Fashion Photography

What is the Fashion Photography module about?

Along with key photographic practices and guided by a renown professional, fashion photography students will learn industry-specific techniques and gain practical experience vital for working in the studio for fashion publications.

By the end of the module you will be able to

  • Conduct your own fashion shoot
  • Critique published fashion shots for light & camera set-up
  • Use the principles of lighting to create different effects
  • Lead a team of models & stylists

What will it cover?

  • Lighting equipment & light shapers
  • Lighting theory – size, distance and direction of light
  • Measuring light through incident-light meters
  • Backgrounds & props to use in Fashion Photography
  • Using mood boards to create a brief
  • Looking at current editorial styles and images by renowned fashion photographers
  • Rembrandt, Butterfly & Clamshell lighting
  • Background lighting, fill & hair lighting
  • Tethered shooting & integrated digital post-production
  • Standard lighting styles & studio set-ups
  • Directing your fashion shoot, with a model & stylist