Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
The Lighting for a Group Photo
A course by Nolwen Cifuentes , Commercial and Editorial Photographer
Joined September 2021
Joined September 2021
About the video: The Lighting for a Group Photo
Overview
“I will now delve into the matter of lighting. You won't light the studio the same way for a group photo as for an individual photo. I'll explain how light can affect multiple people and then decide on the lighting I will use for my photoshoot.”
In this video lesson Nolwen Cifuentes addresses the topic: The Lighting for a Group Photo, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Group Portrait Photography. Explore styling, lighting, composition, movement, and color to take striking group shots that capture the energy of each subject.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Lighting for a Group Photo In this lesson, I'll teach you how to light for a group. We'll do two different lighting setups. One will be a soft-spread light and another one will be a hard-focus light. We'll be using Profoto D2 lights for this shoot. Profoto is an industry-standard strobe light. However, a more affordable option is called the Godox Flashpoint lights. I use those all the time when the budget is a concern. We'll be using studio strobe lights in this shoot because strobe lights emit a short, fast, and very powerful burst of light, so they're a lot more powerful than, for e...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Group Portrait Photography
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Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Nolwen Cifuentes
A course by Nolwen Cifuentes
Nolwen Cifuentes is an editorial and portrait photographer from California. She studied graphic design at UCLA before deciding to pursue photography, eventually gaining industry experience shooting weddings. Nolwen then expanded into different styles of photography and, after being featured in a magazine, started reaching out to editors and booking jobs.
Since then, she has captured portraits for well-known magazines, media, tech, beauty, and fashion brands. Her clients include Netflix, People, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety. She was also featured on The Lit List’s 30 New + Emerging Photographers to Watch. Nolwen is passionate about making content that represents the people she didn’t see in the media growing up, and she is a member of Women Photograph, Diversify Photo, and Authority Collective.
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