Inspired by his recent portrait exhibition, Soldiery, photographer Rory Lewis leads a practical photography course focused on developing your skills in portrait photography. Rory’s fun and practical learning techniques and use of professional models will help you hone your skills and add to your photography portfolio. Aimed at both amateur and more experienced photographers, this workshop will cover studio flash lighting, the effect of soft boxes, umbrellas, snoots and reflectors. You’ll learn what a light’s main function is and how lighting affects the final image.
Course schedule:
10am – Welcome and talk by Rory Lewis on The Medium of Portraiture
10.45am – Refreshments
11am – High key portraiture
12.30pm – Lunch
1.15pm – Vivid chiaroscuro portraiture
2pm – Low key portraiture (Rembrandt lighting, split and short lighting)
4pm – Closing remarks from Rory Lewis
Rory Lewis is a British portrait photographer. His body of work includes celebrity sittings with actors such as Sir Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Derek Jacobi, Natalie Dormer, Ian McShane, Iain Glen and many other portraits of musicians and men and women of accomplishment.
Rory’s inspirations include Renaissance portraiture and German expressionist cinema. Rory’s recent exhibition Soldiery featured 278 portraits of British Army soldiers.
Refreshments and lunch are included in the cost of the course.
Suitable for
18+
Admission
Adults: £149
Concessions: £126.65
Website
https://www.nam.ac.uk
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