Romantic Couples Portraits

This course will take students through setting up poses for photographing couples or brides and grooms in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings, as well as questions related to the broader photo shoot of couples portraits. Students will bring cameras and pose models (as well as each other) in-class in order to cement the posing ideas studied in class.

We will cover some general go-to poses, and how to develop these to create numerous poses. This course will teach students how to take a stale or over-used pose and add their own artistic twist!  Pictures of go-to poses will also be provided in the course manual.

The course will also focus on overcoming obstacles while photographing including weather, equipment failure, harsh outdoor lighting, clothing issues, time constraints, large hight and weight differences. Students will learn how to develop their portfolio and marketing pieces to sell these types of photographs to their clients.

What Students Have Said

“I loved the course! Instructors were very knowledgeable and open to answering questions. I walked away inspired and far more educated about how to photograph my subject.” — Shalene Dawn Hanson, Shalene Dawn Photography

“The whole class felt very fun and yet knowledgeable. There was tons of laughing and everyone seemed very comfortable.” — Pearls and Polka Dot Photography

“The instructor was friendly, knowledgeable and so creative. I learned a lot — even more than expected. I will definitely be taking more courses.” — Jen, Snow Pea Portraits

“I really liked that there were photo examples & that the instructor shared so much business info.” — Nelson Friesen

“This class was just what I needed.  Such a good instructor.  Made learning fun, and class size was perfect.” — Valerie Roberts, Ivan Rose Photography