Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
Course final project
A course by Scott McDermott , Photographer
About the final project for: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
“Congratulations. You have reached the end of this course. I hope you enjoyed it. Now you’re all set to start your project. The possibilities are endless! You've learned a bunch of techniques. Choose the best according to your preference. For the course project, you will create your own photos and use lighting to composite them. To support the final images, you will also need to provide a mood board showing your vision, photos of the process, and a brief text explaining why you chose that particular equipment, your props, and the location.
Partial transcription of the video
“Final Project Thank you for taking my course. I'd like to share some tips about the process of creating your work. First, create a concept. A mood board helps to define the vision for what you want to shoot. It all stems from that. Things like planning equipment, location, casting, wardrobe, and props will all be determined by your creative concept. On the shoot day, when you're building your lighting set up, start with the key light and add lights that you think are necessary after that. Leave time to experiment. It's something you can build upon, look at it, see what might be missing, and...”
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Course summary for: Professional Lighting for Studio Photography
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Digital Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography
Scott McDermott
A course by Scott McDermott
Scott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked through the American West, and trekked the Himalayas before spending the last 20 years as a commercial photographer in New York City. After initially shooting sports, Scott's work eventually shifted toward the athletes themselves and portraiture. This led to him photographing many of the best creative minds in Hollywood, the music industry, and the worlds of business and government. Scott is also a member of International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 as a still photographer.
Along with his advertising work for global brands and major magazines, Scott has created several personal projects including his “Scar Stories” portrait series, the highly acclaimed "Mandela Day” project (capturing the hands and faces of many of those who support Nelson Mandela's message) and a series of portraits accompanying the film "Pop Culture" about the experience of fatherhood. His work has been shown at solo and group exhibits and is held in many collections internationally.
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