Course Description

Shooting for Light, Bright, and Bold: An online course that contains 25 jam-packed lessons to answer the most popular question I’ve received since the very start of my business: "how do you get your images to look like that?!"

Wedding Photographer + Educator

Hope Taylor

Hope Taylor is an industry leading senior portrait and wedding photographer located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In her 4 years in business, she has created a well sought-after senior spokesmodel program that receives hundreds of applications each year. She travels the world to speak at conferences and hosts multiple sold-out workshops and business intensives each year.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Welcome & Shooting Basics

    • PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE WORKBOOK

    • Module 1 Notes & Links

    • Lesson 1: Intro & Welcome to the Course

    • Lesson 2: Shooting > Editing

    • Lesson 3: The Missing Puzzle Piece

    • Lesson 4: Finding your “Style”

    • Lesson 5: The Value of SPEED

  • 2

    Module 2: The Shooting Breakdown

    • Module 2 Notes & Links

    • Lesson 6: The Equipment & Basics

    • Lesson 7: The Exposure Triangle

    • Lesson 8: Focus + Tack Sharp Images

    • Lesson 9: White Balance & Skin Tones

    • Lesson 10: Setting for Light & Bright

    • Lesson 11: LIVE shooting w/ couple
  • 3

    Module 3: Natural Light

    • Module 3 Notes & Links

    • Lesson 12: Finding the Light

    • Lesson 13: Natural Reflectors

    • Lesson 14: Using a REAL Reflector

    • Lesson 15: Getting the “Glow”

    • Lesson 16: REAL TIME Light Troubleshooting

    • Lesson 17: Tackling Direct Sunlight

  • 4

    Module 4: Maximizing Efficiency in Editing

    • Module 4 Notes & Links

    • Lesson 18: Uploading and Culling Images

    • Lesson 19: Editing in Lightroom Pt. 1

    • Lesson 20: Editing in Lightroom Pt. 2

    • Lesson 21: Editing in Photoshop

    • Lesson 22: Blogging & Social Media Sharing

    • Lesson 23: Gallery Delivery

    • Lesson 24: Watch me edit in REAL TIME!

    • Lesson 25: Backing up Images

  • 5

    Bonuses!

    • My Lightroom Preset

    • Bonus Section Notes & Links

    • My Client Workflow (bonus video)

    • The Value of Outsourcing (bonus video)

    • Same-Day Slideshow (bonus video)

    • Editing Mid-Day Sun Images (bonus video)

    • 5 Must-Have Programs

    • Packing for Travel Cheat Sheet