Build your understanding of studio lighting with this training DVD. You will improve your artistic sense and master the techniques and use of various accessories for your lights and flashes. Many practical situations are presented by the author with demonstrations for you to create your own lighting schemes. You will be trained by Clarke Drahce, professional photographer and trainer. Training duration: 2h50.

Prerequisites
Level: intermediate. You need to have good camera skills.
Objectives
Master lighting and make your own lighting setups.

Summary

Introduction

Author's introduction
Inspiration, composition, lighting and mood
Training your senses and building your image

Lighting study

The quality of light: Direct or diffuse lighting
Distancing a light source
The quality of light: Flash, halogen or HMI lighting
Power ratios

Accessories

Reflector dish
Honeycomb filters
Barn doors
Study: Three photos lit by reflector bowl
The Fresnel
Study: Fresnel, a tool for focusing light
Beauty dish
The snoot
Study: Two soft images with snoot and beauty dish
Light Ball
Study: Overhead lighting
Follow spot
Study: Sculpting your light with a follow spot
Ring flash
Study: Highlighting with a ring flash
Light boxes
Reflectors and flags
Study comparing lightboxes
Umbrellas
Umbrella study
Comparing direct and diffuse lighting
Coloured and corrective gels
Temperature compensation for large spaces
Neutral Density (ND)

Metering and setting

Synch speed
Reflection and incident metering

The workshops: Five lighting plans

Four-point lighting principals
Basic lighting plan in close-up
Directing a model (professional and amateur)
Portrait lighting plan: a simple and flattering lighting scheme
How to set up portrait lighting
Split lighting plan: more dramatic lighting
How to set up split lighting
Paramount lighting: a classic in fashion photography
How to set up paramount lighting
How to set up paramount lighting - continued
Low-key lighting: soft and detailled
Mix lighting: harmonising different light sources

The particularities of studio lighting

Definition
Post-production of an image

Conclusion

Last words

Technical details

Compatibility: Computer running Win XP-Vista-7, Mac OS X (upto Snow Leopard 10.6) or Linux
Total duration of Learn Lighting for Studio Photography Master lighting and make your own setups: 2h50min
Tutor: Clarke Drahce
Processor: 1,2 GHZ minimum
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