Creative Lighting for Photographers

Professional photographer Joe McNally takes you on location to teach you how to transform and manipulate light to to create a scene, get the shot you want, and tell a story. Watch as he transforms a dark motel room, creates a dramatic and creepy scene, and uses high-speed sync for some fast action shots. <br> <br> This class is perfect for the intermediate or advanced looking to manipulate light to tell a story.

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Joe McNally

Release Date: 2010-01-06

Lessons

Describing the Scene

<p>Joe has brought his people out to a dark, dusty motel for a noir-themed photo shoot</p>

Duration: 3 mins 11 seconds

Transforming Light Sources

<p>Using a bed sheet and a single light source for the initial setup</p>

Duration: 8 mins 55 seconds

Altering the Mood

<p>Making the shots more melancholy just by changing the level of exposure</p>

Duration: 6 mins 28 seconds

Single SB900 Flash

<p>Using the single flash through the bed sheet provides a big, diffused light source that I very versatile</p>

Duration: 10 mins 22 seconds

Hard Light

<p>Strengthening the light source casts dramatic shadows and changes the fee of the image</p>

Duration: 5 mins 51 seconds

Snapping Away

<p>Working through the shoot with different positions and clothing</p>

Duration: 5 mins 15 seconds

Lots of Drama

<p>Changing makeup, wardrobe, and creating a new lighting setup to add some more drama to the scene</p>

Duration: 8 mins 39 seconds

Creepy Color

<p>Using gels on the headlights of cars to add some colored light to the crime scene</p>

Duration: 4 mins 38 seconds

Crime Scene Shoot

<p>Joe works with different lighting groups, multiple subjects, different colored gels &#8211; all to get one shot!</p>

Duration: 7 mins 45 seconds

High Speed Synch

<p>Shooting skateboarding action using a flash synched at high shutter speeds</p>

Duration: 5 mins 36 seconds

Skate Park Shoot

<p>Using a bank of flashes with remote triggers and fast shutter speeds</p>

Duration: 8 mins 35 seconds

Action Shots

<p>Trying to keep up with the fast moves of a skate boarding subject</p>

Duration: 2 mins 57 seconds

Bits and Pieces

<p>Everyone is working out their best moves and trying to find the great shots among the not-so-great ones</p>

Duration: 7 mins 48 seconds