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The Portrait Lighting Challenge: Natural vs Studio

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Overview


As a photographer, nothing defines your talent more than your ability to capture, create, and place the right lighting. Award-winning portrait photographer Sue Bryce joins studio lighting wunderkind Felix Kunze for a lighting for portrait photography masterclass covering the universally most-used portrait scenarios. You will learn how to work with both natural and studio light — so that you are prepared to walk into any environment and take a gorgeous photograph.

Sue, internationally-renowned for her ability to paint portrait subjects with the glow of natural light, will teach you how she sets up different lighting scenarios. Felix, who's worked with the top photographers on earth, will then take the reins replicating Sue's shot — all using artificial lighting techniques he has honed from experience. The two seasoned photographers will take turns shooting, each learning and asking questions of the other in real time.

By the end of this course, you will know how to shoot a variety of portrait styles, including the classic beauty shot, the silhouette, high-contrast glamour, the soft flat light portrait (master that back light!), and old-school Hollywood glamour — all with both natural light and artificial light.

Syllabus

  • Class Introduction
  • Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - Maisie
  • Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - Katie
  • Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - LaQuan
  • Shoot: Studio Light Portraits - Maisie
  • Shoot: Studio Light Protraits - Katie
  • Shoot: Studio Light Portraits - LaQuan
  • Shoot: Natural Light Nude Maisie
  • Shoot: Natural Light Nude Continued Maisie & LaQuan
  • Shoot: Studio Light Nude Maisie
  • Shoot: Studio Light Nude Maisie & LaQuan
  • Studio Light Q&A
  • Review
  • Shoot: Natural Light - Backlight
  • Shoot: Studio Light - Backlight
  • Shoot: Hollywood Glamour Shoot
  • Shoot: Low Budget Hollywood Glamour
  • Post Processing: Sue's Style
  • Post Processing: Felix's Style
  • Post Process Q&A
  • Shoot: Studio Backlight and Lens Flare
  • Shoot: Studio Light - Strobe
  • Nude Boudoir Retouching
  • Contemporary Portrait 1
  • Contemporary Portrait 2
  • Contemporary Portrait 3
  • Film Noir Male Retouching
  • Film Noir Boudoir Retouching
  • Nude Male Retouching

Taught by

Sue Bryce and Felix Kunze

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