Lighting 101

Lighting 101 follows in Photography 101's footsteps. Photography 101 takes students up through Manual Mode mastery and provides a foundation in natural light techniques and modifications. Lighting 101 picks up by teaching all about flash and light modification. But, just like Photography 101, we want Lighting 101 to be the most accessible lighting course available. So we teach you everything about flash lighting, light modification, ambient to flash balance, lighting patterns, off-camera lighting and even multi-point off-camera light setups. But, what makes Lighting 101 truly special is that we do all of this with nothing but your on-camera hot shoe flash. Every image shown and created in this course was created with a DSLR and just a single on-camera hot shoe speed light. 

Graduate to the next level of exposure mastery with Lighting 201, Lighting 301, and Lighting 401 with Pye Jirsa.

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Why Just One On-Camera Flash
• 5 Reasons to Use Flash
• Common Flash Myths
• What Makes Flash Challenging?
• Chapter 2 Introduction
• Flash-Strobe vs. Ambient-Constant Light
• Flash vs. Ambient Light Exposure
• Flash vs. Ambient Demo
• Flash and Ambient Balancing for Natural Effect
• Flash and Ambient Balancing for Dramatic Effect
• Flash and Ambient Balancing for Creative Effect
• Understanding Flash Duration
• Chapter 3 Introduction
• 5 Common Key Light Patterns
• 5 Common Key Light Patterns w/ Diffusion & Fill
• 5 Common Secondary Light Patterns
• 3 Primary Subject Patterns
• Light Qualities
• The Inverse Square Law
• Inverse Square Law in Practice
• Corrective White Balance
• Creative White Balance
• Chapter 4 Introduction
• On Board vs. Hot Shoe Flash
• Full Feature vs. Manual Flashes
• TTL vs. Manual Control
• TTL vs. Manual Recycle Times
• Flash Power & Zoom
• HHS vs. ND Filters
• FCS vs. RCS
• Chapter 5 Introduction
• 4 Tips When You Must Use Direct Flash
• Bare Bulbing Done Right
• Grid Snoot + Direct Flash
• Mini Beauty + Direct Flash
• Ring + Direct Flash
• Understanding Modifiers
• Direct Flash + Shutter Flash
• Chapter 6 Introduction
• Ambient vs. Direct Flash vs. Bounce Flash
• Silver Bounce
• More Light Silver
• Soft White Bounce
• Overhead Bounce
• Overhead Bounce + Fill
• Event Bounce
• Chapter 7 Introduction
• Natural vs. Dramatic Light
• Filling and Refining Existing Light
• Coloring Light for Corrective Effect
• Coloring Light for Creative Effect
• Chapter 8 Introduction
• Case Study 1 - Dramatic Sunset
• Case Study 2 - Desert Sunset
• Case Study 3 - Sinister Headshot
• Case Study 4 - Family Portrait
• Case Study 5 - Athlete Portraits
• Case Study 6 - Working Angles
• Case Study 7 - Drag + Composite
• Case Study 8 - Less is More
• The Good Karma Jar
• Favorite Feature Flashes
• Favorite Manual Flashes
• Favorite On Camera Flash Modifiers