Course Description
Child and baby photographer (and parent) David Handley teaches you how to take brilliant photos of your baby and children in this online photography 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.
You'll learn:
- setting up and handling your camera
- photographing children with style, clarity and colour
- creating professional baby and child photos
- composing portrait shots
- creating natural looking photos
- which camera settings to use
- printing images
- exposing images correctly
- photo processing
You'll need:
- digital DSLR camera (but you can also use a compact camera or phone)
Your tutor:
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 includes stunning examples of child photographic portraits, and David talks you through how he took each shot.
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.
This photography course is suitable for any level of photographer - from parents looking to create beautiful portraits of their children using their phone to photography professionals who want to learn more about child photography from an expert.
Course outline
Achieving natural photographs of babies and children
Techniques and Attitudes
Improving your Technical Abilities
The Secrets of Lighting
Choose how you want to learn
The Expert option
RecommendedDevelop your learning further with marked assignments and personal tuition from David Handley
- Start course whenever you like
- 4 weeks tutor access for personalised assignment feedback & coaching
- 4 assignments marked by David Handley
- Certificate of completion
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- Group chat & direct message with tutor & classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$200The Peer option
Discover the benefits of group learning in an online interactive classroom of no more than 20 people. Get the most from shared knowledge and community study
- Start course whenever you like
- Practise what you learn with your peers
- Online classroom with up to 20 classmates
- 4 lessons with expert videos & notes
- 4 course assignments
- Group chat & direct message classmates
- Lifetime access to videos, notes & classroom
$75
Photography classroom - how it works
Start anytime
Watch video tutorials led by expert tutors
Test yourself
Practice what you learn with inspiring assignments
Personal tuition
Get assignment feedback from expert tutors
Share ideas
Collaborate and chat directly to classmates
Meet David Handley
David has won the prestigious title of SONY WORLD FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER and received awards in PDN Exposure Award, One Eyeland Awards, Aesthetica Art Prize, London International Creative Compettion and International Photographer of the Year.
David's keen interest led him to Art School and University, where he gained a degree in 'Photography and Design'.
After graduation he spent numerous years assisting various photographers, travelling the globe on photographic assignments.
For the last 12 years he has specialised in children's fashion for commercial and editorial clients worldwide such as Mini Boden, Ralph Lauren, Mothercare, M&S and Next.
"Working with children is very unpredictable, energetic and fun, which makes it very rewarding. I love working with kids, in fact I used to be one!".
David has also lectured at Central St Martins University of Arts in London and now this online course.
He has also been indulging in some acting, with small roles in major movies such as 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Harry Potter'.
David is a multi-award winning photographer who was given the prestigious title of 'Sony World Fashion Photographer'.