One Light Wonder

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One Light Wonder provided by CreativeLive is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 4-5 hours worth of material. One Light Wonder is taught by Clay Patrick McBride. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from CreativeLive. The course is taught in Englishand is $49.00. Visit the course page at CreativeLive for detailed price information.

Overview
  • We only have one sun, so why should we need more than one light? In this course, celebrity portrait photographer Clay Patrick McBride will dive into lighting with intention. Through a variety of live shoots, he’ll demonstrate how to incorporate lighting diagrams into your workflow so you can create setups that you can use again and again.

    He’ll cover:

    • How to control your light
    • Creating hard or soft light
    • The importance of documenting your setups
    • Sculpting with Light
    • Removing and creating shadows with intention

    By the end of this class, you will be able to create incredible images with confidence and the use of only one light.

Syllabus
    • Class Introduction
    • The Inverse Square Law
    • Shoot: One Light, Single Subject
    • Shoot: Group Photo
    • Shoot: Group with Diffusion
    • Lighting Diagrams
    • Strobox Demo with Chris Coe
    • Softbox Set Up #1: Overhead Drama
    • Softbox Set Up #2: Beauty Box
    • Softbox Set Up #3: Backlight
    • Softbox Set Up #4: Backlit Silhouette
    • Creating a One Light Playbook
    • Shoot: Bare Beauty Dish
    • Shoot: Stripbank
    • Shoot: Magnum Reflector
    • Shoot: Grids
    • Shoot: Beauty Dish with Sock
    • Introducing Multiple Lights
    • Shoot: Clamshell
    • Shoot: Softbox & Beauty Dish - Main/Fill Lights
    • Shoot: Softbox, Edge Lights/Striplights, and V Flats