Do you want photograph your children the way the professionals do? Would you like to take artistic photos of your babies and children that are good enough to frame as prints? Our children grow up so fast, that it's worth trying to capture lasting memories that can be treasured for ever as stunning photographs. We're excited to have teamed up with Mumsnet Academy to bring you this unique course. You will learn how to take beautiful artistic photographs of your babies and children from one of the greatest child photographers in the world.

This online child photography course is taught by one of the most acclaimed photographers in the world - Sony Fashion Photographer of the Year, David Handley. The course is peppered with stunning examples of portraits and candids of children, and David talks you through how he took each shot.

During the course you'll learn how to photograph your children with the style, clarity, colour, and beauty you see in professional photographs. David has a very natural style, and these online child photography classes combine humour with solid know-how. David shows you step by step how to compose shots, handle cameras, take portraits, and even photograph children in a work capacity. David also goes on to reveal many secrets he's learnt during his career working with children to create beautiful natural looking portraits.

The course is packed with beautiful examples and presented in a down-to-earth style from one parent to another. This online photography course is the first of its kind in the world. David begins gently by explaining how to set up a camera and use the controls on basic compact cameras, right through to advanced DSLR cameras. It's a good idea if you have a digital DSLR for this online photography course, but if you are just starting out, you could equally still take some very good shots with a compact camera or phone having taken this course. During the course you will cover: composition, determining settings, exposing images correctly, the essentials of printing images, how to process for clear and bright colour, and more.

For the last 12 years David has specialised in photographing babies and children's fashion for commercial and editorial clients such as Ralph Lauren, Mini Boden, M&S, Next and Junior magazine. He was named Sony World Fashion Photographer 2010, receiving the award at the World Photography Organisation's festival in Cannes. David has also been doing some acting, with appearances in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, as well as commercials.

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