Palmerston North
Portrait Photography Course in Palmerston North
The Portrait Photography Course teaches you to direct and light real people, and Palmerston North is a portrait city because of who lives here: thousands of students, several graduation seasons a year, and families in the Esplanade every weekend.
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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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Portrait photography in Palmerston North
Palmerston North's portrait backdrops are gardens, campus and sky. Victoria Esplanade gives you open shade, the rose garden for colour and the river for reflections; the Massey Turitea campus gives you heritage buildings, avenues and, at graduation, the subjects themselves. The Square's clock tower and gardens are the civic backdrop. For environmental portraits with drama, the wind farm viewing platform on Saddle Road at sunset puts turbines and a huge sky behind your subject, and Te Āpiti gives you bush and river. Foxton and Himatangi beaches, 40 minutes west, give you dunes and west-coast sunsets.
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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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