Photo Recipes: Fashion Lighting
The Photo Recipes series continues with a focus on fashion lighting! Join Scott as he takes you through three different fashion lighting setups, from start to finish, to show you everything you need to know to recreate these fantastic looks. A lot of fashion photography is done with just one light, so whether you are using studio strobes or speedlights, you'll learn how to position the light, which lighting modifiers to use, and how to direct your subject to get each shot. The differences in each look can be subtle, but knowing how to craft each one will give you the tools to perfect the one you like best as you practice it on your own. Once the shooting is done Scott demonstrates key steps in his post-processing workflow to finish the photos for delivery to a client.
Release Date: 2016-04-27
Lessons
Introduction
Join Scott as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 1 mins 5 seconds
The Gear
Scott goes through the gear he is using for this shoot, and how to set up Lightroom for shooting tethered.
Duration: 10 mins 51 seconds
First Look: Deep Octa
Positioning the light for fashion has different points to consider than when lighting for portraits.
Duration: 14 mins 23 seconds
Second Look: Beauty Dish Part 1
Switching up the light modifier to a beauty dish gives you a slightly different look to add to your playbook.
Duration: 18 mins 12 seconds
Second Look: Beauty Dish Part 2
Changing the model’s outfit, and having her change position, gives a new look with the same lighting setup.
Duration: 5 mins 55 seconds
Third Look: Midi Octa
For shooting full length Scott changed to a 53” Midi Octa softbox. V-flats are brought in to help light the clothing evenly.
Duration: 13 mins 30 seconds
Retouching: Part 1
Starting with the photos from the first look, Scott goes through elements of his Lightroom workflow to select the keepers and move on to retouching.
Duration: 16 mins 50 seconds
Retouching: Part 2
After working in Lightroom Scott sends a copy to Photoshop to finish the job.
Duration: 14 mins 55 seconds
Retouching: Part 3
From burning and dodging in Photoshop to using third-party plugins, you can make a big difference in the final look of your photo.
Duration: 10 mins 32 seconds