Lesson Info
54. Conclusion and farewell
Lessons
Meet your Master
01:26 2Learn from the journey
15:24 3Using inspirations
08:43 4Photography is stopping time
09:27 5Albert's library of ideas
08:30 6Tips on preparing for a portrait shoot
12:10 7Setting up the studio
04:56 8Understanding studio collaboration
07:35The importance of casting and hair & make-up
08:59 10Foreground studio set up
08:46 11Studio session with a model - set up 1
11:23 12Studio session with a model - set up 2
05:55 13Studio session with a model - set up 3
08:01 14Picking the best shot
03:36 15Working with photoshop
13:14 16Creating a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock
04:18 17The gigantic question... Colour or black and white?
07:55 18One day with Kate Moss
05:06 19Learn to have your ideas ready
06:14 20Using Polariods
06:29 21Creating beautiful photographs of hands
04:45 22Controlling natural light
05:38 23Shooting a monkey with a gun
06:27 24Choosing your format
07:13 25Composition and lens
04:47 26Shooting landscapes. The Isle of Skye
15:18 27Planning and ideas for a landscape shoot
06:32 28Creating still life images
13:48 29Photographing the Lost Diary
10:53 30Shooting album covers
03:09 31The Strip Search Project
10:28 32Shooting Las Vegas landscapes
08:24 33Photographing Breaunna
07:21 34Balancing daylight, God bless America
03:45 35Creating the Maroc Project
10:21 36Creating the Maroc shoot
08:11 37Photographing sand dunes
04:09 38Photographing Moroccan children
10:42 39Advice on making portraits
10:12 40How to be alert to finding photographs
07:35 41Making a portrait of Mike Tyson
02:39 42Creating intense colour in a photograph
03:04 43Portraits of rap stars and a Golden Boy
08:40 44Photographing Jack Nicholson
04:20 45Creating a portrait of David Cronenberg
02:14 46How to light only using two $10 bulbs
07:29 47Studio fashion set up 4
10:47 48Studio session with a model. The geography of a face
13:05 49Look inside the picture
02:56 50Creating memorability in an image
02:54 51Combining nudes and landscapes
04:52 52A perfect print
07:50 53The business side of things
06:50 54Conclusion and farewell
03:55Lesson Info
Conclusion and farewell
(melancholy music) You ready? Yup, action out. The old fashioned word action. Yeah. (laughing) We want to disrupt your thought that was all. Action now. Okay. There's a funny kind of thing you sometimes you know CNN put it up and say just because we have somebody on our show, they're not necessarily expressing the opinions of CNN. Now you've kind of sat through this video. It's actually with me it's the opposite. You're actually truly getting my opinions. Now my opinions don't have to be your opinions. But maybe if you've listened carefully to everything, you might pick up one or two things that I've learned and it took me 40 years to really learn all of these things you know. So I was trying to be as helpful as possible. The thing that you've heard me say again, and again, and again, is preparation, thought, concept. Those things make your picture, unless you're a genius, unless you're Mozart. These things, preparation is gigantic help. Really the camera, the lighting, these...
things are of course important. If your lights don't work, your camera doesn't work. But you want to really just get that out of the way as quickly as possible. You should always be aware of those elements. But get to the concept. Start thinking artistically. Start thinking about how you use your personality as part of what's in your case. You bring your personality to the shooting. And just involve yourself with art. Photography is an artistic pursuit. Great photography really is an artistic pursuit. Immerse yourself whenever possible in books, museums, galleries. Don't just look at photography books but look at art books. Look at what's amazing about modern painters, like a Francis Bacon or a Picasso. Or an impressionist, or even go back to Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo, different you know, all the way back. I even find cave paintings kind of fascinating. You really have to work very very hard. But if you truly want to be a photographer, and you're passionate about it, your passions should absolutely carry you through. It's upwards and onwards you know? As somebody said in Toy Story. Definitely, I would say if there's one thing, even beyond concept it's preparation. So I want to thank you for sitting through all of that. I also thank the crew that helped me put this together. They were fantastic. Most of all I wish you really really good luck with your careers. That's important. (electronic music)
Ratings and Reviews
Richard A. Heckler
"Unless you're Mozart"...this course is an invaluable asset. I'm a pro, humanitarian/documentary photographer, & wilderness...and I've learned much from the 40+ sessions here. This is truly a Master Class...next best thing to being with Albert. And although I could watch studio sessions forever, this course offered a very balanced curriculum of technical information, artistic encouragement and guidance, and a open, generous window into the thinking of a gifted artist and photographer, sifted from decades of first class experience. Kudos to all involved. Excellent!
a Creativelive Student
I purchased my first CreativeLive class in 2011 and have continued to purchase many classes over the years. I have learned so much from the many great instructors. This one is not a technical class that will tell you to set your camera at f4, 1/60, ISO 400 and you can get this shot. If you are looking for that, there are many other options. If you have a solid working knowledge of photography, this class is so much more. The way it was filmed is like you are there with him in conversation or in the room with him watching him shoot. To see and understand the how and why he does what he does. Not to take anything away from other classes that have helped to give me a strong understanding of photography, this is my favorite CreativeLive class so far.
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