In order to create beautiful photos, you have to start with the fundamentals. Whether you want to take better pictures of your family or friends, pursue a new hobby, or are starting a new career as a photographer, mastering the basics of photography is essential to shooting quality photos. This 7 1/2 hour Fstoppers produced tutorial has been designed to teach you everything you need to know about using your digital camera and improving your images in Photoshop.
- Design your set and recreate window light with studio equipment.
- Transition from a soft to a more dramatic look with ease.
- Create a variety of portraits and tell a story with flow posing and camera angles.
- Incorporate special effect lighting for editorial-style boudoir and beauty portraits.
Do you love to explore the outdoors and capture stunning images?
Join naturalist, photographer, and outdoor educator Meredith Fontana to learn how to read a topographic map - an essential skill if you want to find the best locations to take landscape photographs.
Last updated 1/2023
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Create short form content with powerfull intent and clear motive for instagram/ Youtube and TikTok
Shooting Creatively by SallyKate Photography
https://findingnortheducationalsubscriptionforphotographers.uscreen.io/programs/shoot-creatively-f70853?categoryId=26641
Your approach to lighting can define your style as a photographer. Join Matthew Jordan Smith, a well-known celebrity photographer as he breaks down three versatile lighting styles - soft, medium and hard light. He’ll show how pairing these styles with modifiers can enhance and change the mood of your final selects, whether you’re working with commercial, wedding or portrait clients.
https://www.creativelive.com/class/understanding-light-light-modifiers-mark-wallace
What’s the difference between a large silver umbrella and a small softbox? Why use a grid? How do you control light spill? What does it mean to shape light? Mark answers all these questions as he breaks downlight in easy-to-understand terms. Mark steps through the principles of light step by step. After explaining each principle of light, he applies it to specific modifiers.
The direction of light, contrast, form, shape, The Inverse Square Law, The Angle of Incidence and Reflection, soft light, hard light, Effective Size, color temperature, Dynamic Range, and more. Once you understand these principles you’ll understand the size, shape, and surfaces of each light modifier and how to use them most effectively. This class is jam-packed and perfect for every level of a studio photographer.
https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Textured-Toast-Dramatic-Side-Lit-Photography/1216254096
This class is all about shaping window light to highlight the texture and contrast in your flat lay photos. We'll be utilizing Raking Light and I'll show you a few techniques for added drama and punch. Gone are the days of lifeless "blah" flat lays!
The Essentials for Understanding Light with Alan Thornton
https://www.craftsy.com/class/the-essentials-for-understanding-light/
Unlock the keys to masterfully lit photos! Let Santa Fe Photographic Workshops instructor Alan Thornton guide you through photography light techniques. Delve into the characteristics of natural and artificial light and find out how to create a compelling image no matter the light source. Explore direct, diffused and bounced light, and discover which is best for flattering portraits or high-contrast, dramatic images. Learn how to shoot with back, front and side lighting, and dive into essential exposure and metering guidelines. Follow along with Alan in an inspiring lesson on finding good light anywhere and discover the affordable gear that will help you create and modify beautiful light.