One Light Wonder

We only have one sun, so why should we need more than one light? In this course, celebrity portrait photographer Clay Patrick McBride will dive into lighting with intention. Through a variety of live shoots, he’ll demonstrate how to incorporate lighting diagrams into your workflow so you can create setups that you can use again and again.

He’ll cover:

• How to control your light
• Creating hard or soft light
• The importance of documenting your setups
• Sculpting with Light
• Removing and creating shadows with intention

By the end of this class, you will be able to create incredible images with confidence and the use of only one light.

• Class Introduction
• The Inverse Square Law
• Shoot: One Light, Single Subject
• Shoot: Group Photo
• Shoot: Group with Diffusion
• Lighting Diagrams
• Strobox Demo with Chris Coe
• Softbox Set Up #1: Overhead Drama
• Softbox Set Up #2: Beauty Box
• Softbox Set Up #3: Backlight
• Softbox Set Up #4: Backlit Silhouette
• Creating a One Light Playbook
• Shoot: Bare Beauty Dish
• Shoot: Stripbank
• Shoot: Magnum Reflector
• Shoot: Grids
• Shoot: Beauty Dish with Sock
• Introducing Multiple Lights
• Shoot: Clamshell
• Shoot: Softbox & Beauty Dish - Main/Fill Lights
• Shoot: Softbox, Edge Lights/Striplights, and V Flats