Exploring Low-Key Portraiture

Embrace the dark! No longer be afraid of shadow and murky tones. Explore the low-key portrait with Chris Knight. Learn how to maximize the detail in dark imagery through lighting and post-production. Chris will take you from concept through execution covering simple (yet effective) lighting techniques as well as tethering tips with Adobe® Lightroom®. He'll also discuss how to develop the raw image and retouching tactics to make your image appear powerful and purposeful.

• Class Introduction
• What Is Low-Key Lighting?
• Bringing in the Subject
• Lighting Patterns
• Lighting Patterns: Broad vs. Short
• Giving Your Light a Job
• How to Create Separation
• Shoot: Putting it All Together
• Developing the Raw for Low-Key
• Enhance with Local Adjustments in Lightroom
• Creating Different Interpretations in Lightroom
• Clean Up Image in Photoshop
• Dodge and Burn in Photoshop
• Liquify in Photoshop
• Adjust Color and Contrast in Photoshop