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- Leveraging different types of light
- Finding the right light for the right mood or effect
- Taking portraits for business and family clients
- Making the camera and light work together
- Helping people look their best
Skill Level Beginner
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- Portraits are the most important and most useful photographs you can make. Because they are people pictures, they have intrinsic value, especially to anyone who knows the person in the picture, but we can do much more than simply take a picture of a person, and with a little bit of care, you can quickly create an impactful and artful portrait. You'll see that lighting is the most important consideration in portraiture, and great light will help you make a great portrait. My name is Levi Sim and in this class, I'll show you how to control the light so that you can make a great portrait any time and in any place.
We'll use just one light source to do this, and while I'll usually use this little speed light to demonstrate, these principles apply to all lights, from sunshine to a work lamp you can buy at the home improvement store. Once we've got the light under control and understand how to use it, I'm going to show you how to maximize it. I'll show you how you can use just one light to make 10 distinct portraits. We'll make artful pictures and pictures useful for business people, and I'll show you how to help people look their best in the pictures too.
Let's get started making 10 portraits with one light.
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Introduction
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1. Principles of Portrait Lighting
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Hard vs. soft1m 42s
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Conquering color problems3m 16s
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2. Making Soft Light
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Go with a big light1m 2s
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Closer is the same as bigger1m 39s
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Find big lights50s
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3. Five Lighting Patterns
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Front light4m 38s
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Loop light2m 34s
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Rembrandt light2m 26s
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Split light1m 51s
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Rim or back light3m 53s
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4. Making and Finding Directional Light
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Making directional light2m 15s
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Finding directional light1m 13s
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5. Ten Portraits with One Light
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Clam shell headshot1m 15s
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Loop or Rembrandt1m 29s
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Extreme angle1m 30s
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Silhouette1m 6s
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Second curtain sync3m 23s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 3s
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