PHOTOGRAPHY IS A WAY OF FEELING, OF TOUCHING, OF LOVING. ... IT REMEMBERS LITTLE
THINGS, LONG AFTER YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING. - AARON SISKING
FOR THE KIND OF PHOTOS THAT ARE WORTHY OF THE MEMORIES
Because we just don't get do-overs with kids. There is no such thing as
second-first steps. Because all their little quirks, all the big and little
moments that shape their lives and their childhoods are something that only YOU
as parents see and appreciate fully. And they are the thing that make them who
they are.
There is simply no outside photographer who can come in and capture those unique
things because nobody knows your children like you do.
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PARENTS FUNDAMENTALS
Our flagship 6 week Photography course designed to help you learn all the key
photography skills that you will need to drastically improve your children's
photos.
KEY COURSE INFO:
* Course type: Instructor-led or self paced
* Course duration: 6 weeks
* Course format: Online course with Interactive weekly live classes, personal
photo feedback and support group
WHAT YOU LEARN:
Our hands-on online instructor-led approach helps guarantee that you will
quickly learn the key camera and photographic storytelling skills while keeping
the focus on photographing children.
From camera know-how, light and composition, specific recipes to help you
capture typical situations and getting it all right on the fly - yeah, our kids
don't sit still either
LEARN WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EACH MODULE
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* Key Camera skills
* Working with natural light
* Capturing kids on the move
* Photo composition
* Portraits and details
* Photo storytelling
HERE IS HOW YOU LEARN WITH US:
If you have bought an online course before, then gave up half way through
because ... life.. - well, we are a bit different. This is A LOT more than a
bunch of random tutorials. This is a proper, well designed, supported and paced
course that genuinely delivers.
HERE ARE THE INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE OUR COURSE DELIVER
THE ONE WITH ALL THE MATERIALS:
5 core course modules, introduced on a weekly basis, plus a bonus wraparound
module ( more on that below) - courses accessible online and in pdf version
THE ONE WITH ALL THE PEOPLE:
You're not going through the course on your own - as part of the course you join
an online peer support group, moderated daily by the instructor, where you
connect, get help and go through this journey together with other parents like
you.
THE ONE WITH ALL THE ANSWERS:
Every week we run an live online class which is where your instructor goes
through the key parts of your course, answers live questions and demonstrates
techniques and additional illustration photos. The Live classes are run in the
evening ( after the kids are in bed) and are always recorded in case you
couldn't join in live
THE ONE THAT'S ALL ABOUT YOU:
Every week comes with homework to help you practice the elements we introduce in
the modules. You submit those images to your instructor on a weekly basis and
receive thorough, photo-by-photo, video feedback from your instructor - so it's
all about you and your progress, nobody else's
THE ONE WITH THE BONUSES:
A PDF workbook to help you go through the materials and practice the skills,
handy cheat sheets formatted for your phone so you can whip them out on the go
plus a Bonus wrap-up module with swipe files of photo ideas for children at
different ages, handy checklists and more!
THE ONE AFTER IT'S OVER:
We don't just leave you on your lonesome after the course is over - you get
access to a=our Alumni group - a Photography for Parents Clique if you will -
which is where we continue supporting you, answering your questions, encouraging
you to take photos through weekly and monthly challenges and peer support
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NEXT FUNDAMENTALS COURSE STARTS ON 15TH JANUARY 2024
* 5 core course modules
* Support Facebook group
* Weekly online Live class
* Personal Feedback on your images
* BONUS: extra module with ideas bank for photographing children of all ages
* BONUS: PDF course workbook
* BONUS: Printable and mobile friendly Pocket Guides
HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL LEARN WITH US:
* How to finally, actually, properly use your camera - no more cryptic buttons
and the 'oh no! what have I pressed now?!' panic. Life's too short to be
intimidated by your camerant
* The precise steps and 'recipes' to help you capture all sorts of different
situations - whether your kids are indoors on a dark and dreary day or
tearing through the park in the sun
* How to see the world and your children through a photographers eyes and learn
to compose your photographs on the fly so they truly reflect the beauty you
see
* How to get great photos CONSISTENTLY - I mean the spray and pray method is
fine, but wouldn't it be nice to have confidence your images will turn out
the way you want them?
* How to learn to notice and capture the little details, the big picture, the
whole story of your children growing up. BEAUTIFULLY.
"Absolutely, without a doubt, the best money I have ever spent on anything kid
related. I so wish i had done these courses 6 years ago, just before my 1st was
born.
My photography has improved significantly and I'm just sad the course are over,
I have loved everything about them!"
Hannah Slater
"THE MOST ENJOYABLE ONLINE COURSE I EVER DONE"
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I cannot recommend this course highly enough, and I am so grateful for Ania for
creating this amazing course and community, teaching busy parents how to
document their family storied beautifully!
DALIA SEABORNE
"I'M AMAZED AT HOW MUCH MY PHOTOGRAPHY HAS IMPROVED "
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I have learned so much and am amazed at how much my photography has improved -
they are brilliant value for money considering the level of personal attention
you receive! I've come away with a whole lot more technical knowledge as well as
a heap of inspiration and ideas.
LUCY GRIFFITH
"THE MOST WONDERFUL ENTRY INTO THE INCREDIBLE PHOTOGRAPHY WORLD"
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I am seeing things that I have never noticed before, I am using the DSLR to
capture precious moments with my family and am signed up to two further courses
because the instructors, modules and supportive community are amazing and I
think I might be addicted
KIRSTY FINNIE
PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PARENTS FUNDAMENTALS
NEXT COURSE STARTS ON 15TH JAN 2024
ALL THE LEARNING RESOURCES, ALL THE COMMUNITY, ALL THE SUPPORT, ALL THE PERSONAL
HELP. VIRTUALLY FAILPROOF
* 5 core course modules
* Bonus Idea Bank module
* PDF course workbook
* Pocket reference guide
* Support group
* Weekly online live class
* Personal Feedback on your images
* Access to Photography For Parents Alumni community
BUT WILL IT WORK FOR ME? - OUR GUARANTEE:
GUARANTEE
We know our course works. We have seen a few thousands of students go through
our courses and really improve.
BUT, if you find that after the first couple of modules that it just doesn't
work for you, you haven't learnt anything new, it's the wrong level for you, you
haven't improved, or you simply don't get on or engage with it - we will simply
refund you in full. Simple as that!
INSIDE THE MODULES - AKA WHAT DO YOU LEARN?
MODULE 1: SEE WHAT YOUR CAMERA SEES
Our first module is dedicated to breaking you our of the snapping habit and
giving you a fresh perspective. We show you how your camera sees the world
differently than what you might expect in three major ways - the optics. the
focus and the light.
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
At the end of the module you will have gained full control of your focus - no
more guessing game and kids turning out all blurry, you will also gain an
insight of how to use your lens ( there is a skill to it) and how to let the
light help make your subjects stand out.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
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The importance of focus and what it does to our brain
*
Taking control of your focus - the Where and HOW your camera focuses
*
Mastering focus formula - a process to help you determine what settings to
use for each occasion
*
To zoom or not to zoom and how it changes what and how your camera sees
*
Learning how your camera sees the light and how to make it better, especially
with tricky light
*
Learning how to shoot against the light - like a bright window and NOT end up
with the person looking all dark
MODULE 2: ON EXPOSURE AND ALL THINGS SHARP AND BLURRY
In our second module we take you off the auto setting and dive deep into
learning about exposure - i.e. making sure that your images are not too dark or
bright or blurry. But not only that, we pay special attention to how to make
some of the things in your image sharp and others blurry through the use of
specific combinations of settings
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
How to work your camera in priority ( semi-manual) modes, how to capture detail
or portraits with a great separation of sharp and blurry to make these elements
stand out.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
*
Understanding the mechanics of your camera - how does a photo actually happen
inside
*
Taking your camera firmly OFF the Auto settings - learning the key factors (
aperture, shutter speed and ISO) and how they interact with one another
*
How to capture portraits and those precious detail shots beautifully
*
Switching to Aperture priority and controlling your aperture - the how and
the why
*
Taking control of what in your image will be sharp and what will be blurry -
hello full control over blurry backgrounds, blurry foregrounds and pin sharp
subjects in between.
MODULE 3: CAPTURING MOVEMENT
One of my favourite modules, dedicated to helping you capture your kids in
motion - whether they're wriggling babies, speedy crawlers, wobbly toddlers or
perpetual-motion-machines that most children are. We learn how to match your
focus settings, your shutter settings and your composition to capture great
movement photos.
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
Learn how to capture your children on the move, SHARP but also how to use blur
and speed to really showcase and highlight movement. Big AH-HA moments here!
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
* Switching your camera to shutter priority and mastering MOVEMENT
* Learning how to capture moving things SHARP - yes, that includes those fast
movingbaby arms and legs
* Learning how to capture moving things BLURRY - and why would you want to do
it?
* Learning how to highlight action and energy and speed in your images and how
to help yourself with composition
* Creative techniques like night time light trails or panning or creative blur
* How to use your focus settings on top of your shutter settings to help
capture things sharp
MODULE 4: SEE WHAT YOUR CAMERA SEES
Although we introduce elements of photographic composition throughout the
course, this is the module entirely dedicated to it. We look at composition not
just as a set of arbitrary rules, but more as something that helps you express
what you really see and feel. We look at photographic storytelling and helping
your images get look more impactful and stronger
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
Good photographic composition principles to help you really show the magic you
are seeing. At the end of this module you will say goodbye to boring flat photos
and will instead start taking rich images with lots of depth and eye catching
composition.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
* understanding how we 'read' photographs and how to compose so that the magic
YOU see translates into what the others see when they pick up that photo
* fundamental rules of photo composition - we started you off with the rule of
thirds but there is MORE
* Good crops, bad crops, crazy crops and everything in between
* storytelling through your photographs - how to make your images mean
something and show something real, beyond 'my child looks cute here'
* getting creative and expressing yourself through photographs
* learning to go beyond your usual compositions and discovering different
styles
MODULE 5: PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION AND STORYTELLING
Although we introduce elements of photographic composition throughout the
course, this is the module entirely dedicated to it. We look at composition not
just as a set of arbitrary rules, but more as something that helps you express
what you really see and feel. We look at photographic storytelling and helping
your images get look more impactful and stronger
MAJOR TAKEAWAYS:
Good photographic composition principles to help you really show the magic you
are seeing. At the end of this module you will say goodbye to boring flat photos
and will instead start taking rich images with lots of depth and eye catching
composition.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
* Understanding how we 'read' photographs and how to compose so that the magic
YOU see translates into what the others see when they pick up that photo
* Fundamental rules of photo composition - we started you off with the rule of
thirds but there is MORE
* Good crops, bad crops, crazy crops and everything in between
* Storytelling through your photographs - how to make your images mean
something and show something real, beyond 'my child looks cute here'
* Getting creative and expressing yourself through photographs
* Learning to go beyond your usual compositions and discovering different
styles
BONUS MODULE 6: IDEA BANK : PHOTOGRAPHING CHILDREN AT DIFFERENT AGES
This last module is a bit different. We us it to give you lots of ideas for
photos with children of different ages - from photographing milestones to
capturing what's unique about them at a particular stage and really getting into
their world to capture where they're at. The module is packed with ready to take
ideas and will let you take all that you have learned in the first 5 modules and
apply it in real life sitautions. We also help you think ahead to the next steps
in your photography education - should you want to continue.