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Portrait Photography
Portrait Photography
WITH ALIA YOUSSEF
When
Dec 17, 2017, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where
210 - 128 W Hastings St,
128 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G9, Canada

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:​​​

  • How to talk to your clients

    • The more comfortable they are, the better the portrait!

  • How to prepare their clients for their photoshoots

    • From what they wear to how to do their makeup

  • How to pose different body types

    • noBODY is the same! This ensures your client feels confident and is happy with their results

  • How to coach their clients to great expressions

    • We all love candid shots, Alia teaches you how to have your clients pose natural expressions

  • How their lens choices affect their photographs​

  • The best camera settings for photographing people

    • Taking all aspects from skin tone to clothing in perspective

  • How to compose for different kinds of portraits

    • No one portrait is the same, Alia teaches you how to create seamless photographs in various environments.

  • How to choose the best lighting for natural light portraiture.

    • Learning how to work with natural lighting will take your photographs to the next level.

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OUTCOME:

At the end of this course, students who have a basic understanding of photography will now be able to coach, pose and capture their clients in their best light. Students will understand the fundamentals of effectively working with various people and bodies as well as, how to utilize light to better capture their subject.

 

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Not feeling quite ready for this course?

 

Get up to speed with An Introduction to Photography. Alia takes you through the ABC's of operating your camera manually, understanding "the lingo", learning how to make light work for you and so much more. 

*Bundle both An introduction to photography and Portrait Photography for only 149.99! Offer valid until December 1, 2017.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
ALIA YOUSSEF, Award winning photographer

Alia Youssef is a photographer and videographer based in Toronto, best known for her editorial and fine art portraiture. Alia tells impactful stories through her environmental portraits and documentary video work.

 

Alia’s fine art work has gained wide spread recognition. The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, invited Alia to witness Malala Yousafzai’s honorary citizenship ceremony. Youssef was flown to New York City as the photographer on the 2017 Muslim Girl and Getty Images collaboration on a project which intended to flood the web with positive images of Muslim women. Alia’s work has also been featured by many online and print media (outlets) including: Refinery 29, Buzzfeed, Toronto Life, Photo Ed Magazine, The Ethnic Aisle, CP24, and Al Arabiya News (a major news station that broadcasts over several countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa.)

 

Over the past ten years, Alia has built an impressive portfolio of commissioned work by numerous companies and organizations including: Getty Images, Muslim Girl, Rumi Canada, Ryerson University, Spraggs & Co., Sunlife Financial, The West End Phoenix, and Vancouver’s North Shore Tourism.

 

Most recently, Youssef was a recipient of Combatting Hate, Advancing Inclusion exhibition award and will have her video work screened at the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto), Nuit Blanche (Toronto), and the Human Rights Symposium (Ottawa).

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