Studio Lighting 101
Studio Photography Using Gels
A course by Julia Robbs , Photographer
About the video: Studio Photography Using Gels
Overview
“In this lesson, we will explore how we can use gels with our lights for a dynamic shoot. Since we have our two lights, let’s go ahead and use all of them for this demonstration. But of course in your own studio, you can be creative and use as little or as much as you want. ”
In this video lesson Julia Robbs addresses the topic: Studio Photography Using Gels, which is part of the Domestika online course: Studio Lighting 101. Learn how to capture unique portraits by exploring different professional studio lighting setups.
Partial transcription of the video
“Studio Photography Using Gels For this lesson we'll use gels on your lights for a dynamic shoot. Since we have two lights, I'm gonna use both of those for our demonstration. But in your own studio, feel free to use as many or as little you want for your creativity. I'm excited for this one, it'll be different, it's our last shoot and I hope we have fun. Now I'll show you what I do to set up my gel portrait session. As you see here, I've got two lights, they're both the same distance from each other and also the same distance from my model. Similarly, they're the same height and the same ang...”
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Course summary for: Studio Lighting 101
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Studio Photography

Julia Robbs
A course by Julia Robbs
Julia Robbs is a commercial photographer based in New York City. Before moving to NYC, she was raised in France and studied photography in Chicago and Atlanta. Her work aims to be clean, polished, and thoughtful, while remaining authentic to her subjects.
Julia’s photography allows her to travel the world while developing her craft, and covers a wide range of fields, including lifestyle, portraiture, beauty, and fashion. Her client list includes Erno Laszlo, Odette NY, Refinery29, Etsy, Dropbox, Armand de Brignac, Urban Outfitters, Mailchimp, and more.
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