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Professional style people-lighting adapted to digital tolerances and workflow by a master photographer, author, and photo educator Christopher Grey. Please visit his client side website.

Learn how to choose and use the best lighting tools for your needs, how light modifiers and components effect the 3 Zones of Light.

Developing your personal style, and a working relationship with makeup artists when you are ready.

Lighting setups include Personal Portraits, Editorial-Style Portraits, Model & Actor Headshots and more.

See our Lighting level ONE and level TWO videos.

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Beautiful and easy to learn professional lighting for working Pros and serious enthusiasts alike.

Our Lighting level ONE DVD introduces you to each component of the typical portrait lighting setup, then our Lighting level TWO DVD moves you into 5 different contemporary lighting setups with precision and control. Now Digital Portrait Lighting level THREE shows you the classic and contemporary portrait setups you need to be successful in today's marketplace. Christopher Grey reveals his technique of adapting film-based lighting into modern digital workflow and shares the tips you need from a master photographer to create your own digital lighting style.

Shootsmarter University is proud to present the third volume in our DigiLight DVD collection with a talented photographer whom we believe is the best digital lighting instructor in the photographic world - author, speaker and hands-on instructor Chris Grey.
His easy going style and deep appreciation for photographic quality make Chris the obvious choice as the premium learning resource if you would like to gain the lighting skills needed in this digital age.  Take a look at the type of "real life" lighting info is packed into this 62 minute DVD...

Chapter ONE: Lighting Tools.

Digital lighting requires digital tools and skills that include mastering your white balance, working closely with your strobe system, controlling exposures and more.

Chapter TWO: Lighting Styles.

Any lighting style has four layers of control, learn how to identify them and use them to your advantage no matter what type of lighting you choose: control is king.

Chapter THREE: The 3 Zones Of Light.

Each light source can be divided into three “zones” that we can use to bring out the best in our subject.  Let Chris show you how they work, and how to put them to work for you.

Chapter FOUR: Light Modifiers.

The shape and shadow intensity of any photographic light source is directly related to the size and type of each light source or modifier.  Take a look at the wide variety of styles Chris uses in his work by making each light modifier live up to it’s potential.

Chapter FIVE: Light Components.

Keys, fills, hairlights, kickers will affect our subjects in many ways, depending on where they are placed. Careful sculpting of your lighting setups, and careful placement of your lighting components will

Chapter SIX: Personal Portrait.

A warm and friendly portrait is the benchmark of the successful portrait photographer.  Watch a master of the image carefully build a personal portrait one light at a time.

Chapter SEVEN: About Personal Style...

Insight from an accomplished shooter is priceless for your growth as a photographer.  Chris discusses how to engage your subject and how to get hired for a job by using your own style.

Chapter EIGHT: Makeup.

Building a relationship with a makeup artist is more important than most photographers realize.  These tips from Chris will add dimension to your light, and make your clients look their best.

Chapter NINE: Model/Actor Headshot.

Headshots are easy and profitable.  Learn how to add emotional depth and to integrate the subjects persona into your model and actor headshots with this high quality lighting setup.

Chapter TEN: The Editorial Portrait.

Editorial portraits exaggerate details for effect, in this chapter Chris goes through the decision making process of choosing and using each light modifier in the creation of this “money shot”

Chapter ELEVEN: The Corporate Portrait.

One of the most profitable of all portraits are the corporate styled images. Chris uses a standard key and a strip bank to snap the subject away from the background, then drags the shutter to bring up the detail of the table lamp that add a corporate feel to the shot.

Chapter TWELVE:  Personality / Publicity Portraits.

Let’s have some fun with a careful lighting setup of a lounge singer then a rockstar and explore how this type of lighting can be adapted to your subjects personality.  Great for seniors shooters to add some sparkle to their sessions too!

Chapter THIRTEEN:  Your Foundation of Lighting.

Use the details you’ve just learned, coupled with these tips to build a sturdy foundation and to  find a sense of direction to your lighting.

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