Creative Portraits at Home

There’s no place like home! Join the KelbyOne crew as they drop in on the amazing Gilmar Smith to learn how to she produces the most creative portraits from the comfort of home. In this class Gilmar shares her favorite tips and tricks for making small spaces look their best, demonstrates how she uses colored lights for making the ordinary look extraordinary, puts her family to work in front of the camera in a series of fun photo shoots in different rooms, and then walks through her post processing workflow to bring her concepts to life. You’ll learn how to conduct a creative portrait shoot without even setting foot outside your door, and while making the most of the gear and space that you have.

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Gilmar Smith

Release Date: 2020-10-12

Lessons

Introduction

The instructor introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow. Gilmar then heads to the garage where she goes over the plans for the first shoot.

Duration: 1 mins 56 seconds

Science Shoot

Starting in her garage, Gilmar goes through her process for shooting her daughter posing as a mad scientist.

Duration: 2 mins 53 seconds

Home Schooling Shoot

Making the most of a small space, Gilmar uses her son as a model for the next shoot.

Duration: 3 mins 17 seconds

Kitchen Shoot

As part of what will be a composite final image, Gilmar demonstrates her process for creating all of the elements for the final image.

Duration: 5 mins 31 seconds

Science Shoot Post Production: Part 1

With the shooting done, Gilmar goes through her process for editing the images from the first shoot in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.

Duration: 22 mins 20 seconds

Science Shoot Post Production: Part 2

Continuing her editing efforts, Gilmar demonstrates her process for burning and dodging and finishing touches to bring the image to life.

Duration: 15 mins 59 seconds

Home Schooling Post Production: Part 1

Moving on to the second shoot, Gilmar demonstrates her process for editing the photo of her son in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.

Duration: 19 mins 55 seconds

Home Schooling Post Production: Part 2

In this lesson, Gilmar completes her edits of this photo by enhancing the environment.

Duration: 23 mins 49 seconds

Kitchen Shoot Post Processing: Part 1

Starting in Lightroom Classic, Gilmar processes the individual frames for the composite before sending them to Photoshop as layers.

Duration: 21 mins 12 seconds

Kitchen Shoot Post Processing: Part 2

With the basic composite complete, it is time for finishing touches to complete the project.

Duration: 26 mins 46 seconds