This is a fun little project. I shot Briana in the studio and recorded
most of it on Video. I took the video, did very little editing and added
a soundtrack of me explaining what I was doing. You see all of her posing
as well as hearing me giving directions along with the commentary. Video
is over 45 minutes and it is a 'reality' video, not a polished production.
I then included 6 Photoshop movies of some of my favorites from the shoot.
I go from mild to wild with some of the techniques.
These shots were all created with one light. We used an umbrella and
a 4 foot 'Strip Light" for the light. We also used lots of Fill Cards.
In the video I show some metering techniques that I use to previsualize
the light on the model.
I am giving this new DVD as a premium for a time when purchasing the
"Lighting Essentials 1" DVD. I will have an edited YouTube up soon.
| Original Image |
Final Photoshopped Image. |
A wild approach to create a very romantic portrait look. Simple techniques
to a very striking style.
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One umbrella very close to Briana. Fill cards brought in from every
side - including below. |
A mild, nearly invisible Photoshop process. Simple skin retouching
and minor blemish repair.
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One umbrella very close to Briana. Fill cards brought in from every
side - including below. |
Photoshop has some cool tools you can use to augment your lighting.
Here we create a 'spotlight' look on a simple portrait. |
One umbrella very close to Briana and right above camera position.
Fill all around, and Briana is close to the background. |
Milde retouching for a cute pose. I wanted the image to reflect the
fun I saw in the camera. Easy to follow techniques. |
One umbrella very close to Briana and right above camera position.
Fill all around, and Briana is close to the background. |
A fun moment while Briana started to play with the chair. I thought
it may look good with a "toy camera' style. We change it up a bit
at the end though. |
A 4 foot striplight is placed vertically to camera right and just
outside of the camera view. We used a V-card as both fill and background. |
A slight "cross process" approach to the processing. We add a bit
of fun at the end to create a hybrid of the cross process look. |
A 4 foot striplight is placed vertically to camera right and just
outside of the camera view. We used a V-card as both fill and background. |
