5 Fashion Lighting Looks Anyone Can Do
Join Frank Doorhof in his own studio and learn how to take your lighting from zero to hero! In this class Frank shares his tips, tricks, and techniques for being creative with studio lighting. You’ll see him work through a range of studio lighting setups where he demonstrates how to use various lighting modifiers, single and multiple lights, avoiding glare in glasses, coaching your subject, and the importance of following your creative impulses. Frank wraps up the class with a series of post processing sessions to help you understand his retouching workflow.
Release Date: 2019-02-21
Lessons
Introduction
Frank introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 0 mins 28 seconds
Gear Talk
Learn about the gear Frank uses in the studio.
Duration: 7 mins 20 seconds
Getting Started with the Beauty Dish
Moving to the studio, Frank demonstrates how to get started with a beauty dish.
Duration: 6 mins 33 seconds
Adding a Grid
When you want to modify the light from a beauty dish a honeycomb grid can come in handy.
Duration: 6 mins 52 seconds
Shooting with a Softbox
One of the most common light modifiers owned by everyone is a softbox.
Duration: 8 mins 4 seconds
Incorporating a Second Light Source
When adding a second light source you’ll want to consider everything from power ratios, angles, and distance from subject.
Duration: 15 mins 36 seconds
Coaching Your Subject
Frank shares his thoughts and tips for coaching your subject during a shoot.
Duration: 3 mins 39 seconds
Freezing Motion
A benefit of using a strobe is the ability to freeze motion due to the short duration of the strobe.
Duration: 16 mins 55 seconds
Photographing a Subject Wearing Glasses
Learn how to set up your lights to avoid reflection and glare in your subject’s glasses.
Duration: 6 mins 18 seconds
Working With Your Subject’s Hair
You can use your subject’s hair to create really creative photographs.
Duration: 7 mins 17 seconds
Using Water as a Prop
Spice up your photographs by adding water into the mix.
Duration: 7 mins 37 seconds
Retouching Workflow
Frank shares the plug-ins and steps in his retouching workflow.
Duration: 15 mins 42 seconds
Editing The Motion Photo
Switching to a different photo, Frank continues his post processing workflow.
Duration: 16 mins 47 seconds
Editing a Portrait
Retouching the skin is an integral part of editing a portrait.
Duration: 12 mins 4 seconds
Conclusion
Frank wraps up the class with some closing thoughts to help you move forward.
Duration: 1 mins 5 seconds