Originally recorded live in 2013 this Mark Wallace: LIVE classic workshop explores how light and light modifiers work together to create the perfect portrait.
You can find the updated version of this class by clicking here. Or watch them both, why not?
Part One:
- How to eliminate shadows
- Understanding Hard and soft light – the shadows the light casts
- Diffused light and how that affects shadows
- The effective size of light – demonstrated by terrible actors
- How these principles apply to light modifiers
Part Two:
- Understanding specular highlights
- How modifiers magnify or eliminate specular highlights
- Diffused light – and the shadows it creates
- The inverse square law – with more terrible actors
Part Three:
- Putting the inverse square law into practice – shooting a portrait on a white wall
- Feathering light
- Q&A with viewers
- The direction of light and how that affects contrast
Part Four:
- The direction of light – continued
- The size and shape of light modifiers – what to use when
- Using a very large umbrella for a simple white portrait
- Applying the same principle for group shots (inverse square law)
Part Five:
- Using the zoom on a speedlight to change the effective size of the light
- The angle of incidence and reflection (eliminating reflections)
- Understanding color temperature – how modifiers can change it
Part Six:
- Correcting color temperatures with mixed lighting
- Q&A with viewers
- Working with a large softbox for portrait photography
- Using grids to control light
Part Seven
- Using speedlights for portrait photography
- Adding some creative lens flair
- Small speedlight modifiers