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Open Flash : Mastering light with this ghost-trails technic
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Open Flash : Mastering light with this ghost-trails technic

Learn this amazing open flash technic that will give you really high end artistic visual
Last updated 5/2016
English

What you'll learn

  • master the open flash technic
  • measure the ambiant light to mix it with a strobe light
  • learn about merging different shoots together on the same final visual
  • get those really amazing effect out of the camera

Course content

1 section13 lectures2h 27m total length
  • Introduction3:01
  • Concept Introduction : The Fencers7:22
  • Flash Curtains8:58

    Let's step into the differences in between the common "first" and "second curtain sync" technic and my "ghost trails" open flash technic.

  • The set up10:24

    In this lecture I will share with you all my set ups, you'll see a 3D map of the lights plan and you'll also get all the aperture and speed data on my camera as well.

  • Studio 0115:07

    See it from the inside, follow us backstage !

  • Studio 0214:30

    See it from the inside, follow us backstage !

  • Studio 0315:10

    See it from the inside, follow us backstage !

  • Studio 0412:38

    See it from the inside, follow us backstage !

  • Studio 0511:38

    See it from the inside, follow us backstage !

  • Retouch Part 0116:01

    Let's start the post production process. Let's also get a closer look to the entire images into Adobe Lightroom and let's make an images selection.

  • Retouch Part 0218:19

    Into Adobe Photoshop ! We are now merging different images together, in order to get an amazing final visual. I'll also share with you my personal color-grading technic.

  • Retouch Part 0314:21

    Keeping up with the post production process into Adobe Photoshop and we will give a closer look to some more advance color-grading tricks. 

  • Thank you0:21

Requirements

  • basic light metering skills
  • use of an external light meter

Description

In this video tutorial, I will share with you my “open flash” technic. I've been doing that kind of images for years, and have been commissioned by clients for those specific kind of images in the past. 

I believe that mastering that technic will also give you a better understanding on measuring light, determinate exposure such as mixing two light sources together. In this case, an ambient light together with a flash light. 

You will see the entire shooting, as well as through an hour backstage video, I will also comment those backstage videos.  I’ll share with you the entire process, you’ll see me missing the right shoot and also getting it right. 

As this technic also requires some practice, and as you probably will have to cope with some difficulties, I guess it will be helpful.

After all this shooting and technical part of the tutorial, and as usual, we will step into the post production process. Using both Lightroom and Photoshop, after a selection of images, I will show you the way I merge those shot together in order to create some strong final visuals. I will also show you some more advanced color grading technics that push the visual further, a question of taste...  I hope you'll like it and take advantage of it with your own practice.

Who this course is for:

  • Photographer that wants to master an artistic technic with great effect
  • Beginner photographer and most advanced ones that want to master open flash technic away from "first and second curtain technic"