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CreativeLive

Studio Lighting Essentials

via CreativeLive

Overview

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AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

  • Use a light meter with confidence
  • Create your own lighting styles
  • Control contrast and shadows in your photos
  • Choose light modifiers to achieve a specific look
  • Set your white balance correctly
  • Freeze motion with studio lights

ABOUT MARK’S CLASS:

Studio Lighting Essentials is everything you need to get started in the world of Studio Lighting for portrait photography. Mark is known for his easy-to-understand teaching style and ability to take concepts and put them into practical use. This class is packed with content. Topics include:

  • Direction of light
  • Understanding shadows
  • Properties of light
  • Equipment Essentials
  • Light modifiers, grip, and expendables
  • Understanding the 3-light setup
  • Metering techniques
  • Color theory and setting your white balance
  • Studio Lighting setups

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

  • Beginner to Intermediate portrait photographers
  • Photographers with little or no studio lighting experience
  • Anyone wanting to know more before buying studio lighting gear
  • Photographers who wish to understand studio lighting principles and build a solid foundation

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
Adobe Lightroom Classic 2021
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Direction of Light
  • Hard vs Soft Light
  • Effective Size
  • Essential Gear
  • Incident vs. Reflective Metering
  • Sync Speed
  • How to Meter
  • The Three-Light Setup
  • Alternative Three-Light Setups
  • Color Temperature and White Balance
  • Understanding Watt Seconds
  • Flash Duration
  • Finding the Light
  • Expanding the Three Light Setup
  • Closing

Taught by

Mark Wallace

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