Creating Impact with Color Gels with Alexis Cuarezma

Alexis Cuarezma

Create and photograph our color scheme in camera

Creating Impact with Color Gels
  • 11 video lessons
  • 1 hour and 16 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee
Light is essential to creating cinematic images as well as color. In this class, join five time portrait photographer of the year Alexis Cuarezma as he breaks down his process for using color gels to make an image that grabs your attention. He will teach how he sets up his camera, creates a color scheme, and selects gels to get the desired image in camera. He'll go over simple color schemes that can be done with only two lights, as well as a full stylized image using multiple lights and color gels.
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Alexis Cuarezma

Alexis Cuarezma

Alexis Cuarezma is a San Francisco-based photographer who specializes in both on-location and in-studio portraiture.

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  • Madhusudhan N. Oct 29, 2019

    Really liked Alexis' style. Explained the intent behind his camera setting, lighting setup very well.

  • Xavier F. Jan 29, 2019

    This class is still super impactful 1 1/2 years later!! I really hope to see more of Alexis at CreativeLive. He has so much insight and is an excellent teacher. His explanations are clear and concise with ample context.

  • Barrie B. Jan 11, 2019

    This is a great class on the use of gels although I don't like the abrupt editing between segments as it always leaves the impression something valuable has been missed. The photographer has a simple approach to gels that produces outstanding images (although he could use imprecise language like 'this' etc a little less). As a teacher, I have viewed many of the CC Live classes and almost all are well produced with great information. (It is admirable and worthy of support that many of these are presented for free.) This class is one of the best and is a great investment if you want to give your photography extra impact. By way of coincidence, I was watching the movie Marshall the other day (the story of the great Supreme Court jurist Thurgood Marshall) and was struck by the use of color in almost every scene. A great inspiration for using it in still photographs. Get this class, it is outstanding.

  • Jenn M. Apr 3, 2018

    Alexis Cuarezma is hilarious, very talented, and a creatively energetic instructor and artist! If I hadn't been attending Photo Week, I wouldn't have chosen this course, but boy am I glad I was in it! Gels have been an enigma to me for years (in the way that studio strobes used to be), and I was surprised at how easy and useful they were when Cuarezma explained and demonstrated them. His creative process is a joy to watch and learn from. I highly recommend this course to ALL photographers!

  • Dee L. Feb 6, 2018

    I really dig watching his approach to creating a mood. Even if you're not into sports photography, you'll learn how to use color to convey impact.

  • Amy . Oct 19, 2017

    I don't do athletic images, but I think the lessons in this class can be applied to other genres too. It was a nice overview of how to use color temperature settings, gels and color theory to create mood and atmosphere.

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