About This Course

Nowadays, portrait photography has a huge market than ever. Taking pictures of individuals and families has formed a huge customer demand. It includes graduation, families, wedding and birth photography. As you can see, photo-shooting can take place in anywhere around the world and even the most conspicuous places such as the foyer and living room, which is the classic place for photoshoot in the early days.

The course instructor Wang Zhen summarizes what portraiture is and what constitutes a good portrait. The course has seven chapters, including Photography Equipment And Setting, Lighting Setup for Portrait, Composition Techniques for Portrait, Posing Techniques, Color and Tone, Lighting Setup for Product Photography, Party History in Photography. Throughout the course, you will complete a series of photography theory exercises and final exams that will be reviewed and evaluated by the teacher. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and know-how to succeed in portrait photography.

Requirements

In this course, you will learn knowledge points step by step in different chapters such as  Photography Equipment And Setting, Lighting Setup for Portrait, Composition Techniques for Portrait, Posing Techniques, Color and Tone, Lighting Setup for Product Photography, Party History in Photography. So that students can, not only master the shooting skills of portrait photography, but also be able to shoot excellent portrait photography works. 

This course covers knowledge points for portrait photography. Students should, not only study those basic knowledge points carefully, but also check their learning level of theoretical knowledge through after-class exercises and question Banks based on the assignment requirements of practice shooting. Through practice, students can better understand the theoretical content of portrait photography, shoot excellent portrait photography works.

Course Staff

Wang Zhen, female, Professor at the School of Theater, Film and Television of the Communication University of China, Master’s supervisor, mainly teaches courses such as ‘Portrait Photography’ and ‘Audiovisual Language’.

Zhao Bo, associate professor of the School of Marxism, Communication University of China, who is mainly engaged in teaching and research in the field of ideological and political education. Famous teacher of Communication University of China. A star teacher of ideological and political courses in Beijing.

Che Lin, Lecturer of the Cinematography Department of Communication University of China, School of Theater, Film and Television. Her class and research focus on new media. Her courses inculdes XR Creative Production，Language and Art of New Media.

Lv Bo, Lecturer in Lighting Design, Communication University of China. His class focus on lighting and stage design.

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