• During the internship, we will use Godox flash equipment, and each student needs to prepare a Godox flash trigger.

• Students who have attended the flash portrait photography class can then join our internship class. We will have different themes each time to allow students to experience the methods and techniques that we need to pay attention to and can use when shooting portraits of different themes.

• We have overseas portrait practice classes every year (such as Japanese cherry blossom and autumn leaf themed portrait photography) to make the practice process more interesting.

It is recommended to use a SLR or mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses during internship.

For portrait photography, it is best to use a fixed-focus large aperture lens such as F1.4 / F1.8 / F2.0. A 50mm or 35mm focal length lens is recommended.

In addition, a lens with a focal length of 85mm or above can take photos that highlight the subject.

If you are interested in more details about the photography class, please leave a message on the Cabin Crew Afterwork Facebook page .