PhotoTalk: Portrait photography - Basics and Professional tips

PhotoTalk is a free educational session that will make a good start for anyone who wants to shoot better portraits. Two teachers of THE PHOTO ACADEMY will explain the basic rules and more advanced nuances of this photography genre.

Here are some topics that will be a part of the discussion:

• Basic rules of portrait photography
• Simple way to create great photos of your family and friends
• Choosing the right light, pose, and moment for taking a photo
• Complexity of fashion and beauty photography and what we can learn from it
• Personal advice from our speakers: Alnoor and Bruno

You will have an opportunity to ask any questions about photography during the event and our speakers will help you to improve your knowledge. Alnoor Meralli and Bruno Rondinelli are professional photographers who work with portraiture for many years. Both of them are uniquely talented and succeeded in their fields.

Alnoor Meralli is a self-taught photographer who started photographing as a child with an old 1950s film camera. Alnoor’s interests are fashion, beauty, portrait, and event photography; his editorial fashion and beauty images have been published in numerous print and online magazines. His portrait and event photography gets features in business websites, social media, annual reviews, and advertising. Alnoor is dedicated to using his photographic skills to support not-for-profit endeavors.

Bruno Rondinelli is a London-based photographer. He shoots a diverse range of subjects for commercial and editorial. Bruno is in love with street photography and portraiture; he says it’s a way of capturing what he feels rather than what he sees. Also, the photographer prefers to work with film - 35mm and medium format. With 10 years of experience, he has been shooting for: Tate, Grand Designs Magazine, Hauser & Wirth, John Lewis, The Conran Shop, and Booking.com.