Overview
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From lighting to posing, learn simple techniques for creating great portraits.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- What you’ll learn in this course
- What tools you'll see demonstrated in this course
- How to get great light
- Three places to always find great natural light
- Importance and impact of backgrounds
- Camera setup
- Setting depth of field
- Controlling focus
- Choosing a shooting mode
- Using a longer lens
- Using a reflector
- Using foam core or pasteboard
- Using practical lights
- Essential tips for speed lights
- Tips for helping people look great
- Using shadows to improve a portrait
- Positioning your subject
- The impact of camera height and lens angle
- Directing people for portraits
- Keeping the shoot moving
- Using a diffuser in full sun
- Using strobe through diffuser
- Minding the height of the light and its mood
- Adding a rim light
- Summary
