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Three-Point Check Roberto Valenzuela’s “Three-Point Check” system helps photographers pose their subjects with purpose by directing the subject’s awareness of the camera. The three points include the following: The eyes The chin/nose The collarbone/chest. The number of points that face…

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Wedding Workshop Four | Photographing The Couple
  1. 1.1 Trailer 1M 1S
  2. 1.2 Introduction
  3. 1.3 Eliciting Genuine Emotions From Your Couple
  4. 1.4 Favorite Lenses Used For 10,000 Couples Portraits 8M 42S
  5. 1.5 Additional Zoom And Prime Lenses For Couples Portraits
  6. 1.6 Natural Vs. Dramatic Vs. Creative Lighting
  7. 1.7 Creative Accessories for Couples Photography
  8. 1.8 Must Have Lighting & Gear Guide for Couples Photography
  9. 1.9 Chapter One: Quiz
  1. 2.1 Goals for Posing Wedding Couples Portraits
  2. 2.2 Foundation Posing Framework Summary for the Groom
  3. 2.3 Quick Posing Guide for the Groom
  4. 2.4 Foundation Posing Framework Summary for the Bride
  5. 2.5 Quick Posing Guide for the Bride
  6. 2.6 Foundation Posing Tips and Techniques
  7. 2.7 Foundation Posing - 5 Minute Client Run-Through
  8. 2.8 Chapter Two Quiz
  1. 3.1 Foundation Posing Framework and Body Language
  2. 3.2 Using Touchpoints For Couples Poses
  3. 3.3 Head Angles
  4. 3.4 Body Parts and Their Levels of Intimacy
  5. 3.5 Three-Point Check
  6. 3.6 Here's Why Hand Placement Matters When Posing Couples 5M 59S
  7. 3.7 Simple Finger Positions for Couples Holding Hands
  8. 3.8 Hip Spacing
  9. 3.9 Pose Duplication
  10. 3.10 Eye-to-Eye Contact
  11. 3.11 Whites of the Eyes and Eye Lines
  12. 3.12 Four Tips on Communication and Ten Useful Cues
  13. 3.13 Chapter Three Quiz
  1. 4.1 Indoor Couples Portraiture
  2. 4.2 Hotel Room High-Key Portraits
  3. 4.3 Hotel Room High-Key Portraits (Demo)
  4. 4.4 Hotel Room High-Key Portraits with a Shoot-Through Reflector
  5. 4.5 Hotel Room High-Key Veiled Portraits
  6. 4.6 Hotel Room High-Key Veiled Portraits (Demo)
  7. 4.7 Hotel Room Directional Light and Simple Backgrounds
  8. 4.8 Hotel Room Directional Light and Simple Backgrounds (Demo)
  9. 4.9 Hotel Room Reflections and Creative Elements
  10. 4.10 Hotel Room Environmental Silhouette
  11. 4.11 Hotel Room Environmental Silhouette (Demo)
  12. 4.12 Terrible Room with Terrible Light Transformed
  13. 4.13 Conference Room - Terrible Room with Terrible Light Transformed (Demo)
  14. 4.14 Conference Room - Transforming a Scene with Special Effects
  15. 4.15 Transforming a Scene with Background Lighting
  16. 4.16 Transforming a Scene with Background Lighting (Demo)
  17. 4.17 Chapter Four Quiz
  1. 5.1 Outdoor Couples Portraiture
  2. 5.2 4 Ways To Make Any Location Work
  3. 5.3 Using Reflectors to Refine Light
  4. 5.4 An Ordinary Office Park Turned Epic
  5. 5.5 An Ordinary Office Park Turned Epic (Demo)
  6. 5.6 Soft, Simple Flat Light and Backgrounds
  7. 5.7 Soft, Simple Flat Light and Backgrounds (Demo)
  8. 5.8 Office Buildings as Incredible Backgrounds
  9. 5.9 Office Buildings as Incredible Backgrounds (Demo)
  10. 5.10 Day for Night Silhouettes
  11. 5.11 Day for Night Silhouettes (Demo)
  12. 5.12 Evening Environmental Backlit Portrait
  13. 5.13 Evening Environmental Backlit Portrait (Demo)
  14. 5.14 Chapter Five Quiz
  1. 6.1 To First Look, or Not to First Look
  2. 6.2 First Look Positioning
  3. 6.3 First Look Checklist
  4. 6.4 Ideal Outdoor First Look Scene
  5. 6.5 Bad Outdoor First Look Scene
  6. 6.6 Ideal Indoor First Look Scene
  7. 6.7 Bad Indoor First Look Scene
  8. 6.8 First Look Assignment
  9. 6.9 Chapter 6 Quiz
  1. 7.1 Working with the Veil
  2. 7.2 Veil Drops and Composites
  3. 7.3 Veil Wraps
  4. 7.4 Inside the Veil
  5. 7.5 The Veil Assignment
  6. 7.6 Chapter 7 Quiz
  1. 8.1 Case Study #1: Get Out of Your Own Head
  2. 8.2 Case Study #2: Epic Prints vs. Clusters and Spreads: Cohesion Is Key
  3. 8.3 Case Study #3: Take Advantage of the Unplanned
  4. 8.4 Case Study #4: Utilize Every Minute - Better Yet, Every Second
  5. 8.5 Case Study #5: Your Job Is To Make Them Look Good
  6. 8.6 Case Study #6: Utilize Your Second Shooter
  7. 8.7 Case Study #7: Hard Light Used Right
  8. 8.8 Case Study #8: Got Crap? SFX To Success
  9. 8.9 Case Study #9: Think Different
  10. 8.10 Chapter Eight Quiz
  1. 9.1 Constructive Critique for Couples Portraits 37M 57S
  1. 10.1 Introduction to Post-Processing
  2. 10.2 High-Key Black and White Photography
  3. 10.3 Clean Pastels
  4. 10.4 Plate Shot
  5. 10.5 Panoramic Stitching
  6. 10.6 Background Clean-Up in Photoshop
  7. 10.7 Chapter Ten Quiz

Total Course Run Time 8H 40M 23S

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