Dunedin
Portrait Photography Course in Dunedin
The Portrait Photography Course teaches you to direct and light real people, and Dunedin is a strong portrait city for a simple reason: a university at its centre with graduation seasons, colleges and clubs that need portraits every year.
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What You'll Learn
- Module 1: Getting Set Up: Cameras & Equipment
- Module 2: Working With People
- Module 3: Studio & Natural Light
- Module 4: Black & White Portraiture
- Module 5: Posing & Direction
- Module 6: Retouching Portraits
- Module 7: Portrait Specialities
- Module 8: Developing Your Portfolio
- Module 9: Building A Portrait Business
Meet the tutors who'll be giving you feedback
Real working photographers review every assignment you submit and tell you what to change.
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Passionate and Experienced Tutors
Self-Paced Study
Flexible Payment Options Available
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Portrait photography in Dunedin
Dunedin's portrait backdrops are stone, garden and sea. The Railway Station, First Church, the university's clocktower quadrangle and the Warehouse Precinct give you heritage architecture and even light in the lee of tall buildings, which is why graduation portraits in this city look the way they do. The Botanic Garden gives you open shade and, in October, the rhododendron dell for colour. St Clair and Tunnel Beach give you drama and wind for environmental portraits; the Peninsula at golden hour gives you long, warm light that Dunedin's latitude stretches out.
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What Our Students Say
“I found the course very informative and really enjoyed how I could do each module at my own pace. Deb was very responsive and provided valuable and encouraging feedback. I especially liked how detailed the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom modules were and the video resources. The course has definitely given me a solid foundation to build upon and I realise I am heading in the right direction with photography.”
Kylie
“I've just completed a photography course through learning online, the help I got was amazing and the course was extremely good. I learnt so much from this course and I would highly recommend going through them if your looking for a course to study from home.”
Samantha D'Silva
“I have just completed my Professional Photography course. Deb was my tutor and she was very helpful and quick to respond. The course information was very easy to understand and 'the work at your own pace' curriculum was super helpful being a Mum of 2.”
Gabby
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