The Photography Storytelling Workshop: A five-step guide to creating unforgettable photographs

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If you want to make it beyond Instagram as a photographer you have to give a solid listen to the ideas, tips and overall mindset that Finn shares in this workshop. @alexstrohl Don’t just take a picture, make photos that move people. Storytelling is a gift to photographers, letting you weave together characters, events, locations and subjects into a work of beauty greater than the sum of its parts. There are as many stories to tell as pictures to take, but there are also tried-and-tested methods you can adopt to help improve your photography and streamline your workflow.   In this beginner-to-pro workshop, award-winning photographer and influencer Finn Beales teaches enthusiasts and aspiring professionals how to master every element of the photographer's process. By following his five-step course – Pitch, Prepare, Shoot, Edit and Deliver – you will develop the same successful, reliable working methods that earn influence and delight audiences, regardless of what genre you're working in. Create intrigue, pull in your audience and tell richer, more rounded stories using your DSLR camera. Want to craft a shoot from start to finish? All the essentials are covered, from building a story into your creative, shoot preparation, the necessary gear and props, working with mood-boards and call sheets, compositional balance, and directing models, right through to post production, editing and file delivery. Discover within:   What equipment you’ll need, when and why; The secret to key shots and essential techniques; Plot devices to help you craft your narrative; Step-by-step DSLR projects to perfect your skills; Effortlessly capture events, landscapes, portraits, interiors and experiences; How to edit better and be different; Extra exercises to improve your smartphone photography.  Compose for impact. Stand out through story. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Foreword Introduction The Power of Images Sparking the Imagination Where to Start? What You Will Need Gear: DSLR or Mirrorless Gear: Phone Apps Exercise / Image Editing on a Smartphone Storytelling 101 What is a Story? Location Character Event Environmental Portraiture Project / Capture an Environmental Portrait The Importance of Shot Type Shot Types: Extreme Long & Long Shot Types: Medium & Medium Close Shot Types: Close-Up & Cutaway Project / One Subject, Ten Ways Creating a Body of Work Project / Everyday Cinematic Step 1: Pitch Website Instagram Ask the Right Questions The Creative Call Project / Develop a Treatment Pricing Selling the Estimate Step 2: Prep Developing a Mood Board Mood-boarding for Colour Combining Colour Palettes Developing Your Own Colour Palette for Image Grading Exercise / Making the Grade Project / Edit Like a Painter The Location Recce Mission Control Step 3: Shoot Meeting Your Subjects See the Light Types of Sunlight Project / Capturing Mystery: Shooting Silhouettes Camera Settings Shooting with Prime Lenses Exercise / Phone Portraits Shooting Technique: Rembrandt Exercise / Rembrandt Lighting Shooting Technique: Catchlights Exercise / Experimenting with Catchlights Shooting Technique: 50 & Stitch (The Brenizer Method) Exercise / Stitching Shooting Technique: Beginner Panning Shot Exercise / Panning with a Smartphone Project / Keep Moving: Motion Blur Shooting Technique: Advanced Tracking Shot Exercise / Tracking Shooting Technique: Cinematic Project / Dreamlike Scenes with Lens Flare Shooting Technique: Dirty Foreground Step 4: Edit Save Time: Organise Your Images Making Your Selects Lightroom Collections Exercise / Making Collections Grading: Basic Adjustments Project / Shoot with Film to Influence Your Grade Introducing Film Grain & Effects Exercise / Adding Light Leaks Building a Story Backup, Backup, Backup Step 5: Deliver File Formats Sharpening Project / Finalising Your File Delivering Your Selects Index A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W Z