Build your Lighting Knowledge

Understanding how and where light is found when taking a photograph is one of the most essential learnings when taking a portrait. It's easy to spend a lot of time working on complicated lighting set-ups when your best light is often right in front of you. Join well-known portrait photographer Peter Hurley as he simplifies the process by walking you through the fundamentals of lighting. He’ll explain natural light and how to work with what’s available. He’ll discuss how to work with continuous light and the best way to use strobes. Over the course of this class you’ll be able to photograph a portrait using: 

• Natural Lighting Continuous LIghting 
• Strobe Lighting 
• A mixture of variable lighting to create a dynamic portrait with a simple set up
  

• Class Introduction
• Natural Light Overview
• Live Shoot: Maximizing Window Light
• Live Shoot: Use Reflector to Enhance Natural Light
• Live Shoot: Back Light Your Subject
• Live Shoot: Back Lit Subject with V Flats
• Live Shoot: Utilize ProBoard with Natural Light
• Continuous Lighting Overview
• Peter Hurley Signature Lighting Overview
• Live Shoot: Continuous Square Light Set-Up for Women
• Live Shoot: Continuous Triangle Light Set-Up for Women
• Lighting for Men Overview
• Live Shoot: Continuous Three Light Set-Up for Men
• Live Shoot: Continuous Two Light Vertical Set-Up for Men
• Live Shoot: Working with Shadows for Men
• Live Shoot: Shadow, Kick & Fill for Men
• Live Shoot: Clear Glare in Glasses
• Live Shoot: Signature Set Up with Speed Lights for Women
• Live Shoot: Signature Set Up with Speed Lights for Men
• Live Shoot: Remove Big Pupils from Subjects
• Live Shoot: Through the Lens Metering Lock
• Live Shoot: Signature Set Up with Strobe
• Live Shoot: Perfect the White Background
• Peter's Journey with Strobes
• Dissecting the Face
• Live Shoot: Big, Bold & Beautiful Light
• Live Shoot: Large Umbrella Light Set Up
• Live Shoot: Feathering the Light
• Live Shoot: High Speed Sync Lighting Set Up
• Live Shoot: Interesting Light with Grids
• Live Shoot: Using Grids to Light Your Subject
• Live Shoot: Working in Hard & Soft Light