How to Shoot Portraits in Any Location
Join Frank Dorhoof on his home turf in The Netherlands to learn how to shoot portraits in any location! Learn how to create amazing looking photographs in your own backyard or wherever your travels take you. Using just a single strobe and one light modifier, Frank takes you through a series of location shoots around his home town of Emmeloord. From open country roads to the banks of a canal to the wall of a building across the street, Frank takes you through each of his lighting set ups, posing techniques, and framing to show how to create photos with drama, emotion, and interest regardless of where you are located. Frank wraps up the class with a series of lessons highlighting aspects of his post processing workflow to create the final looks he was after.
Release Date: 2019-03-07
Lessons
Introduction
Frank introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 0 mins 45 seconds
Controlling Light Outside
Frank discusses the options for using your strobes outdoors in daylight.
Duration: 3 mins 2 seconds
Gear Concerns and First Location
Learn what gear Frank uses for shooting on location before heading outside to start shooting.
Duration: 11 mins 28 seconds
On a Country Road
Even an empty country road can be a scene for dramatic portraits.
Duration: 2 mins 18 seconds
The Canal
Learn how to darken down the ambient light and create a dramatic portrait against a reflective background.
Duration: 11 mins 7 seconds
Against a Wall
Walking across the street from the studio Frank demonstrates how to shoot with an interesting wall as the background.
Duration: 12 mins 17 seconds
Preparing for Retouching
Frank goes over some fundamentals of a retouching workflow.
Duration: 3 mins 25 seconds
Retouching Workflow: Part 1
Frank demonstrates aspects of his retouching workflow from basic raw photo editing to simple skin retouching to making photos pop.
Duration: 15 mins 9 seconds
Retouching Workflow: Part 2
Frank moves through more of the photos from the shoot demonstrating additional retouching and editing techniques.
Duration: 11 mins 15 seconds
Creating a Different Look
Learn techniques for giving a photo a completely different look.
Duration: 5 mins 51 seconds
Evoking Emotion
When you shoot with a certain look in mind you can get everything right in camera and then finish the look in your post processing workflow.
Duration: 7 mins 44 seconds