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CONTACT DETAILS
CELL: 082 555 0503
info@cathyjoubert.com
POSTAL ADDRESS
PO BOX 50835
Musgrave Road
4062 Durban
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“Learn that portrait photography is about people, not just about photography. Great portraits are a side effect of a strong human connection”
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It will be a privilege if you choose my workshop because it means somehow I have inspired you. In return I offer you my knowledge, enthusiasm and ‘open book’ attitude to help you grow as a photographer.
Have you always dreamed of taking pictures that looked like they should be in magazines? Have you ever wondered why some photographs look like snapshots and some look like professional portraits? Have you always wanted to take better pictures of your children or thought about starting a photography business? Are you a professional photographer who just isn't satisfied with your current sales or wanting some inspiration to take your work to the next level? |
Day 1: Now adjusted for beginners or more advanced
Mastering your exposure and focus
Lets look at your cameras and adjust your settings to get the most out of your camera. Are you metering correctly? Should you shoot JPEG or RAW? How are you focusing? All the questions answered.
Learn about the importance of Depth of Field, my personal trademark in Portraiture.
Follow me as we work in small groups with my models, both children and teens. Learn how to find beautiful natural light in any location and meter perfectly every time.
Lets edit those photos with my personal processing technique (instructions now provided, so no writing down) and my personal proofing actions. Whether or not you can snap a fab image, you will fall short if you don’t have a distinct and fabulous style of editing.
After working so hard we'll have an awesome lunch before an afternoon shoot with new models. |
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| Achieve bright colours, and perfect skin tones. |
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An underexposed image on the left
Learn about the importance of Perfect Exposure by learning to watch your histogram
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Day 2:
Learn my workflow technique and major time savers
A similar day but now we expect to see some results! Focus on posing and composition of our model, ideal clothes, finding texture and interesting shapes, looking for natural frames. Learn what makes a snapshot a portrait.
Learn to work with more challenging light such as backlight, direct sun and deep shade.
Learn more advanced photoshop techniques and styles. |
Achieving the ultimate black and white portrait. |
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Add on Session:
Studio and Advanced Photoshop
More for the photographer that wants to or has their own studio and needs to perfect their lighting skills, learn how to get perfect white balance and work with various lighting. Learn how to model your light to create dramatic portraits.
Advanced photoshop includes colour correction, textures, borders, working in Raw.
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Beginners Course
Suits beginners with a basic knowledge of camera functions and ideally a very basic knowledge of photoshop. Workstations with photoshop provided and lens available to borrow if you do arrive with “kit” lens (those provided with camera) (A "catch up" private available before the session if you are unsure how to use your camera or have never worked with photoshop -)
Intermediate course
Intermediate hobbyists and those wanting to enter the field of professional photography. Workstation provided if you do not have a laptop.
On application please state the equipment you have, what level you are and what you hope to achieve from the workshop.
Cost:
R2000 for the weekend or for the Saturday and two Wed evenings
50% deposit required on acceptance
Small informal and fun atmosphere
Join my portraiture club where you can come and photograph with me on location. |
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Includes:
Lunch and snacks, coffee, wine... whatever gets you feeling awesome!
My portraiture booklet trio now on
1)Camera Settings
2) Capture – From snap shot to portrait
3) Post processing using Photoshop.
4) A DVD of my personal actions and textures
5) Free membership to my Portraiture club where you join me on location and we get together for a good old yak..
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Course with books and actions R2000
Private sessions R400/hour
Books and actions only R850 |
So what is an action?..
Actions are pre-programmed editorial tools used in Photoshop.
If, for instance, you want to turn an image into a black and white photograph, a beginner could simply desaturate.
No! What you want is your whites to be perfectly white and the skin clear and non “muddy”. This involves careful control in the processing of your image.
You would have to repeat the same involved process every time you convert an image to BW, but you can now run an action. Press “play” and you will be guided through a series of steps to achieve a beautiful photograph. The same applies to achieving a high colour or a vintage look.
I use my own created actions even for my basic processing. You need Photoshop CS or higher.
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| Further actions include skin softening, borders, sharpening for web. |
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