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Portrait Photography Essentials: One-Light Setups

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About Portrait Photography Essentials: One-Light Setups

Introduction

Project Assignment

Equipment

Split Lighting

Loop Lighting

Rembrandt Lighting

Butterfly Lighting

iPhone

Notes on Editing: Butterfly Lighting

Notes on Editing: Rembrandt Lighting

Final Thoughts

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What You Will Learn?

  • You don't need a complex setup to photograph an incredible portrait. In this short class, fashion photographer Justin Bridges walks you through 4 one-light setups to help you make the most of your light, maximize the looks you capture on a shoot, and create stunning images..
  • Justin walks through 4 key setups (split, loop, Rembrandt, and butterfly) as well as his approach to equipment, post-processing, and even iPhone shots. You'll learn how situating your subject according to your light source can create different looks and moods, and then share portraits of your own in the class gallery for feedback from your peers..
  • This class is perfect for beginning to intermediate photographers looking to learn the basics of light, as well as fellow professional photographers interested in a behind-the-scenes glimpse with a top creative in NYC..
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