One-Light Portrait Photography

One-Light Portrait Photography
Class Description
It's amazing what you can create with just one studio strobe. Editorial and Award-Winning photographer Dan Brouillette shows how to get amazing and different lighting with the simplest of gear. Whether on-location, or in the studio, he'll use one-light in a variety of different ways to create everything from soft and pretty looks to hard, edgy portraits. While taking advantage of a number of different lighting modifiers, and utilizing just one strobe- you'll have a strong studio on the go for your portrait photography.
Lessons
- Class Introduction
- One-Light Basic Fundamentals
- Shoot: Create a Dramatic Look
- Shoot: With the Background in Mind
- Shoot: Short vs Broad Lighting
- Shoot: Use Soft Light to Create an Flattering Look
- Shoot: Create an Everyday Portrait Look
- Shoot: Reflectors to Add Extra Pop
- Shoot: Beauty Dish With Grid
- Concluding Thoughts
Reviews
Ryan Redmond
I have mixed feelings on this one. I would still recommend it because the theory and explanations are solid and he gave a wide array of examples that show you the incredibly broad spectrum of results you can get with a given light just by changing distance and position. Having that general understanding of the fundamentals will be very useful. I'm a little bummed that he's using thousands of dollars in lighting for something that felt like it was promoted as an introduction or fundamentals class. I am a hobbyist and I am using speedlight and small softbox or umbrella combos that cost under $100, not 500 watt strobes in 60" softboxes or $1500 strobe and beauty dish combos. It would have been nice to see some examples with more basic equipment. I know the concepts will scale with some practice though, so the class was certainly still valuable.
a Creativelive Student
Fantastic little course. I knew a lot of this stuff already but still learned a couple things, too. I love seeing how different photographers explain the same things and Dan was crystal clear and highly effective. Glad I bought this course.
Clare McEwen
Brilliant class. Dan explains things step by step and it's really easy to follow him. Learnt loads from this. Thanks!