Flash Photography with a Speedlight

Flash Photography with a Speedlight

“We've reached the end of the course. Now it's time for you to work on your final project. Using the skills and techniques you’ve learnt in this course, coupled with the creative knowledge you have already acquired, create three images. Each image connects to a different emotion and ideally uses a new technique with light that you’ve learnt. My recommendation would be to separate each image into a different style of photography. For example: Image 1 - Editorial Portrait Image 2 - Headshot Portrait Image 3 - Students Choice Here are the two images I've been working on throughout the course:

Remember: light itself does not create the emotion. We need to couple it with poses, expressions and props. Light can act to amplify the emotion you’re trying to get across. Another tip would be this: choose the emotion first, and build around it. It’s easy to take an image and then attribute an emotion to it. Share your images with the community, including a brief explanation of how your process went, what issues or challenges you found and any recommendations you may want to share with your fellow students. If you have any questions or doubts, don't hesitate to ask them in the forum. I will try to answer as soon as possible. I hope you enjoyed my course and can't wait to see your photographs. See you! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Now we've reached the end of the course. I hope you've learned some valuable lessons with regards to lighting and techniques and how you can apply those to your own photographs. And if you follow the lessons, you'll see that it's really easy to apply these techniques to your own photographs. I want you to be original and creative when you're uploading your final project. And I really want to see all of the steps of your photographic process. Now, starting with the light that you choose, It's really interesting to me to see the lighting set up and how you're going to create that. As you've s...”

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Course summary for: Flash Photography with a Speedlight

• Level: Beginner
• 93% positive reviews (114)
• 3749 students
• 4 units
• 19 lessons (3h 52m)
• 15 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop, Capture One

• Areas

  Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Studio Photography