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Specialty: Maternity Photography

The Song of Light and Shadows – Getting Creative with Maternity Portraits

Speaker: Barkha Agarwal (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Intermediate   

The heart on the pregnant belly photos are long gone. Now is the time to make the Pregnant woman look like a Diva- ready to walk on a Fashion Ramp. In this session, I will take you through my creative process of how I come up with a concept for the shoot and bring it to life using Styling, Lighting, and Creative elements. I will show you how to create High Impact Dramatic Maternity Images which are to die for. Every person you click has a story to tell. Now as a photographer are you able to bring that hidden story – that persona of your mom into the portrait?
I love to use bold colors in my shoots, I love the play of light and shadows and I aim to create something unique for my clients each day. I mix the Hard and Soft Light sources to create unique lighting concepts. And of course – Grids are my best friend and they will be your’s too once you attend this session.
Creativity is not a Eureka Moment – It’s a constant process that you do every day. Toward the end of the session, I will also share my secret creative process which has helped me come up with hundreds of unique ideas and how can you use that too.
By the end of this session, you will learn
– The Process behind creating Hi-Impact Dramatic Maternity Images
– 5 unique ways to light up a subject
– Creative Elements to add the fashion flair to your portraits

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SKILL LEVELS

Beginner: Just starting out or relatively new to a given subject matter. Basics will be covered and the course will move at a slower pace. The instructor will spend a little more time trying to explain concepts to ensure everyone is following. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 1-3 on the given topic.

Intermediate: Has a grasp of some basic concepts. This course level will move at a faster pace and assume you have basic knowledge covered on the given subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 4-6 on the given topic.

Advanced: You have working knowledge of the given subject matter, but are looking for more fine-tuning and some advanced topics to take your work to that next level. DO NOT expect instructors to explain basic concepts in this course. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 7-10 on the given topic.

Class Types

Hands-On

These are shooting courses. You will be shooting and working. Bring your camera, gear, or whatever you need for the course and to create create images. Expect to have some level of shooting.

Live Demonstration

These are instructor-led courses where you will see a live demonstration of what the instructor is teaching. You can still bring your camera to these courses and you can photograph, but the goal of the course is NOT for you to shoot or to ensure you get a shot. The goal is for you to see how and why the instructor does what he/she does in order to get the final result.

Lecture

These are non-shooting courses. Typically classroom-based, bring your laptop and notepad and focus on learning!