High Impact, Low Fuss Lighting with Lindsay Adler

basic gear for beautiful shots.

Day 1
  • 10 video lessons
  • 2 hours and 28 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

Ready to capture gorgeously-lit images without expensive gear or complicated lighting setups? Join portrait and fashion photographer Lindsay Adler for an exploration of high impact, low-fuss lighting.

In this course, you’ll learn how to achieve a wide variety of visual styles using basic zoom reflectors, a beauty dish, and a soft box. You’ll explore dozens of possibilities for setups that require three or fewer lights. This one-of-a-kind learning experience will give you the tools you need to create dynamic, beautifully lit images—without investing in crazy modifiers or breaking the bank buying multiple strobes.

Lindsay will be using Profoto gear during this class.

Course Instructor

Lindsay Adler

Lindsay Adler

Fashion photographer Lindsay Adler has risen to the top of her industry as both a photographer, educator, and Canon Explorer of Light.

High Impact, Low Fuss Lighting with Lindsay Adler is rated 5.0 stars by 15 students

  • richard H. Apr 5, 2025

    Great class and pack full of information. I have been looking at her master courses on lighting and to be honest I went with this course as sort of a test run to see her teaching style and methods before going with the master classes and I am sold. Her method is not egotistic, if you know what I mean, and she gets right to the point and doesn’t waste your time with useless information. Best of all, she will give you the tools so you can come up with your own creative ideas and not just photo lighting recipes to follow as if you were following a cookbook recipe. Try it, you will like it.

  • Justina T. Nov 17, 2021

    I'm in love... will be watching more of Lindsay lessons :) thank you, amazing

  • Avril M. Dec 4, 2020

    Learned so much and great fun too :)

  • stephen L. May 7, 2020

    Really fantastic. The thing which i liked most, is how Lindsay gave options on how to do each set up with speed lights, and shoots in smaller home studios. John is also amazing as is his purple bandanna. Hope he gets his own creative live course at some point. I would be interested in what he would teach, and how? He would have to wear the purple bandanna though!!! But not just the purple bandanna? Maybe that would work too.. Maybe we should start a crowd funder "John to teach a creative live course wearing nothing but a purple bandanna" .. It could be the future :)

  • joanne D. Jan 30, 2019

    I got so much out of this workshop! so many wow moments. the set up with the light behind the model, was just wow wow wow, and the fun bit at the end just sealed it, thankyou so much!!!

  • Laurence T. Feb 24, 2018

    Brilliant class, Lindsay is always clear and concise without all the technical jargon other instructors throw around. Great instruction showing you how to get the most out of minimal gear.

  • Roberto M. Aug 19, 2017

    This is a awesome class! Thank you Lindsay, I was able to practice these techniques right away with the equipment I have!

  • Pete . Jan 23, 2017

    Such a great class- second one i've seen from Lindsay and both were really informative! This one really helped me, i've always liked the idea of playing around and not being too hung up on the numbers- nice to see a pro taking the same approach and getting nice images.

  • Daniel H. Jan 15, 2016

    Wow she really knows her lights, and I learned alot through this course aswell. It is a quick and easy way to start your understanding on lights.

  • S. Sep 8, 2015

    Got to say, I wish I had come across CreativeLive when I was first was starting out! I love the way Lindsay teaches, direct to the point and she uses a good terminology to help explain things. Even after years of shooting, I have learnt a tone of things from Lindsay. Thank you!x

  • B. Dec 3, 2014

    This is about the 5th class I've watched of Lindsey. As a teacher myself, I am impressed with how great an instructor she is….she has a way of explaining a concept in a manner that the less techie person can understand. I love how she uses water as an analogy to light. I'm a retired Spanish teacher and one of my favorite stories is Isabel Allende's "La Luz es com el ague" (Light is like water). Bravo, Lindsey! Looking forward to watching even more of your videos.

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