Studio Lighting Essentials
Mark Wallace
Lessons
Class Introduction
04:07 2Direction of Light
06:38 3Hard vs Soft Light
04:22 4Effective Size
18:13 5Essential Gear
17:22 6Incident vs. Reflective Metering
21:21 7Sync Speed
14:31 8How to Meter
16:43Class Description
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 Materials
Bonus Materials with Purchase
Ratings and Reviews
user-ffff65
Great class! Very well structured, contains lots of useful and very well organized information. I'm new to studio lightning, so I liked very detailed explanations of every topic and the photoshoot part where you could see how all this works in practice. I'm just deciding on what studio lights to purchase and it helped me a lot to decide on what I want and need. I also really liked the new format (no audience, class directed to online audience) and the camera work was terrific!
Catherine
So comprehensive and detailed. Love the overhead views. I need to watch with my lights set up to practice in real time.
Doug Rogers
This is very good explanation of studio lighting. Mark thoroughly explains how to use different lighting and how they affect the final image.
Student Work
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