Part 1: Photography
1. Photography Basic Literacy Course
Use of the camera
Three elements of exposure
Different exposure programs and their uses
Portrait photometering for different scenes
The three elements of depth of field and depth of field
Lens focal length and perspective
2. Portrait photography equipment selection
Camera brand and model selection
Lens specifications and subject matter
What gear do you need besides a camera lens?
3. Light characteristics and photographic light
Brightness of Light and Light Ratio - How to Reduce Light Ratio in Portrait Photography
Light color temperature and camera white balance
The soft and hard texture of light - which weather is suitable for taking pictures
The direction of light - the influence and processing of natural light in different directions on the picture
4. Getting Started with Composition and Posing
Portrait Shooting Scenes - Far, Middle and Near Special
Composition - From Beginner to Advanced
Generic close-up posing
General medium close-up posing
Universal Vision Posing
5. Color matching and work concept
Color Theory - From Real Colors to Virtual Colors
Basic color matching ideas and color circles
The idea of the work - take a certain style (students vote) as an example
6. Comments on student works
Part 2: Post-production
7. Preparation before the later stage
Retouching hardware requirements
Retouching software installation and setup
color management
8. The general process of portrait retouching + RAW steps
My retouching process, WHY?
Correction and unification of color temperature/exposure
Using the Exposure Adjustment Tool
EX: Establish white balance and exposure standards for your own photos
9. Skin treatment process + light and shadow theory
What tinkering tools can and cannot do
Skin texture processing: filter / manual
Brief introduction and advantages and disadvantages of four manual microdermabrasion methods of D&B/hyperbolic/neutral gray/high and low frequency
Light and shadow theory + the importance of light and shadow adjustment
D&B&C light and shadow color adjustment, the complete body of DB
What the perfect facial shade should look like
10. Liquefaction + Facial Anatomy Overview
Why does liquefaction need to take two steps, but also interspersed before and after the adjustment of light and shadow
Anatomy overview - learn where bones, muscles, fat are
Liquify filter settings and techniques
In terms of aesthetics, where you can move and where you can't move
Mandibular angle modification methods for different face shapes
Liquefaction of facial features
body adjustment
11. Color matching process + preset color matching
Primary color grading: Personalized white balance adjustment/exposure fine-tuning
Secondary color grading: the color tendency of each color and lightness
Tertiary color grading: local processing
Color matching process, two ideas
Different color tone ideas for photos with different tone styles
LUT grading, sharing presets and building your own grading presets
12. What do you need to do after finishing the picture
Resizing - don't let image sites do it for you
sharpening of photos
Color space changes and choices
Save format: TIFF+JPG
13. Comments on student works
Part 3: Style
14. Creative style analysis - from conception to post-production 1
15. Creative style analysis - from conception to post-production 2