Fundamentals of Photography
John Greengo
the fundamentals of lighting.
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The success of every photographer—artistically and professionally—is based on a strong understanding of how light works. Join photographer Mark Wallace for a three-day course that will demystify the fundamentals of lighting and give you the concrete skills you need to get a powerful image using the right lighting every time you shoot.
Mark will cover everything you need to know about hard, soft, directional, and diffused light. You’ll learn about reading natural light and manipulating it with tools like reflectors and diffusion panels. Mark will also guide you through working with light in a studio environment. You’ll explore using basic studio lights to manipulate and shape light and working with strobes and speedlights. You’ll also learn about shooting on-location and how to balance shape, and color ambient light and light from a flash.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with a whole new understanding of light that will help you to shoot more efficiently, capture consistently well-lit images, and reach new creative heights as a photographer.
I have watched a lot of classes and tutorials on lighting and this is the best of them all. So much information about all aspects you need to know to become a light master. Thank you!
One of the most informative courses I've seen on lighting. Mark breaks down all the fundamentals of lighting in a very concise manner. Definitely on the 'must watch' list of creativelive for photographers.
Very informative. Thank you :)
Fantastic course very informative and easy to understand, who knew inverse square law could be interesting but a necessity. I Will put into practice what I learned in this course. Mark is a great instructor and also his team makes it enjoyable to watch. Thank You Dave from the UK
Great course and great instructor! Mark is very detailed and thorough in explaining and teaching photography! Thank you!
Amazing amount of info and in-depth discussion
Great course! Learning a lot about the principles. Really helpful for getting a solid foundation to coming up with your own lighting setups.
Excellent class! Lighting is a complicated subject, and in order to get the most out of this class you need to have a reasonably good understanding of exposure. I think that may be the reason that some people found it difficult to follow. The practical examples and applications that Mark walks us through made so much sense, and much more so than if he had simply taught with a slide presentation. I am only about a third of the way through the course, but already have improved my understanding of lighting exponentially.
I loved this course. Mark is knowledgeable and very thorough. I really like that he had to work through problems setting up the shot at times. It shows real world on the spot thinking that takes place during every photo shoot. The people that didn't like the course either already had the info or didn't have the mental plasticity to absorb new information that went against their preconceived ideas. If you know that you don't understand light, then get it and be open to new ideas.
Great instructor... Well structured and comprehensive lessons for the fundamentals of lighting.
I think Mark is a great teacher although he goes too fast sometimes and uses equipment that beginners can't possibly afford yet. Also, not for anything but he never says please or thank you to John. He kind of takes him for granted and treats him like a grunt. Same with Lex. Otherwise I'm enjoying these classes very much!
Great information! Mark does a wonderful job at taking you through some simple and not so simple lighting techniques. His added pdf's are helpful to follow along. I have watched the course several times now and learned something new each time.
Excellent class! Mark is just amazing!
Excellent class.
Good course. Some of the exercises got a bit clunky because of the outdoor challenges, etc., but Mark was still very easy to follow. This will help me up my game for certain!
This is an AMAZING class!! I would love to see Mark do a class on color theory because his method of teaching is so thorough and informative.
I love everything in this program but the app is blocking me from accessing the classes that I already purchased.
Mark is one of the most clear teachers I've heard, he is a great communicator, hope to see more from him here.
This is brilliant.
Mark Wallace is a great photographer and teacher. I have been viewing his how-to classes for years. Thanks Mark for making want I love to do so much better
Mark Wallace is the clearest guy on earth to make simplier something complicated, and that has to deal with his amazing experience, and knowledge. This is the best course that you could buy to understand light.
Fantastic class! Even though I'm not new to photography, I learned a lot from this course. Mark is a very effective teacher.
Even though I've been working as a professionnal photographer for more thant 7 years, I learned so many things ! At first I thought it was a very basic course on light, but I was so wrong. It's the perfect course on all the basics and more you need to know and understand if you want to work with light. If you're a total beginner, this is the perfect class, if you're already advanced, you'll still have things that you will learn, exemples, best practices, and so. Definitly worth the money, thanks !
I found the way Mark tells you about the theory and then demonstrates how to do it, very useful. It made me more confident I would achieve what I wanted from the lighting much quicker then trial and error. If you are a Pro-Am Photographer and want to improve your photography, this is a worth while investment.
Mark you are awesome and what I luv in this training is he explains mechanics and science of things .. thanks a lot now I can confidently work with light
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