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Circumstantial Lighting Q & A

Lesson 5 from: Picture Perfect Lighting

Roberto Valenzuela

Circumstantial Lighting Q & A

Lesson 5 from: Picture Perfect Lighting

Roberto Valenzuela

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Lesson Info

5. Circumstantial Lighting Q & A

Lessons

Class Trailer

DAY 1

1

Intro and Who This Class is For

07:01
2

3 Groups for All Lighting Scenarios

09:00
3

My Progress in Lighting

10:09
4

Analyzing Circumstantial Lighting

51:46
5

Circumstantial Lighting Q & A

04:16
6

Using a Reflector the Right Way

15:45
7

5 Behaviors of Light: Overview and Angle

15:22
8

5 Behaviors of Light: Inverse Square Law of Light

13:05
9

5 Behaviors of Light: Relative Size

21:43
10

5 Behaviors of Light: Relative Size Continued

38:13
11

5 Behaviors of Light: Color

12:26
12

5 Behaviors of Light: Reflective Surfaces

05:39
13

5 Behaviors of Light: Q & A

04:53
14

Location SWOT Analysis and 10 Things to Look For

23:47
15

Location SWOT Analysis: Examples and Exercises

45:13
16

Overview Q & A

11:30

DAY 2

17

Speedlites: The Basics and TTL

33:40
18

Speedlites: Manual Flash

36:00
19

Speedlites: Zoom Flash

08:35
20

Speedlites: Zoom and Rotating Flash Head and Reflectors

12:50
21

Speedlites: First Curtain vs. Second Curtain Sync

08:07
22

Speedlites: High Speed Sync

12:01
23

Speedlites: Optical vs. Radio Systems

06:38
24

Speedlites: Groups and Channels

11:35
25

Location Lighting Upgrade Examples

32:38
26

Indoor Lighting: Building on Ambient Light

14:44
27

Outdoor Lighting : Speedlights in Direct Sunlight

15:41
28

Outdoor Lighting: Using Speedlites in Shade

22:29
29

Outdoor Lighting: Romantic Look and Patterns with Speedlites

09:48
30

Indoor Lighting: Creating a Window with Strobes and a Curtain

15:47
31

Indoor Lighting: Moody Light with Speedlites and Gels

19:05
32

Indoor Lighting: Reflective Surfaces

17:47
33

Indoor Lighting: Shooting Against a Window

10:21
34

Indoor Lighting: Adding a Reference Point and Ambience

07:15
35

Indoor Lighting: Shooting into a Mirror and Creating Separation

04:59

DAY 3

36

Why You Need to Learn to Get it Right In Camera

07:32
37

Location Photo Review and Analysis

35:07
38

Intro to Reception Lighting SWOT Analysis

15:49
39

Reception Lighting Setup

32:01
40

Image Critique: Lighting Problems and Solutions

46:32
41

Don't Limit Yourself As A Photographer

04:02

Lesson Info

Circumstantial Lighting Q & A

You have any questions now? I do actually and question have come in that I believe actually leads perfectly into your next little bit that you have here the question was from julie emmett who says when you put the reflector on the ground at that slight angle does that not give you up lighting on the face? I'm always told that up lighting is a no no but the photo looks pretty fantastic yeah that's because of the size of the light source, right? So if you put um if you put a small light source up into your face you're going to get you know I see that people situation but if you, um keep the light close because the quality of like this better close right and then you make it big you did you make it a large light source you defuse it or something it's goingto illuminate your chin a little bit but what did I say about that? What what did I say to do? Just lean forward two inches two inches three inches I didn't say go do like gymnastics right? Just I'm just saying from here do you hear it's...

all you need it makes all the light change because that light those rays of lights you can either hit you or they can miss you so if you lean towards the floor just a niche for three you're getting all those race are now hearing their face that could be the difference between that lighting at f four on lighting at half two point eight two point name means you don't have enough light so it's probably the answer to that okay cool digs yet so if you wanted to use that mural and the murals flat lip because she said that would be the best time to use that mural of its flatly lit so where would you put your subject um would you scream the subject will pull him into the shade under the gas station okay you know overhead so the sun is actually coming from here do you see it so if the sun is coming from here that means that the only way to shoot her would be if she gets hit by direct sunlight right there's the sun is not in the opposite if the sun wass here going this way I could just turn her away from the background could be the the wall and she would have clean lighting her because that sounds coming from behind her but the sun essentially hitting her directly in the face so I have two choices I can embrace the sun and have her chin up with a dress which is the only option really on have the painting in the back be totally clean living because or you could pull out a diffuser on diffused the light over her on dh, shoot from below off course, because you don't want to show the floor, you only wanna show the painting. You shoot from below into the painting, she's defused, and you have a you have a good life now, the wayto add one side brighter than the other, which I'll explain in a different segment. But I kind of go over it quickly before we move on. Here's, another little tip to our, um, to add a little bit of light on one side more than the other, when you have a few slight, don't put the diffuser over the person's face this way. Don't do that angle into one side of the face, so that gives that gives this side closer light than this side. So when people do this, I'm like that's. Flat, light go like this, and you have a lot better light, so any kind of angle will improve that cool, alright segment one.

Class Materials

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10 Elements to Look For at a Location
Syllabus

Ratings and Reviews

MizUniverse
 

Im sitting in my office listening to Roberto with my earplugs on and I know I have already left 2 reviews but he's so funny…. my family comes into the office asking me "whats so funny" Roberto makes me laugh out loud with his jokes but at the same time, he is SO great at teaching. Im watching for second time to make sure all his good info is ingrained. HIGHLY recommend you take his workshop on Picture Perfect Lighting if you truly want to take your photography to the next level! WOW thats 3 reviews now…can you tell I am impressed

Maureen T.
 

I'm taking a portrait photography course at NYIP online. one of the mentors there recommended the posing book by Roberto. I ended up ordering at the library the posing and the perfect practice book. I fell in love with both books...ended up buying them and signing up here for the year membership just so I can take all of his photos courses. I spent most of my weekend doing perfect lighting course here I am in love with the way that he teaches! He makes something so difficult and challenging for me make sense. I also like that he challenges us photographers to be true professionals. I am thrilled to have discovered Roberto and already noticed my photography is better in the short time that I've been studying him.

dLhickey
 

Roberto has the personaliyy and gift to relate to others.He is honest and shared some of rhe disaters that occurred, even with high paying and important clients when he failed to follow his proven and tested approaches. He has shared from his extensive knowledge developed by hard work and effort to master his craft. His dedication in attacking his weaknesses and making them a strength is inspiring. I have purchased many CL classes and all have worth the investment so I hesitated to purchase this course because I didn't think there was much new information. However the clear teaching and extensive knowledge shared by Roberto in his unique style caused me to purchase it gladly and believe it is an exceptional value. Roberto has shared his extensive tools, but you will never be the master of the craft without putting in the hard work and testing that roberto testified to. Thanks again CL for bringing the best to us and Thank you Roberto for taking the time and preparation to achive excellance in in this class.

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