Event and Wedding Photography
Covering weddings and live events from booking to delivery: the market and styles, consultations and contracts under state law and US copyright, timelines and shot lists, redundant gear and backups, ceremonies and cultural traditions, portraits and groups, flash and low light, receptions, corporate events, conferences and concerts with right-of-publicity consent, second shooters, post-production, pricing, sales tax, the FTC reviews rule and a capstone coverage plan.
PHOT-340 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons · 5 h 20 min
Offered by HSM University · Photography
This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.
What you'll learn
- Describe the event and wedding photography market, its clients, styles and seasonal patterns
- Run consultations and prepare contracts covering scope, payments, cancellation, force majeure, copyright and releases
- Build event timelines from fixed points and sunset, with buffers, shot lists and family formals lists
- Assemble a redundant gear kit and plan cards, batteries, backups and insurance from real shot counts
- Cover ceremonies respectfully, following officiant rules and the customs of different faiths and cultures
- Direct portraits and groups efficiently and choose apertures that keep every row sharp
- Light dim events with high ISO, bounce flash, off-camera flash, dragged shutters and gels
- Anticipate and photograph reception moments, speeches, dances and candids with suitable settings
- Plan coverage of corporate events, conferences and concerts, and handle access, branding and attendee consent
- Work with second shooters and assistants, dividing coverage and managing contracts, status and costs
- Run an efficient post-production workflow from ingest and culling to delivery, albums and archiving
- Price packages from the cost of doing business, handle taxes and reviews lawfully, and plan a complete wedding
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 20 min total · final exam
- 1 The event and wedding photography market 25 min · quiz
- 2 Clients, consultations and contracts 25 min · quiz
- 3 Planning: timelines, shot lists, scouting and vendor coordination 27 min · quiz
- 4 Gear, backups and redundancy 29 min · quiz
- 5 Ceremonies and cultural sensitivity 27 min · quiz
- 6 Portraits and group photos 27 min · quiz
- 7 Flash and low light 27 min · quiz
- 8 Receptions, speeches and dancing 27 min · quiz
- 9 Corporate events, conferences and concerts 27 min · quiz
- 10 Second shooters and teams 25 min · quiz
- 11 Post-production workflow and delivery 27 min · quiz
- 12 The event photography business and capstone coverage plan 27 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Covering weddings and live events from booking to delivery: the market and styles, consultations and contracts under state law and US copyright, timelines and shot lists, redundant gear and backups, ceremonies and cultural traditions, portraits and groups, flash and low light, receptions, corporate events, conferences and concerts with right-of-publicity consent, second shooters, post-production, pricing, sales tax, the FTC reviews rule and a capstone coverage plan.
Part of the Film & Photography stream, typically taken in year 3.