Improving Your Photography and Portraits with Lighting Modifiers

Learn techniques for adding, removing, and shaping light using modifiers.

Welcome

• Introduction
• What you should know before watching this course

1. Why Use Lighting Modifiers?

• What is a lighting modifier?
• The technical benefits of lighting modifiers
• The artistic benefits of lighting modifiers

2. Lighting with Umbrellas

• What is an umbrella?
• Using an umbrella to bounce light
• Diffusing light through an umbrella
• Lighting a portrait with an umbrella

3. Lighting with Softboxes

• What is a softbox?
• Changing the shape of the softbox
• Modifying a softbox with a grid
• Lighting a portrait with a softbox

4. Specialty Lighting Modifiers

• Shooting with a beauty dish
• Using Blackwrap or Cinefoil to control the light
• Using flags to block the light
• Using diffusers to soften light
• Using gels to adjust color temperature

5. Modifying a Speedlight

• When to use speedlights
• Using speedlight adapters
• Using gels with speedlights
• Using a flash bender to modify a flash
• Using a snoot to modify a flash
• Lighting a portrait with a speedlight

Conclusion

• Next steps