The Art of Subtracting Light
Join Chris Knight and learn new ways to express your vision through your lighting! In this class, you’ll learn how to control and shape light to create mood, depth, and ambiance, utilize a variety of lighting modifiers, and use one, two, and three light setups, Chris will teach you how to restrict and control your light to help you tell the story you want to tell.
Release Date: 2018-04-11
Lessons
Goals and Gear
Join Chris as he introduces the class, discusses goals, and shares the gear he’ll be using.
Duration: 3 mins 20 seconds
Light is Light
Chris discusses the types of lights you will use to create your photos.
Duration: 13 mins 27 seconds
Directing the Light
Position of the light has a critical impact on your photograph.
Duration: 7 mins 40 seconds
The Flag
The flag light modifier can be used in a variety of ways.
Duration: 9 mins 36 seconds
Tools for Restricting Light
All of this is in service of creating specific beams of light.
Duration: 16 mins 30 seconds
Shadow Detail is Important
Layering a fill light onto the key light is important for bringing back important detail in the shadows.
Duration: 10 mins 59 seconds
Using One Light
Chris shares how he uses one light in a real world scenario to create a variety of moods and images.
Duration: 10 mins 1 seconds
Using Two Lights
Building on the previous lesson, Chris demonstrates how you can bring in a second light.
Duration: 6 mins 56 seconds
Using Three Lights
Taking things further, Chris brings in a third light for another shoot in the style of a sports advertisement.
Duration: 16 mins 52 seconds
Nuanced Portrait Light
Chris wraps up the class with a demonstration of how to create a more nuanced light in a portrait sitting.
Duration: 5 mins 50 seconds