Introduction to Child Photography

A course by Leila Méndez , Photographer

Photographer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2019

Learn to lead a kid’s photo shoot: prepare, direct, edit and present the final results

94% positive reviews (52)
990 students
Audio: Spanish
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Learn to lead a kid’s photo shoot: prepare, direct, edit and present the final results

The productions and shootings with children involve a different direction and management with respect to the sessions with adults. Turning the session into a game and making the plan fun will create a fantastic dynamic where you can breathe naturally and where everything flows. This is just one of the many things that Leila Méndez has been learning in her long career directing and photographing shootings children. He has worked in publications such as El País Semanal, AD, The Guardian, and has collaborated with clients such as Uniqlo, Warner, Desigual and Adidas.

In this course, Leila will teach you the keys to conducting a shooting with children. From the preproduction and the direction of models, to the edition and presentation of the material. At the end of the course you will have the necessary knowledge to face a professional children's photography shooting, ready to be published.

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What will you learn in this online course?

17 lessons & 15 downloads

The order
12 minutes, 48 seconds
The creation of a Moodboard
6 minutes, 36 seconds
Who are part of the team?
15 minutes, 50 seconds
Location
14 minutes, 30 seconds
  • 94% positive reviews (52)
  • 990 students
  • 17 lessons (2h 48m)
  • 15 additional resources (2 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

You will do a shooting of professional children's photography ready to be published, which you can do with the knowledge learned during the course.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

To amateur and professional photographers, who have the restlessness and desire to work with children.

Requirements and materials

To take this course you must have basic knowledge of photography and basic notions of Adobe Photoshop for the final retouching of your images.

Of materials, you will need a SLR camera and flashes if you do your session in a studio, and a computer with Adobe Photoshop installed.


Reviews

990 Students
52 Reviews
94% Positive ratings

Leila Méndez

A course by Leila Méndez

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Photographer

Leila is a photographer specialized in portraiture and with a special predilection for working with children. Leila is from Barcelona, and after more than 20 years working in the publishing and advertising world, she discovered that what interests her most about photography is the contact with people and learning from others through the camera. Believe strongly in the power of children to communicate and tell stories. That's why he tries to turn his sessions into something special and magical, through color, props or clothes.

His work has been exhibited in festivals and exhibitions in many cities, such as La Caixa Foundation, Iguapop Hall, Fnac or FashionWeek Barcelona, among others. In addition, he has worked for The Observer (The Guardian), Vogue Spain, Architectural Digest (AD) or El País Semanal (El País), and has done advertising campaigns for Uniqlo, Fly Emirates, Diesel, Adidas, Vodafone, Virgin, IKEA, Desigual, El Corte Inglés and Carolina Herrera.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
    • What will we do in the course
  • U2

    First steps: photography of children

    • Introduction photography of children
    • The order
    • The creation of a Moodboard
  • U3

    Preproduction

    • Who are part of the team?
    • Location
    • Casting
  • U4

    Shooting

    • materials
    • illumination
    • Work with children
    • Model Address
  • U5

    Postproduction

    • Image selection
    • Retouching and color adjustment
    • Last details
    • How to present the material
  • FP

    Final project

    • Introduction to professional photography with children

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Introduction to Child Photography. Photography, and Video course by Leila Méndez

Introduction to Child Photography

A course by Leila Méndez
Photographer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined May 2019
  • 94% positive reviews (52)
  • 990 students