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Bob Davis' Professional Photography Lighting Techniques

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Overview

Digital photography expert Bob Davis shares his professional lighting techniques and the various types of light he uses.

What you'll learn:
  • Learn the differences between the quality of light and the quantity of light and how to enhance light sources to improve the quality of light.
  • Modify these light sources so that you can improve the quality of light in your images by shaping the light from direct, harsh-looking light to soft, diffused light in order to flatter the people in your images.
  • Learn how to work with the different settings on your camera in a variety of situations.
  • How you can use your on-camera flash to bounce the light and capture clean, beautifully diffused images
  • Create cool effects in your portraits by adding color to the background with gels.
  • Will discuss the pros and cons of studio strobes to achieve desired lighting effects. 
  • Control all speedlites with your camera as the master speedlite, using a wireless trigger.
  • Learn about adding highlights to the eyes.
  • Learn to shoot in harsh lighting situations on location.
  • Shoot on location out in the environment vs. shooting in an controlled environment setting like a studio.
  • Discover how to use light modifiers to create a larger light source.
  • Balance color and light using speedlights, Kelvin adjustments, and a light meter.
  • Explore techniques to modify your light source; Apollo Orb, Apollo Halo, refelctive unbrellas and more
  • Learn what type of equipment to take on a shoot and what you can find in Bob's camera bag.
  • Using a mix of studio lighting, Bob Davis shows you how to create deep shadow images with hard light.
  • Bob takes you on location. Learn what type of equipment to take on a shoot and what you can find in Bob's camera bag.

Master lighting techniques with Bob Davis on your own terms with this one-of-a-kind video training course.

Digital photography expert Bob Davis shares his professional lighting techniques and the various types of light he uses in his shoots in this video training offering. Through these hands-on tutorials, Davis teaches you the differences between the quality of light and the quantity of light and shows how to enhance light sources for optimal results. Davis provides expert, straight-forward, user-friendly training to help you tackle new topics the way you want to learn.

Master basic skills, boost your creativity, and challenge yourself in bold new directions. Includes visual demonstrations to show how Bob uses different types of light, such as natural or mixed, and also lighting tools, such as the camera and its settings, camera gels and speed light, reflectors and strobes, and light meter explains how to apply these lighting techniques to your own on-location shoots.

Covers each piece of the professional equipment Davis uses for lighting and how to get the best results with them Includes over 5 hours of Bob Davis professional lighting techniques video training If you're looking for real-world lighting technique instruction from a true professional, you'll find it here.

Taught by

John Wiley & Sons

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