The Art of Wedding Photography

Schedule reset: use the 35-week study map for 28 September 2026–30 May 2027. Any older month/week labels below describe the previous topic sequence, not the active calendar.

Instructor: Jerry Ghionis. Evidence: screenshot-confirmed titles. 85 lesson entries plus Source Files resource. Introduction descriptions were not supplied; other descriptions were visible, sometimes truncated. Durations unknown; completion not reported.

Suggested programme use: Light Parts 1 and 3 in Month 1; lighting patterns and flash in Month 2; Pose in Month 3 and Month 6; family/group sections in Months 5–6. Children at a Wedding is not a confirmed baby-training module.

Introduction

  • My History
  • Wedding Photography is a Great Teacher
  • Tackling Common Problems

Style and Approach

  • The Most Important Thing
  • Good vs. Great
  • Capture and Create Magic
  • Repetition. Experience. Practice.
  • Must Take Wedding Photos
  • Working with Filmmakers

The Light, Part 1

  • 5 Steps to a Well-Crafted Photograph
  • How Light Behaves
  • Liquid Light
  • Purposeful Light
  • What is Good Light?
  • Theory of Lighting Patterns

The Light, Part 2

  • Introduction
  • Loop Lighting
  • Short Lighting
  • Short Lighting with Hair Light
  • Broad Lighting
  • Rembrandt Lighting, Front
  • Rembrandt Lighting, Short
  • Flat Lighting
  • Clamshell Lighting
  • Butterfly Lighting
  • Ghoul Lighting
  • Split Lighting
  • Split Lighting, Short
  • Split Lighting, Broad
  • Profile Lighting
  • Profile Lighting with Hair Light
  • Silhouette Lighting
  • Rim Lighting
  • Rim Lighting with Hair Light
  • Badger Lighting
  • Edge Lighting
  • Edge Lighting with Front Light
  • Understanding Ratios

The Light, Part 3

  • Introduction
  • Sunlight
  • Window Light
  • Open Shade
  • Reflectors
  • Omega Reflector
  • Diffusers
  • Off-Camera Flash
  • On-Camera Flash Indoors
  • On-Camera Flash Outdoors
  • Real World Technique
  • Continuous Light
  • Candlelight

How to Wow

  • Recognizing Creative Triggers

The Pose, Part 1

  • Introduction
  • The Foundation of Female Pose
  • The Foundation of Male Pose
  • Natural Kissing and Dipping
  • Walking
  • Hands
  • Sitting Down
  • Bar-Height Table
  • Average-Height Table
  • Groom Leaning Against a Wall
  • Using a Veil and a Full-Skirted Dress
  • Bride Leaning Against a Wall
  • In a Bedroom
  • Sitting on Stairs
  • Walking on Stairs
  • Lying Down
  • Wrap-Up

The Pose, Part 2

  • Corrective Posing
  • Posing Hands
  • Bridal Parties
  • Children at a Wedding
  • Group Portraits
  • Bridesmaids
  • Groomsmen
  • Families
  • Family Reveal
  • Candid Family Portraits

The Technique

  • Gear
  • Exposure Theory
  • Exposure in Practice
  • Histogram

The Emotion

  • How to Evoke Emotion

Wedding Post Production

  • Post Productions Workflow

Source Files

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