Candid Photography Skills Information

Over 30 years Greg has developed a system for delivering great pictures in any scenario. The system is quick, simple and can be learned by anyone.

What is it, and who is it for? An easy system for shooting great pictures with your phone or camera. It’s for anyone who is interested in quickly and dramatically improving their photography.

Where does it happen? It’s an online program that consists of training videos (with subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, French and Italian), homework and practical examples.

How does it work? Watch the lessons and do the homework. Follow the process and you will very quickly see dramatic improvements in your pictures.

Do I need a camera? This program shows that you don’t need professional or special equipment. Greg’s system can be applied to shoot great pictures on any smartphone or camera.

What You’ll Learn In This Course?

1. Welcome Greg Williams’ photographic career has taken him from war zones, to the North Pole, to becoming one of the most trusted insiders in Hollywood.
2. Working with subjects Greg talks in detail about how to get the best out of your subject, drawing on tactics and skills he’s learned throughout his extensive career.
3. Light Greg teaches you how to ‘read’ the light in any location, and teaches you the fundamentals of lighting in a way that can be easily, and practically applied.
4. Exposure Greg explains the importance of having control over your exposure. He covers the fundamentals and looks at the situations where you should override auto‑exposure.
5. Environment Greg discusses finding a photograph in any environment, and the advantages of working quickly.
6. Composition Greg covers the fundamentals of composition and when to break the rules. He talks the rule of thirds, perspective and vanishing points and how to draw the eye to your focal point.
7. Focus Greg deals with both technical and creative focusing. He talks about how to tell stories using focus when taking the picture and when editing.
8. Editing Greg discusses the importance of authenticity, believability and imperfection when editing and explains how his candid photographic style guides his edit process.
9. Storytelling The moment where everything that you’ve learned comes together and you can tell your stories in individual frames. Greg breaks down some of his favourite photos from the archive, and looks at the craft of storytelling in each case.

About Author

Greg Williams is one of the most trusted and acclaimed photographers in entertainment—his name and candid portraiture synonymous with authentic glamour.

Greg established his reportage style as a photojournalist in the ‘90s—covering war zones in Burma, Chechnya and Sierra Leone. An assignment for the Sunday Times Magazine gave Greg his first access to the film industry and he has now shot ‘specials’ on over 200 movies, including four poster campaigns for the Bond franchise. Greg has also enjoyed exclusive access to BAFTA, the Golden Globes and the Oscars and is a regular contributor to Vanity Fair and British Vogue.

In addition to his prodigious photographic output, Greg is also a filmmaker, principally with his first person, ‘moving reportage’ documentaries, and a product designer—Greg’s limited edition Leica Q2, in partnership with Daniel Craig, is Leica’s fastest selling large scale edition. His education platform Skills Faster, is home to his highly successful Candid Photography Course, with the intention of ‘democratising good photography’.

After 30 years in the business Greg’s talent and brand relationships are second to none. He publishes exclusives to over 1M followers on Instagram and on gregwilliams.com where he also sells his products and prints. Greg Williams Photography operates from Greg’s studio/ gallery space in Mayfair, London.

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