AFTER THIS CLASS YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Use a light meter with confidence
• Create your own lighting styles
• Control contrast and shadows in your photos
• Choose light modifiers to achieve a specific look
• Set your white balance correctly
• Freeze motion with studio lights

ABOUT MARK’S CLASS:

Studio Lighting Essentials is everything you need to get started in the world of Studio Lighting for portrait photography. Mark is known for his easy-to-understand teaching style and ability to take concepts and put them into practical use. This class is packed with content. Topics include:

• Direction of light
• Understanding shadows
• Properties of light
• Equipment Essentials
• Light modifiers, grip, and expendables
• Understanding the 3-light setup
• Metering techniques
• Color theory and setting your white balance
• Studio Lighting setups

WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR:

• Beginner to Intermediate portrait photographers
• Photographers with little or no studio lighting experience
• Anyone wanting to know more before buying studio lighting gear
• Photographers who wish to understand studio lighting principles and build a solid foundation

SOFTWARE USED:

Adobe Photoshop CC 2021
Adobe Lightroom Classic 2021
Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

• Class Introduction
• Direction of Light
• Hard vs Soft Light
• Effective Size
• Essential Gear
• Incident vs. Reflective Metering
• Sync Speed
• How to Meter
• The Three-Light Setup
• Alternative Three-Light Setups
• Color Temperature and White Balance
• Understanding Watt Seconds
• Flash Duration
• Finding the Light
• Expanding the Three Light Setup
• Closing