Do you also find it difficult to make good portrait photos? Or just photographing at all? To make pictures as beautiful and captivating as the photographers you admire? We have gathered here a lot of our best tips and tricks and techniques from all our workshops and courses in photography.
Whether you are a (new) trained photographer, advertising photographer, photojournalist, press photographer, working in visual arts, photography journalist or communicator, there is certainly plenty of knowledge for those who are curious and might like a few shortcuts on how to learn how to take better pictures and become a better photographer.
Here are tips on person instruction, lighting with flash and daylight, how to get your model to relax, how to make the best use of your time during a photo shoot and much, much more.
All methods and techniques that we have developed through more than 25 years of professional work with photography and teaching.
In doubt?
If you have any doubts about which photography education or course is relevant for you, you are always welcome to contact Helga or Michael by phone or email.
Clarifying conversation
You can also book a clarifying conversation here if you are considering a longer course. It is free and non-binding and you get the opportunity to get a pair of Denmark's sharpest eyes on your photographs and your photographic practice, regardless of your level.
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Theilgaard Academy offers photography courses at all levels, both for amateur photographers, professionals or those who work with communication, content creation and SoMe and would like to have new skills in portrait photography and photography in general.
If you want to be taught by two of Denmark's best photographers, take part in one of our popular photo workshops at and around our beautiful photography school in the middle of Copenhagen.
I’m a visual artist and photographer, and over the past 20 years I’ve created a number of significant nationwide exhibitions and book publications — most recently the exhibitions I’m Here Now and The Rootless – We Who Remain.
I also work with communicating and teaching art and photography through workshops and talks, and I’ve helped hundreds of professional, independent and emerging photographers define their photographic language and make their images truly stand out.
I trained under Rigmor Mydtskov, Photographer to Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, as well as at Fatamorgana – The Danish School of Art Photography, and the European Film College.
If you have any questions, you’re welcome to contact me at
or by phone on +45 26 84 40 43.
I’m a photographer and image retoucher, and an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop. I trained as a photojournalist and have worked as a photographer for more than 20 years for magazines, publishers and companies.
Alongside this, I have specialised in post-production and portrait retouching, as well as finishing fine art prints for museums and exhibitions. I also work on my own artistic projects.
Over the years, I’ve taught at institutions including Fatamorgana – The Danish School of Art Photography, and the Photography Programme under KTS/Next.
If you have any questions, you’re welcome to contact me at michael@theilgaardacademy.com or by phone on +45 31 79 94 79.
