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Lighting Essentials Workshop

Don Giannatti

Lighting > Lighting Essentials Workshop

Lighting Essentials Workshop

Don Giannatti

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Lessons

Class Trailer

Day 1

1 Class Introduction 10:08 2 Why Light Matters 35:34 3 What Makes Good Light? 18:32 4 Equipment Q&A 13:04 5 Subject Centric Lighting: Bowling Balls 10:51 6 Wizwow's Rope Meter 17:44 7 Softbox vs. Shower Curtain (Claudine) 26:05
8 Technical Q&A 33:07 9 Light Modifiers 13:37 10 Light Modifiers Shoot: Alyssa & Claudine 47:40 11 Light Modifiers Q&A 23:25 12 Subject Centric Lighting 25:14 13 Subject Centric Lighting Q&A 03:35 14 Shoot: What We've Covered 22:45

Day 2

15 Lesson 16 - 29 Introduction 08:41 16 Reviewing Previous Images 20:21 17 Placing Exposure 31:22 18 Placing Exposure Q&A 11:43 19 Emotional Lighting 17:58 20 Shoot: Window Light (Brie and Alyssa) 42:11 21 Working with Models 09:41 22 Shoot: Window Light with Reflectors 06:20 23 Shoot: Headshot with Hot Lights (Brie) 22:51 24 Shoot: Headshot with Hot Lights (Alyssa) 13:09 25 Shoot Q&A 11:15 26 Shoot: Beach Lighting 27:47 27 Shoot: Clam Shell Lighting 26:15 28 Shoot: Beauty Dish 20:23 29 Reviewing Today's Images 31:23

Day 3

30 Owning Your Own Light 13:57 31 Telling Stories 09:43 32 Shoot: Dramatic Single Light (John) 20:08 33 Shoot: Beauty Setup (Natalie) 28:50 34 Student Shoot: Tracy 13:18 35 Student Shoot: Kimberly 15:18 36 Student Shoot: Ian 16:53 37 Student Shoot: Lori 16:13 38 Student Shoot: Moe 05:54 39 Shoot: Building the Ambient (Isabel) 53:48 40 Shoot: Two Subjects (Briana and Natalie) 16:23 41 Student Image Review 13:46 42 Life as a Photographer 51:09

Class Description

Learn how to light in any situation. This special 3-day workshop will introduce you to lighting by learning the basics. Don helps you start evaluating light from a subject centric approach — teaching you to identify how your light will react to your subject. Don Giannatti’s workshop is perfect for photographers working to find their vision and their own perspective. You'll learn to use this knowledge of light to create perfect photographs. This workshop is a non-stop, hands-on weekend.

Reviews

Cheryl
 

I just finished watching this course, and with teary eyes can say, without reserve, this class has been fantastic! Don's last session would be great to watch in the beginning and the end because it helps to understand his thoughts on being a photographer. The rest of the class is full of great information on lighting and Don is able to explain his thoughts and his processes with ease. I hope I will always think ahead and plan how I want my final results and how I want my subject to reflect light. Learning this was one of my "aha" moments during this class. I own over 30 Creative Live photography courses and this class is one of the top classes I own. I already plan on rewatching the whole class. Well worth the investment! I feel it is not a beginner course, but a intermediate to advanced one. Don has set a high standard in lighting...a goal to reach for...a goal that is possible for each person willing to take the time to learn and practice. Thanks Don and thanks CreativeLive!

Ryan Redmond
 

I am so glad I took this course. I'll be honest, it took a few lessons for me to warm up to this series but I'm glad I stuck with it. I have had a couple cheap speedlights, softboxes/umbrellas, and reflectors for many months now and was too intimidated to start using them. After going through this I am not only downright excited to use them, and confident that I can have spectacular outcomes, I'm also confident about shooting in natural light indoors and outdoors. It's also given me the tools and confidence to start shooting in manual vs aperture priority and to nail the general calculations in my head. I appreciate that Don used mostly budget or unorthodox equipment like speedlights, foam core, work lights, curtains, etc. because that's what I can afford and have been using to try to replicate expensive gear. Other classes use thousands of dollars in lighting and Don proves you don't need that for excellent shots. I also appreciate his advice for directing your "models" and insights into his overall process. This class was invaluable to me as a novice. Thank you!

Joanna
 

I thank very much CL that I could see the wonderful material on the light in photography, in fact everything became clearer, Don you are the great teacher, great stuff, very interesting and fantastic lecture, very helpful ! Thank you one more time !!!