How To Become A Music Photographer

Do you love photography and live music? In this course you will learn how to become a music photographer!

What you'll learn

Learn how to break into music photography

Give you the different ways to build a music photography portfolio

Learn how to get known and get booked as a music photographer

Pitfalls and how to prepare as a music photographer

Learn about equipment and basic setup

Requirements

A basic understanding of photography - this is not a course for learning how to take photographs

No prior experience in music photography is necessary

Description

With years of experience in photographing live bands, as well as heading up photography teams for iconic venues, I have a wealth of experience in music photography. Having helped a lot of people of any age get started as a music photographer, I have put together all of the advice I give into this training course to help even more people get started with music photography.As a music photographer I have photographed acts including Take That, Band of Skulls, Tom Odell, Lilly Allen, Andy Burrows, Bob Vylan, Don Broco, Enter Shikari, Fontaines DC, Kodaline, Punk Rock Factory, Skunk Anansie, Wargasm, Wolf Alice, Gary Numan and many many more! I also head up the photography team for the iconic Joiners music venue.Subjects that I cover are:Introduction to Music PhotographyHow to get started with a basic portfolioHow to get into gigs as a music photographerWorking as a music photographer at a venueMusic shots and editingMusic photography as a business, branding, marketing and writingMusic photography pitfalls and advice, money, time and mental healthPlease note, this is not an in-depth course into how to use and setup your camera. A basic understanding of photography is required.

Overview

Section 1: How to become a Music Photographer training video

Lecture 1 Introduction to becoming a music photographer

Section 2: Starting out with a Portfolio

Lecture 2 How to start your porfolio

Section 3: Getting into Gigs

Lecture 3 How to get into gigs as a photographer.

Section 4: Working as a music photographer at a venue

Lecture 4 What to expect and what to do as a music photographer at a venue

Section 5: Shots to take and editing

Lecture 5 Shots to take and editing the photos

Section 6: Music photography as a business, branding, marketing and writing

Lecture 6 Music photography as a business, branding, marketing and writing

Section 7: Music photography pitfalls and advice, money, time and mental health

Lecture 7 Music photography pitfalls and advice, money, time and mental health

Anyone who wants to do music/gig photography but does not know how to get started or progress