Strobe Lighting on Location

Class Description

Get out of the studio, and make the most of your portrait photography by combining strobe and natural light. Joel Grimes breaks down strobe lighting through 11 different lighting setups, including shooting at a boxing gym, a local park, in direct sunlight on the roof and in the studio, so that you can go out on location and capture great images.

Join Joel for this class as he goes through the basics of strobe lighting basics and how to use strobes to overpower the sun.

Once you learn the essentials of strobes, he will show you techniques on:

How to use a neutral density filter and the combination of ambient and strobe lighting, to achieve a shallow depth of field.
How to achieve an HDR 32-bit depth final image with ISO bracketing
How to create a textured background for a character portrait and stitch it in Photoshop®

Joel is an experienced commercial portrait photographer and a member of the Canon Explorer of Light team. Learn how to create iconic images of your own as Joel shares his extensive experience in the lighting world.

Lessons

1Class Introduction
2Develop your Artistic Vision
3Learn Strobe Basics
4Which Strobe Is Best For You?
5Strobe Questions Answered
6Balance Strobes with Ambient Light
7The Sunny 16 Rule
8Choose the Right Modifier for Strobes
9On Location Shoot: Overpower Sunlight with Strobes
10Create Shallow Depth of Field Using Strobes Outdoors
11On Location Shoot: Portrait in the Shade with ND Filter
12On Location Shoot: Portrait with Sun on the Shoulder with ND Filter
13On Location Shoot: Portrait Using Strobes & Wide Angle Lens
14Shoot: Use Strobes with Props
15Shoot: Shooting into Sun with Strobes
16Shoot: Increase Strobe Power while Shooting in Sunlight
17Understand 32 Bit Depth
18HDR Bit Depth with Strobes
19How to Use the CamRanger for HDR Portraits
20On Location Shoot: Setting Up the Lights in Boxing Gym
21On Location Shoot: 3 Light Edge Portrait with Strobes
22On Location Shoot: Portrait Using Top Light with Strobes
23On Location Shoot: Create a Dramatic Portrait with Strobes
24Strobes & Textured Background for Character Portraits
25Shoot: Set-up the Gear for Portrait
26Shoot: One Strobe Portrait with Gray Backdrop
27Shoot: One Strobe Portrait with Textured Background
28Shoot: Using HDR for One Strobe Portrait
29Setting up Post Production Workflow
30Photoshop® Workflow: HDR Boxing Gym Portrait Shoot
31Photoshop® Workflow: HDR Portrait with Stitching

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I love Joel, even though I'm not a big fan of his style. He's a great teacher, really down to earth, and best of all, humble. He's a true professional and knows the business. Even if you're a seasoned photographer, I believe you will pick up some great tips throughout this course. What I enjoyed most from this course was learning Joel's thought processes and how he takes on challenges.

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After seeing Joel at Shutterfest 2016, I am a fan. He is intense, but that is inspiring. I especially like the segment using ND filters as I live in Florida where bright sun can be an issue! His teaching method sets the student at ease. You see him make mistakes and then figure them out! Makes us believe there is HOPE for us in the learning process! I also bought his commercial photography class as an add on. Great to see him work and think on his feet. Thanks CreativeLive for giving artists this platform that reaches out to artists around the globe.

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This is the first Creative Live class of Joel's that I've viewed live and plan on watching it again and again for the 'nuggets' that he scatters along the way. Compared to other classes I've watched and purchased, Joel's style falls in the category of that of an 'artisian'. As he explained in one of the segments of this course, if he could be anything from the pioneer days in America, he would chose to be a explorer. Joel takes you through shoots and subject matter using his intuition as a compass rather than following a map of prescribed steps. His long journey as a successful photographer and experiences gained are his guide to this course's final destination--you just need to trust his intuition and hang on for the ride. If you learn better from someone who is a 'craftsman' and follows the rule of the tape (or light meter) then Creative Live has scores of other classes that fall in this category. But what's the fun in that? Thumbs up to Joel for his explorer style.