Day 1: Photography:

Portrait – definition of the task, goal (portfolio, exhibition, advertising, Internet, home album …).
Composition in the portrait. Open and closed sides of the frame. Dynamics and statics.
The harmony of the portrait. Equilibrium and nonequilibrium composition.
Psychological and ethical principles of communication with the model.
Technical aspects of portraiture
Light circuits – do they exist?
The basic principles of setting the light in the studio depending on the tasks.
Lenses used when shooting a portrait
Types of lighting when shooting a portrait (Hard and soft light, contrast and non-contrast). The plot and logic of light and color.

Day 2: Processing (Photoshop):

Why is it worth shooting RAW’s
Tidying up archives with Adobe Bridge
Primary or final processing in ACR (Adobe Camera RAW).
Basic and useful correction tools in ACR
Batch processing in ACR, saving files
Basic Photoshop Settings
Layers in Photoshop, the features they provide
Standard steps in processing – use actions.
How to record operations
Local Correction Tools
Features of the frequency decomposition method. Correction with preservation of skin texture
Local dimming
Plugins – good or evil?
How to save photos

Lang: Russian