One Light Wonder
Class Description
We only have one sun, so why should we need more than one light? In this course, celebrity portrait photographer Clay Patrick McBride will dive into lighting with intention. Through a variety of live shoots, he’ll demonstrate how to incorporate lighting diagrams into your workflow so you can create setups that you can use again and again.
He’ll cover:
- How to control your light
- Creating hard or soft light
- The importance of documenting your setups
- Sculpting with Light
- Removing and creating shadows with intention
By the end of this class, you will be able to create incredible images with confidence and the use of only one light.
Lessons
1Class Introduction2The Inverse Square Law
3Shoot: One Light, Single Subject
4Shoot: Group Photo
5Shoot: Group with Diffusion
6Lighting Diagrams
7Strobox Demo with Chris Coe
8Softbox Set Up #1: Overhead Drama
9Softbox Set Up #2: Beauty Box
10Softbox Set Up #3: Backlight
11Softbox Set Up #4: Backlit Silhouette
12Creating a One Light Playbook
13Shoot: Bare Beauty Dish
14Shoot: Stripbank
15Shoot: Magnum Reflector
16Shoot: Grids
17Shoot: Beauty Dish with Sock
18Introducing Multiple Lights
19Shoot: Clamshell
20Shoot: Softbox & Beauty Dish - Main/Fill Lights
21Shoot: Softbox, Edge Lights/Striplights, and V Flats