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

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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.

Even If the Sun Don’t Shine…

We were out the door fairly early, and the sky was slightly overcast. Briana had wanted to do this shot for the entire Florida trip and here it was the last day. I really wanted to get it for her. The sun didn't have any plans on cooperating though. I wanted the...

Using Light to Create Drama On Location

Briana and I were stuck in a small, hot and very mundane room while the thunderstorm unleashed lightning and torrential rain all over Anna Maria, Florida. She playfully challenged me to do a shot in the space that was, well, simply awful. I looked at the set she...