Online Photography course – Using simple lighting gear to get much better portraits… from mild to wild.

What you will learn

Beginning photographers will be able to increase the quality of their portraiture greatly with each class

Intermediate photographers who are not familiar with fill flash, or adding small strobes to location portraiture will find the confidence they need

Use small strobes and speedlights to do studio type work no matter where you are working

Blend ambient light with strobes in nearly any light – and be confident that the results are exactly what you want

Natural light enthusiasts will find it easy to see how strobe can be used to enhance an otherwise natural light shot

Beginning Beauty and Fashion photographers will find ways to add to their headshot arsenal

Fully understand the many different ways to make portraits with natural light, enhanced natural light, and strobes

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Content


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Overview

Introduction to the Portrait Course
Sample Workbook (LO RES) for this Portrait Course
An Introduction to Simple Tools for Portrait Lighting
Using the Flash (Speedlight)
Building The Rope Meter
String Meter Information Doc
How I Use My “Standbagger”
Angle Of Incidence Document
Heart Of Portraiture by Don Giannatti
Workbook for Portrait Course (Revised 12/27/12)

Free Lightroom / Photoshop Tutorials

Working in Lightroom
Working in Photoshop

Ivy Natural Light Headshot

Natural Light Intro
Ivy Natural Light Introduction
Assignment: IVY Outside
Ivy Outside Headshot: The Photoshop
Ivy Outside Headshot Photoshop File

One Light with Reflector Fill Card

One Light Reflector Overview of the Style
One Light Reflector Intro
Briana One Light W Reflectors
One Light Reflector – Bri – Photoshop
Bri Sunshot Photoshop File for working with the Previous Lecture

Traditional Beauty Portrait with One Light

A Traditional Beauty Image with Ivy- Lecture One
Beauty Lighting Overview
Traditional Beauty Portrait One Light – Example One
Example of the Fill Cards (With / Without)
Adding Fill Cards to the Single Light Traditional Beauty Shot
Photoshop of Ivy Traditional Beauty Headshot
Photoshop File for Ivy Traditional Headshot
Using a Small Softbox for a Traditional Beauty Headshot
Photoshop of Ivy with Traditional Beauty Softbox

Mixing Strobe with Natural Light for a Subtle “Sunny” Look

Natural Light And Strobe: an introduction to the process
Speedlight for Sun Introduction
Adding the Speedlight to a Natural Light Shot
Briana with Speedlight Sun Photoshop Post Processing

Blending Ambient with Strobe in an Interior/Exterior Setting

Blending Ambient with Strobe in an Interior/Exterior Setting
Blending Ambient Light Interior/Exterior Shot – Photoshop
Briana Photoshop PSD File

Three Point Portrait Lighting

Amanda and Three Point Lighting
Amanda Gray Background Photoshop
Amanda PSD
Amanda White Background Photoshop

Shooting in High and Low Contrast Scenes

Adding Light to a Scene with a Lot of Contrast
Photoshopping the Image of Briana in the Forest
Briana PSD File for Photoshop Demo Above
Iveena In Forest: adding contrast to a flat light scene
Photoshop of Iveena in the Forest
Iveena PSD File for Photoshop Demonstration

Natural Light Beauty: Five Examples

Natural Light Extravaganza – 5 Portraits in Natural Light
Jasmine Photoshopped
Jasmine Photoshop File
Iveena Photoshopped
Iveena PSD File for Photoshop Demonstration
Miranda Photoshopped
Miranda in Layered Photoshop File
Aliza Photoshopped
Aliza PSD in Layers
Briana Photoshopped
Briana PSD File for Photoshop Demo Above

Miranda at the Lighthouse: Creating a New Reality

Miranda at the Lighthouse: Creating a New Reality
Photoshop Processing on One Strobe Image
Photoshop on Image with Two Strobes
PSD file for Photoshop Lecture Above

September Bonus Class

Abby In Corn
Abby in the Corn (WMV)
Abby And Fence
Abby and Fence (WMV)
Abby Fence Photoshop
Abby And Fence Photoshop

Using Lightroom / Camera Raw for Post Processing

Camera Raw Basics
Lightroom Basics
Using “Smart Objects” to get a more “Grungy” look

Extras and Bonus Materials

Abby: The Book
Paige: Environmental Headshot
Paige: Photoshop of Headshot in Red Jacket
Photoshop of Paige in Blue Dress (Extra – See Workbook for Image)
Photoshop Extra: Grab Shot made Good.
Morning Webinar: January 12, 2013
Afternoon Webinar: January 12, 2013
Webinar, March 9
Large, Soft Sources with Small Lights
Brittany and the Hose
Brittany and the Hose Supplemental Shots of Setup
Bonus: Webinar, May 25, 2013 – Discussion on Lighting and being “Deliberate”

Location Portrait Shoot

Location Portraiture – A Study
Location Portraiture: The Shoot
Location Portraiture: The Photoshop
Briana on the Tree in Peach Dress
Briana on the Tree Photoshop
Stairs in Bisbee Portrait: The Edit
Stairs in Bisbee: Post Processing the Chosen Image
Miranda In The Tall Trees – 2 Lights + Sun