SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 CLASS TWO

LESSONS FROM THE ARCHIVES

SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 CLASS TWO

While putting the Lighting Book together (free for subscribers to “In The Frame”) I found some tech sheets and thought I may share them here. Some of these techniques are of an older style, but the information is spot on and you can modify the tools to get something YOU want.

Light is light – and there is over 100 pages of ideas and info in the book.

Now to the Tech Sheets I found.

First up is a tech sheet for doing a beautifully lit headshot with a spray light. 

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Next up is shooting with a small flash to create some flare.

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This tech sheet covers shooting with a hard light and blending ambient exposure.

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DECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE
(speedlights and sun)

This is a PDF on using small flashes to create your own light in full sun.

This is a PDF file, so click and save to your computer.

DECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE
(speedlights for a natural look)

This is a PDF on using small flashes to create a natural light feel to a portrait

This is a PDF file, so click and save to your computer.

DECONSTRUCING AN IMAGE
(speedlights on location)

This tutorial is on using small strobes to light up subjects in the desert.

This a PDF file, so click and save to your computer.

Tech Sheet: Using a Tilt-Shift Lens

Tilt-shift lenses provide the small camera shooter with the functionality of a view camera. At least some of the functionality of a view camera. The front half anyway. The ability of the camera to change the relationship between lens placement and film or sensor...

Using a Location to Full Advantage

This is a post from the old site, and I thought I would redo it for the new one. There are many things you can do when you find a great location. When Bri and I stumbled upon this one, I thought it would be fun to work out several different ideas. We used flash,...