Flash Photography: Capture Movement with Light
Setting up the Lighting
A course by Phil Fisk , Photographer
About the video: Setting up the Lighting
Overview
“In this lesson, I will guide you through the lighting setup.”
In this video lesson Phil Fisk addresses the topic: Setting up the Lighting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Flash Photography: Capture Movement with Light. Learn how to use and manipulate light to capture images that are full of movement and drama from the initial idea to the edited shot.
Partial transcription of the video
“Setting up the Lighting In this lesson, we'll set up the lighting in the studio. Now let's go to the shoot. As you can see, we've set up two Coloramas, pretty much as we did with the tabletop with the two pieces of card. That's our set with the mattress positioned in front, which is where our acrobat will land. As we did on the tabletop, I positioned the lights behind the set, and they will bounce into those white walls of the ceiling. Then we've put Coloramas in the front and that will bounce the light back in and that's our fill lights. A bit like what we did before, we've essentially got...”
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Course summary for: Flash Photography: Capture Movement with Light
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Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Phil Fisk
A course by Phil Fisk
Phil Frisk is a photographer and filmmaker based in London with over 20 years of experience. He studied sociology and mass media at Goldsmiths, University of London, and originally wanted to be a writer before being introduced to photography. After discovering the joys of image making, he spent his time adding tones and doubling up negatives to create new realities in the dark room and, once he graduated, began working as a studio assistant to deepen his knowledge.
From there, Phil progressed into shooting portraits for magazines and marketing campaigns for companies like SKY TV, ITV, and the BBC. He has worked on titles including Intergalactic, Trip to Spain, and Lucky Man, and shot celebrities like Quentin Tarantino, Toby Jones, and Jamie Oliver. Phil has also won multiple AOP Awards for his work.
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