MASTER CLASSES' TOPICS
PHOTOGRAPHY
MASTER CLASS 1
"Portrait photography»
Duration of study: 4 hours
What is the preparation for shooting. The General idea of shooting. Competent selection of clothing and accessories. Sources of inspiration for the photographer. Where and what to be inspired.
Selection of locations for shooting. Shooting technique and its capabilities. How to create volume, airiness and dynamics in the frame at the shooting stage. Create a 3D effect on the photo. How to get live photos and natural emotions in the frame.
Camera settings and operating modes. Shooting options that will facilitate subsequent processing. Create your own style. Portfolio formation. Shooting one or two images.
Tips for setting up the camera. Study of Studio lighting schemes (Prague modulation, Rembrandt light, Hollywood light, Butterfly light, Badger light, etc.)
MASTER CLASS 2
"Pphotographing a portrait with one source. Soft and hard lighting"
Duration of study: 4 hours
Basics of composition in portrait photography. Use of reflectors.
Changing the direction of the light flux and the nature of lighting when using cellular gratings. Methods for equalizing the illumination of the model when working with one source. Lighting multiple photo plans with one light source. Main mistakes when setting light.
Practical shooting model with 1 source. Diffuse the light shaping tools (softboxes, octabox) and directional light (a standard reflector, the portrait plate). Several lighting options.
MASTER CLASS 3
"Classic portrait in dark key (low key)"
Duration of study: 4 hours
The concept of shooting in a dark tone. Setting the task for shooting, shooting plan. Main mistakes when setting light.
Choice of make-up and hairstyle. Working with the model in the process of shooting. Isolated production drawing, fill, backlight and background light sources. Practical shooting of a classic portrait with 4 light sources.
MASTER CLASS 4
"Portrait in light tone (high key)"
Duration of study: 4 hours
The concept of shooting in a light tone; black and white pattern and contrast when shooting in a light tone; setting the task for shooting, shooting plan; analysis of the model's face, the choice of angles; choice of make-up and hairstyle (working with a make-up artist); working with the model; shooting technique (choice of lens, focal length, etc.); practical shooting beauty-portrait in a light tone; the use of color filters when shooting in a light tone; practical shooting portrait.
MASTER CLASS 5
"Special effects in photography
Duration of study: 4 hours
Pulsed light sources (operating modes, color temperature, application of pilot and pulsed light). Nozzles for lighting devices (types of nozzles, scope, design). Non-standard application of nozzles (obtaining different effects by eliminating some elements in the nozzles). We produce nozzles improvised (modify the nozzle with a variety of handy tools). Special effects in photography (application of different filters, smoke machines and fans). Working with the model (how to avoid passport photo). Creation of an image (selection of clothes and obtaining the necessary emotional state of the model).
MASTER CLASS 6
"Studio portrait Fashion & Beauty"
Duration of study: 4 hours
Equipment, color space, white balance, exposure, important aspects of working with Studio light, teamwork, installation and configuration of lighting schemes, several lighting schemes (classic, beauty, face portrait close-up similar to portraits from the magazine “Esquire”, fashion).
MASTER CLASS 7
"Portrait photography using constant light sources "Dedolight.
Duration of study: 4 hours
Basics of composition in portrait photography. Using attachments.
Changing the direction of light flow and the nature of lighting when using the equipment. Methods for equalizing the illumination of the model when working with constant light sources. Main mistakes when setting light. Practical shooting model with constant light sources. Light-forming nozzles of directional light. Several lighting options.
MASTER CLASS 8
"Photo retouching in graphic editors"
Duration of study: 4 hours
Techniques, methods, logic of artistic post-processing of photos, creative approach. Improving the quality and expressiveness of photography through artistic processing. Format RAW, JPEG. Basic correction. Where to start processing. Correction of perspective distortions. Framing. Rules of composition and their application. Emphasis. Plastic, work with the proportions of the body, face. Step-by-step explanation of the author's methods of photo processing. Improving the quality and expressiveness of photography through artistic processing. Study of cut-off pattern.
Sharpening. Correction of skin tone in the pictures. Secret glow and volume photos. Adding softness and airiness to the picture. Matte toning.
Working with textures, layers. Blend modes. The creation of the photographs.
DRAWING
MASTER CLASS 1
"Drawing still life of simple household items"
Time: 4 hours
Basic information about the laws of linear and aerial perspective and their application in the figure. The principles of linear-constructive construction of the figure, especially the compositional solution of objects on the plane. Techniques to identify the volume of forms of objects, transmission of lighting, space and materiality of objects. Execution of linear-constructive drawing of still life from simple everyday objects and geometric shapes.
Materials: paper, A-2 format; pencils, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 2
"Drawing still life from everyday objects of different materiality"
Time: 4 hours
Features of academic drawing. Drawing from life everyday objects. The basic laws of chiaroscuro and their use in the image of the three-dimensional shape of objects, the transmission of the depth of space and materiality. Execution of still life from simple in form objects, but different in material with the identification of the volume of objects, the transfer of space and materiality.
Materials: paper, A-2 format; pencils, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 3
"Academic foundations of portraiture"
Time: 4 hours
Study and image of the human skull, "stump". Patterns of anatomical structure and methods of image of human head parts. Drawing plaster casts from parts of David's head (Michelangelo's work). Drawing anatomical models of the head-écorché, plaster casts of antique heads. Features of construction of a volume form of the head of the person, a construction and character of model, receptions of modeling of a form tone. Sketches from nature.
Materials: paper, A-2 format; A-3 format, pencils, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 4
"Academic foundations of human figure image"
Time: 4 hours
General guidelines for the work on the academic drawing and the outline of a human figure. The transfer characteristic of the individual characteristics of nature, of likeness and artistic and figurative expression of nature. Methods of constructive construction, plastic solutions and chiaroscuro modeling of the human figure. The relationship of the human figure with the space in the picture. Short-term sketches and sketches of human figures from nature.
Materials: paper, A-2, A-3,A-4 format; gel pen (black), felt pen, charcoal, sanguine, hairspray (fixing).
PAINTING
MASTER CLASS 1
"Still life Painting in watercolor technique"
Time: 4 hours
The specificity of watercolor painting as a subject. Technique and technology of watercolor painting. Methods and techniques of watercolor paints on dry and wet paper surface. Methods of working on a still life. Execution of a simple sketch of a still life of everyday objects in cold colors.
Materials: 50x70 tablet, watercolor paper, a-2 format, watercolor paints, watercolor brushes, palette, pencil, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 2
"Still life Painting in gouache, acrylic"
Time: 4 hours
The role and specificity of drawing in painting. Color is the most important quality and means of figurative expression in painting. The show volume, depth, space and materiality of the painterly means. Execution of the study of still life from everyday objects of different material in a warm range.
Materials: tablet 50x70, drawing paper, format A-2, gouache paint, bristle brush, palette, pencil, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 3
"Portrait Portrayal in oil painting technique"
Time: 4 hours
Features of technology and technology of oil painting, materials, workplace. Technique of oil painting by method of glaze, Ala-prima, multi-layer painting. Pictorial and expressive means of painting in the transfer of the portrait. Fulfillment from life studies of the male human head from a shoulder belt on a neutral background.
Materials: primed cardboard 40x50 or canvas 50x70, paints: oil; bristly brushes (round, flat); paint thinner, palette, pencil, charcoal, eraser.
MASTER CLASS 4
"The Image of the human figure in the technique of oil painting"
Stages and methodical features of human figure painting. The method of performing a long etude with oil paints. Spatial modeling of form, color, transmission of the characteristic qualities of the human figure. Pictorial and plastic nature of the relationship with the environment. Fulfillment from life studies of the female human figure on the background color of the draperies.
Materials: primed cardboard 40x60 or canvas 50x70, paints: oil; bristly brushes (round, flat); paint thinner, palette, pencil, charcoal, eraser.