Overview
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Photographer David Hobby visits a conservation center and lights close-ups and portraits using a variety of strobes and light modifiers.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Setting the stage: Flash macro shoot
- Fixing the background and adding on-camera flash
- Lighting the shot with a small softbox and some foil
- Refining the exposure
- Lighting notebook: Flash macro
- Setting the stage: The blacksmith shop
- Exploring the shop and lighting setup
- Taking the initial shots
- Refining the shot
- Shoot once, use many times
- Lighting notebook: Blacksmith shop
- The initial lighting setup and exposure goals
- Refining the lighting and exposure
- Final lighting refinements before the shoot
- Taking the final shots
- Lighting notebook: Blacksmith portrait
- Creating a body of work in one day
