Lighting is easily the most important aspect of photography. I would even go as far as saying that lighting is photography: It is even in the word itself; "Photography" is greek for "Light Drawing", or "drawing with light". Without light, you cannot take photos. It is perfectly possible to take amazing photographs with a very simple camera - as long as the lighting is good. The opposite is true as well: If you are taking photos in a situation where the lighting is truly appalling, having the fanciest, most expensive camera in the world isn't going to help you capture the photographs you want. Become a seeker of light! The most important thing we have to do is to learn how to "see the light". A lot of things will affect what the effects of a light source are, and how your photos are affected by said source. The brightness (or 'intensity') of the light source plays an important role, but, as we will explore in depth in the next chapter, is a lot less important than you might think. The color of light is essential - and some of the biggest challenges you'll meet in photography are the issues that arise when you start mixing different light sources. Sunlight, for example, has a drastically different color from the light that comes from your flash, the light that comes from car headlights, or the light in your house. While it can be incredibly difficult to get your photos to look "right", light sources of different colors offer an opportunity too. With the right mixture of types and colors of light, you can achieve some beautiful creative effects that will make your photos really 'pop'. During the class we are going to through the evolution of light using small Speedlites, direct flash, bounce flash, multiple wireless remote flash, and creating studio quality light anywhere, anytime.
Inspiration and information about taking the What The Flash challenge, come along on this journey of exploration of creating the light you want anywhere, anytime.9:33
Introduction to my photography course about the fundamentals of creating the light you want to overcome those tough lighting challenges. This course is still in the development stages and will be completed by December 15th, 2012. Stay tuned and join me on this journey of seeking the light.
CAMERAS8:32
Low tech to high tech, the best camera is the one you have in your hand.
Using the LCD screen for more than seeing the image, and the power of the Histogram.
Color -- White Balance11:09
What are those white balance presets and what is Kelvin?
Work book: In Camera Near Perfect Color 26:00
Quality6:51
JPEG or RAW file capture?
Auto Focus & Drive8:07
Is there more than one type of auto focus and motor drive advance?
Lighting Overview10:41
Types of flash, off camera flash triggers, building the foundation of off camera multiple wireless flash.
Flash, camera sync speed, variable neutral density filter, rear curtain sync23:17
Speedlights, wireless communication, introduction to radio triggers22:03
Flash, bringing it all together, Speedlights, flash, strobes, wireless communication16:26
Picture Styles8:27
Time Lapse of location studio shoot2:59
Lets talk about how the images were created, WTF (what the flash) lighting scenes12:24
On location lighting with Speedlights, it's about quality not quantity of light.20:56
Create the light you want, bring the sparkle, don't settle for bad light!5:42
Take control of the light coming from your Speedlight17:47
How many Speedlight does it take to light an airplane? 22:24
High Key Location Shoot13:12
This is a location high key studio shoot using Quantum Q-flashes all in manual mode, two lighting the background at 1/2 power inside of a Westcott Apollo Stip and one main light at 3/4 power inside a Westcott Apollo Orb all triggered using a Canon STE2 in combination with the Radiopopper PX transmitter and JrX receivers. All manual mode on the camera too, 1/20th sec @ f/11, ISO 400. 5500* Kelvin color temperature.
What do you do when you've lost that golden hour of light? Make your own!5:57
WTF (what the flash) scenes from engagement session,wedding and fine art book...32:48
Conclusion and recap2:59
Resources: List of all equipment used in lessons 2:00
Outline of the off camera flash photography class:
1. How to become proficient at
using one on-camera flash getting consistent exposures & good quality of
light.
2. Get that flash off-camera
& see
how learning off camera flash techniques can help you create beautiful
light anywhere, no excuses.
3. Learning to use multiple
wireless flash to create the light you want anywhere, anytime & get
consistent results. Your group &
formal portraits will begin to shine once you've mastered usingoff camera flash
techniques.
4. Review the high level features
& controls of your digital SLR, modes, autofocus, LCD review screen, White
balance, pictures styles, etc.
Start
learning off camera flash photography today.
Who this course is for:
beginner to intermediate from point and shoot cameras to DSLR cameras