Creative Photography: Weddings, Film, and Color

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This Specialization is intended for aspiring photographers and creatives seeking to develop both technical and artistic photography skills. Through three courses taught by Olusola Abisagbo, Rob Davidson, and Sathya Peacock, you will cover wedding and portrait photography, cinematic color grading, and film exposure techniques, which will prepare you to capture, edit, and craft compelling visual stories across styles and formats.

Syllabus

Course 1: Wedding & Portrait Photography: Capture Perfect Moments
Course 2: Color Grading: Add Emotion, Mood, and Impact with Color!
Course 3: Film Photography: Exposure, Metering & Key Skills

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By the end of this course, you will be able to use color grading to shape mood, enhance emotion, and bring cinematic impact to your photos by working with highlights, midtones, and shadows. In Color Grading: Add Emotion, Mood, and Impact with Color!, Rob Davidson introduces you to the powerful Color Grading panel in Adobe Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw, helping you unlock a whole new level of creative control. What makes this course unique is its focus on cinematic storytelling through color—drawing inspiration from professional film colorists and translating those techniques into a practical, step-by-step workflow for photographers. You’ll move beyond basic edits and learn how to intentionally craft the look and feel of your images. This course is ideal for photographers, creatives, and visual storytellers who want to elevate their editing style and explore more artistic expression. To be successful, you should have a basic understanding of the Develop panel in Lightroom or Camera Raw. If you’re ready to see your photos in a completely new light, this course will open up exciting creative possibilities.