Strobe Lighting on Location

Get out of the studio, and make the most of your portrait photography by combining strobe and natural light. Joel Grimes breaks down strobe lighting through 11 different lighting setups, including shooting at a boxing gym, a local park, in direct sunlight on the roof and in the studio, so that you can go out on location and capture great images. 
Join Joel for this class as he goes through the basics of strobe lighting basics and how to use strobes to overpower the sun.

Once you learn the essentials of strobes, he will show you techniques on:

• How to use a neutral density filter and the combination of ambient and strobe lighting, to achieve a shallow depth of field.
• How to achieve an HDR 32-bit depth final image with ISO bracketing
• How to create a textured background for a character portrait and stitch it in Adobe Photoshop

Joel is an experienced commercial portrait photographer and a member of the Canon Explorer of Light team. Learn how to create iconic images of your own as Joel shares his extensive experience in the lighting world.

• Class Introduction
• Develop your Artistic Vision
• Learn Strobe Basics
• Which Strobe Is Best For You?
• Strobe Questions Answered
• Balance Strobes with Ambient Light
• The Sunny 16 Rule
• Choose the Right Modifier for Strobes
• On Location Shoot: Overpower Sunlight with Strobes
• Create Shallow Depth of Field Using Strobes Outdoors
• On Location Shoot: Portrait in the Shade with ND Filter
• On Location Shoot: Portrait with Sun on the Shoulder with ND Filter
• On Location Shoot: Portrait Using Strobes & Wide Angle Lens
• Shoot: Use Strobes with Props
• Shoot: Shooting into Sun with Strobes
• Shoot: Increase Strobe Power while Shooting in Sunlight
• Understand 32 Bit Depth
• HDR Bit Depth with Strobes
• How to Use the CamRanger for HDR Portraits
• On Location Shoot: Setting Up the Lights in Boxing Gym
• On Location Shoot: 3 Light Edge Portrait with Strobes
• On Location Shoot: Portrait Using Top Light with Strobes
• On Location Shoot: Create a Dramatic Portrait with Strobes
• Strobes & Textured Background for Character Portraits
• Shoot: Set-up the Gear for Portrait
• Shoot: One Strobe Portrait with Gray Backdrop
• Shoot: One Strobe Portrait with Textured Background
• Shoot: Using HDR for One Strobe Portrait
• Setting up Post Production Workflow
• Photoshop® Workflow: HDR Boxing Gym Portrait Shoot
• Photoshop® Workflow: HDR Portrait with Stitching