Black and White Portrait Photography with Character
How to Play with Light: Close-up Lighting Scheme
A course by jeosm , Photographer
About the video: How to Play with Light: Close-up Lighting Scheme
Overview
“In this lesson we will see what lights we are going to work with, what accessories we will use and why. We will start by testing the light on Zeta; I will do light tests and I will choose the light that interests me the most for what I want to tell and to make it favor it. ”
In this video lesson jeosm addresses the topic: How to Play with Light: Close-up Lighting Scheme, which is part of the Domestika online course: Black and White Portrait Photography with Character. Experiment with artificial light and contrast to create images full of strength and personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to play with light: close-up lighting scheme We already saw how to make a portrait with a wide angle, now we will see how to make a portrait in a classic way, a close-up close-up on a black background. We are with Zeta and we will see how to illuminate and how to make light whether or not it favors the subject. To understand how we will work with light, we are going to do it for the moment with a single point. To do this, I will work with this flash using modeling light. This is the flash that I usually use, it is a camera flash that I can use separately from it, but to get photos like ...”
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Course summary for: Black and White Portrait Photography with Character
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Bridge, Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw -
Areas
Digital Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Interior Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

jeosm
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Jose Clemente is a freelance photographer who works under the name Jeosm. His work focuses on portraits, photojournalism, and advertising. He discovered photography through graffiti, using it as a way to immortalize his work in different light conditions. Since then, he has worked with clients like Adidas, Atresmedia, and the publisher Penguin Random House. He has also published five photography books.
In his portraits, Jeosm wants to portray people exactly as they are. He has a distinct style that focuses predominantly on black and white, employing stark contrasts between light and shadow. He believes the most important part of his work is connecting with the person being photographed.
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