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Photography · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Fashion Photography

Fashion photography is about selling a lifestyle, a garment, and a fantasy. This studio-intensive course covers the collaboration between photographer, model, stylist, and makeup artist. Students will learn high-end lighting techniques, art direction, and the specific retouching workflows required for editorial spreads and commercial lookbooks.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master studio lighting for fashion: Beauty Dish, Softboxes, and Reflectors
  2. Direct models effectively to achieve dynamic poses and expressions
  3. Collaborate with a creative team (Stylist, Hair/Makeup) to execute a concept
  4. Differentiate between Editorial (Storytelling) and Commercial (Product) photography
  5. Execute high-end "Beauty Retouching" (Frequency Separation/Dodge & Burn)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01History of Fashion Photography: Avedon to Knight
  2. 02The Fashion Team: Roles & Etiquette
  3. 03Studio Lighting I: One-Light Setups
  4. 04Studio Lighting II: High Key & Beauty
  5. 05Modifiers: Hard Light vs. Soft Light
  6. 06Directing the Model: Posing & Flow
  7. 07Styling & Wardrobe: Fabric & Texture
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Location Shooting: Mixing Ambient & Strobe
  10. 10Editorial Photography: Telling a Story
  11. 11Commercial Photography: The Lookbook
  12. 12Art Direction: Moodboards & Concepts
  13. 13High-End Retouching I: Skin
  14. 14High-End Retouching II: Liquify & Color
  15. 15The Fashion Portfolio & Agencies
  16. 16Final Project: The 6-Page Editorial Spread

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The 6-Page Editorial Spread

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Light, Science and Magic by Fil Hunter (Relevant chapters)
  2. Fashion Photography 101 by Lara Jade
  3. The Fashion Image by Thomas Werner
  4. Photographing Women: 1,000 Poses by Eliot Siegel
  5. Vogue: The Editor's Eye (Visual Reference)
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