Lighting Essentials Workshop

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.

Lessons

Class Introduction
Why Light Matters
What Makes Good Light?
Equipment Q&A
Subject Centric Lighting: Bowling Balls
Wizwow's Rope Meter
Softbox vs. Shower Curtain (Claudine)
Technical Q&A
Light Modifiers
Light Modifiers Shoot: Alyssa & Claudine
Light Modifiers Q&A
Subject Centric Lighting
Subject Centric Lighting Q&A
Shoot: What We've Covered
Lesson 16 - 29 Introduction
Reviewing Previous Images
Placing Exposure
Placing Exposure Q&A
Emotional Lighting
Shoot: Window Light (Brie and Alyssa)
Working with Models
Shoot: Window Light with Reflectors
Shoot: Headshot with Hot Lights (Brie)
Shoot: Headshot with Hot Lights (Alyssa)
Shoot Q&A
Shoot: Beach Lighting
Shoot: Clam Shell Lighting
Shoot: Beauty Dish
Reviewing Today's Images
Owning Your Own Light
Telling Stories
Shoot: Dramatic Single Light (John)
Shoot: Beauty Setup (Natalie)
Student Shoot: Tracy
Student Shoot: Kimberly
Student Shoot: Ian
Student Shoot: Lori
Student Shoot: Moe
Shoot: Building the Ambient (Isabel)
Shoot: Two Subjects (Briana and Natalie)
Student Image Review
Life as a Photographer

Reviews

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!
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 !!!
Great class, amazing instructor. Don's able to explain it so good that he makes it all look like very simple. I just have one comment and one request for the CreativeLive staff: When Don's commenting and analysing the pictures or explaining some features of them please keep the camera shooting at what he's commenting :) It would also be great if the way how the umbrellas and soft boxes are set up were disclosed, Ex: how the strobes and lights are mounted. Overall an amazing value for the price.