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 Whether your creating a great looking classic portrait for display on
someone's mantle, or using high key to capture the personality of an 8
year old, lighting is everything . Now, with the transition from shooting
color negative films to shooting digitally becoming more of the rule than
the exception, photographers need to pay even more attention to light
quality than they ever have before. Using an elegant classic portrait
set up, a "power couple" portrait, a business-like headshot, and a fun
high key set up for kids, world class photographer Will Crockett shows
you every step on how to choose, use, and not abuse your light quality
for excellence in digital capture with plenty of example photos and pro
level tips along the way.
Learn 5 pro lighting portrait set ups that you can use right away.
If you would like to download the final version of the example images
from this video, just click the link in the chapter description, then
open it on your computer to see the fine image quality that you
can expect using these techniques.
Here's a look at the 6 chapters in this DVD:
Chapter ONE: Film vs. Digital
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smooth out the contrast, highlight detail, and exposure control differences
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Chapter TWO: Classic Portrait Light for Digital
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Light modifier selection,
lighting placement, power settings and metering to create an elegant
portrait using four strobes. Hairlight options are also discussed.
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EXAMPLE IMAGE:
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CH02final.zip
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Chapter THREE: Power Couple Lighting
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Mainlight "feathering" ,
the "double kicker"and Will's PowerFill techniques make this snappy,
two subject blend of classic and contemporary lighting a real client
pleaser. See every step of how to light this "money" shot.
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IMAGE:
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Chapter FOUR: The Power Portrait Setup - Female
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Part portrait, part corporate
headshot - Will shows you all the tricks in this shot setup including
giving your client options in background selection.
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CH04final.zip
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Chapter FIVE: The Power Portrait Setup - Male
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You need to light men differently
than women, this chapter shows you how and why. Light make up techniques
for shine reduction is also discussed.
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CH05Bfinal.zip
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Chapter SIX: Fun Kids High Key
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Lighting high key can be
a challenge, but here's Will's simple and easy approach to capturing
dynamic digital high key images of kids.
Image quality considerations like what type of background paper,
lighting and metering the background, and battling lens flare are
discussed.
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IMAGE:
CH06final.sit
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CH06final.zip (2.5M)
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