Improve your Photography skills or start your own business and make money from Photography! The Professional Photography Course is provided online, via the internet. You can study at home, in your own time, at your own pace.
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12 Reasons Why You Should Get Into Professional Photography
- 1. Charge Out Rates: Photographers make very good money. The minimum rates for Freelance Photographers, as approved by the Australian Media Alliance for 2008, are as follows:
These are just minimum rates! A Photographer can charge as much as their clients are willing to pay - 2. Low start-up costs: All you need to start is your basic digital camera with manual controls and a flash that you probably already own, could easily buy (new or second hand). You also need a phone and some basic office stationery.
- 3. Work from Home: You don’t need a shop front to be a Professional Photographer. You can run your business from a spare room or even from your kitchen table. You can easily mix a home-based Photography business with study, raising a family, a full-time job or a part-time job.
- 4. Be your own boss: Imagine it. You’re the boss. All the profits belong to you. You set your prices, your hours, your work schedule and your assignments. There’s no limit to your income apart from your time and how much time and effort you put into it. You can work some-times, part time, full-time or all the time. The choice is all yours.
- 5. Big Demand: There is a huge demand for good photographs. Every business must go onto the web or be left behind and all of them need photos of themselves and their products. People need Photographers! Good Photographers are in very high demand and customers come to them. Good Photographers will “pick and choose” their jobs. You can take photographs for:
- Advertising Agencies
- Galleries Regional
- Australian Magazines
- Graphic Designers
- Book Publishers
- Magazines
- Small to Large Businesses
- Web Designers
- Shops & Restaurants
- Journals
- Local Newspapers
- Clubs & Associations
- Christenings
- Parties & Functions
- Engagements
- Photo Libraries
- Family Portraits
- Postcards & Calendars
- Newspapers
- Weddings
- Stock Libraries
- Sports Organisations
- Travel & Tourism Industry
- 6. Work Anywhere In the World: Photography is a universal language. You can work anywhere in the world - all you need is your camera. The whole world is your market!
- 7. Travel: Travel and adventure attracts many Photographers. You can travel the world photographing nature and scenery, interesting places, interesting people and interesting events. Advertising, Photojournalism and travel offer a unique opportunity to earn good money while you travel. Imagine being paid while you travel.
- 8. Peace and Quiet: If you’re the quiet type, and prefer working alone, then you could become a Landscape and Nature Photographer, a fine Arts Photographer or an Architectural Photographer. You can have all the peace and quiet you want, while still earning good money.
- 9. Variety: Let’s face it. Most jobs are boring. You do the same old thing every day, every week, every month, every year, right? You look forward to holidays just so you can do something different. Something interesting Photography offers a huge amount of variety. In the morning, you could be photographing a home for a real estate agent. After morning tea an executive portrait (mostly for their business cards or reports) in the afternoon, you could be photographing a family. After afternoon tea it could be a couple of product shots for the web simple!
- 10. Prestige and Respect: Photographers are respected for their high level of artistic skill and technical knowledge. If anyone asks you what you do for a living, you can say in all honesty, “I’m a Professional Photographer”. People will hold you in high esteem.
- 11. Equality: It doesn’t matter how old you are. It doesn’t matter what sex you are. It doesn’t matter what race you are. It doesn’t matter what you look like. It doesn’t matter what jobs you’ve had in the past. There are no formal educational requirements. There are no formal licensing requirements. This business is open to anyone with real ambition and a desire to be successful - we will teach you every little step you need to get started.
- 8. Easy Work: A common belief is that Photographers need to shoot absolutely stunning, artistic, prize-winning photographs to make good money. This is not true. Your photographs must be good, but they don’t need to be absolutely perfect. And it’s not hard backbreaking work either. We will teach you every step you need.
- We cover camera settings and equipment that you will need if you want to make money from your hobby. How much to charge for your services, how to get customers and how to manage your business.
- To help you get started we have created possibly the best Professional Digital Photography Course which is studied via our Online Instructional Video Learning Platform. Available 24/7 on any computer or mobile device including iPhone, iPad etc.
- This course covers everything you need to know in order to be a professional photographer. The course is literally “bursting full” with information to help you be a success in this business.
- Research shows that learning on video is the most productive way to learn a new skill, you can watch them at your own pace and you can watch them over and over until you fully understand. We show you everything you need to know to start the business and be successful.
- Course Delivery: The course is delivered 100% online. Upon enrolment students are issued with a log-in and password, providing access to Courses for Success's E-Learning platform. To preview our E-Learning platform request a FREE info pack.
Course outline
Unit 2: The Tricks of the trade
This lesson covers the basic principles of color management and just what it is and how to color manage your photos and work flows. We also take a good look at setting up your kit, that's your camera bag, your flashes, tripods, reflectors, and the effect of light and color and the differences that it makes to your photography. You will also be given tips on how to start charging for the work that you do, and make a business of professional photography.
Learn:
- Transferring the true color from the photo to print
- How to transfer true color
- Camera, screen and print settings
- Which flash to use
- How to use the flash correctly
- When and why to use a tripod
- About using reflectors to bounce light
- What to include in your camera kit
- How to create a business from professional photography
- How to set up as a business
- Business plan
- Accountancy programs
- Marketing budget
- How to get paid work
- About building a professional portfolio
- Business stationary, tips with business cards, letter heads, logo etc
- Receipt book
- Model release letter
- How to market your business
- Where to find work locally
- Perception of colour
Unit 3: Expert Camera Settings
This lesson covers professional camera settings that you should use for different photographic sessions. You are given training photos to go and take, teaching you to develop a good eye for taking different types of photos.
Learn:
- About ISO speeds
- About setting the F-stop
- To know your camera inside out
- How to set the white balance
- About exposure or metering
- How to develop your eye for good photography
- About zoom settings & depth of field
- The digital terms for photography
- To take great photos by completing training exercises
Unit 4: Posing For Photos
This lesson teaches model posing. If you know how to pose you can help others to pose especially women who want to look good in a photo but just have no idea how to stand. You will learn over 50 fashion model poses, 20 lingerie poses and 20 bikini poses. All the poses are taught in dance sequence to enable the model to flow smoothly between poses and give you great photo opportunities.
Learn the sequence:
- Of ten basic poses for models
- Of three back poses for models
- Of three ladder poses for models
- Of chair poses for models
- Of cube poses for models
- For sitting on the ground poses
- For laying down poses for models
- For against the wall poses
- For standing lingerie poses
- For couch lingerie poses
- For cube lingerie poses
- For chair lingerie poses
- For standing bikini poses
- For kneeling bikini poses
- For laying down bikini poses
Unit 5: Make-Up For Photos
This lesson will teach you how to apply simple photographic make-up. This skill will become invaluable with your digital photography. Not only can you charge for make-up, but also you will have a great head start over most photographers who don’t have this skill.
Learn how to:
- Pluck eyebrows
- Cleanse and moisturize the face
- Apply a concealer
- Apply foundation
- Apply make up to the eyes
- Apply make up to the lips
Unit 6: Photo shop Techniques
In this lesson you will learn some of the best functions of Photo shop for the photographer from a basic level to advance.
Learn how to:
- Which tools to use for what shape
- How to adjust photos using a photo filter
- How to fix up faces
- Various layering techniques
- How to edit a photo
- To get the magazine look in your photos
- How to create a montage page
Unit 7: Marketing & Sales
In this unit we cover ways to promote your business and how to get paid for your services. These are some of the areas we cover:
- How to attract customers
- Charge out rates
- Marketing your business
- Website marketing
- How to advertise your services
- How to promote your self
- How to set up a website
- Plus much more
Resources
All the resources can be downloaded from our online learning platform. Including all your management tools to help you get your business started.
Included are the following:
- Course manual
- Sample marketing letters
- A business plan
- Color management
- Photo shop training
- Invoice sample
- Rules for the web
- Steps for wedding photo's
- Business Plan
12 Months Unlimited Tutor Support
- One on one tutor support so that you can get the most out of this course
- Tutor support gives you the benefit of two-way conversation with industry experienced tutors
- You can submit your photo's to us for feedback on your photography technique
- Feel confident that all your questions will be answered by our a experienced tutors
