Photography Lighting for Portraits Out of the Studio
A course by Rodrigo Chapa Torres , Photographer
Joined March 2019
Take your portrait photos to new locations and give them the cinematic look
When we talk about portrait photography, a studio image automatically comes to mind, perhaps with a white background and artificial light. Rodrigo Chapa - Mexican photographer specializing in portraits - wants to challenge this imaginary, taking his portraits to different locations and giving them an aesthetic that could well be the frame of a movie by your favorite film director.
In this course you will give a new approach to your portrait photographs, introducing the location variable and what that implies: different compositions, study of the behavior of natural and artificial light and, of course, the design of the scene in the That your subject will be portrayed.
What will you learn in this online course?
10 lessons & 16 downloads
- 560 students
- 10 lessons (1h 8m)
- 16 additional resources (11 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Intermediate
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe LightroomWhat is this course's project?
You will create a photographic portrait at a location, from the birth of the idea to post-production in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. You will go deeper into elements such as composition and lighting.
Who is this online course for?
To photographers who want to learn a new portrait photography technique.
Requirements and materials
You will need to have an intermediate handling of a SLR camera, portable flashes and a RAW development program such as Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
As for the materials, you will need a camera with an angular lens, two or more flashes with some modifiers (umbrellas or white sheets) and a computer with Lightroom (or other software RAW development).
Rodrigo Chapa Torres
A course by Rodrigo Chapa Torres
Rodrigo Chapa is a Mexican photographer with more than a decade of experience that divides his time between his commercial studio, in which he takes product photography, and his personal projects, in which he explores the photographic portrait as a means of expression.
Its commercial clients are often design agencies such as Anagrama, Human, The Branding People and Futura, in addition to having developed projects for major brands such as Nike, Innova Sport and Whirlpool.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
First steps
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Composition
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Location, model and styling
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Lighting scheme
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Team
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U3
Shooting
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Light tests
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Shooting with subject
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U4
Postproduction
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Selection, development and adjustments in Lightroom
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Formats to export
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FP
Final project
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Photography Lighting for Portraits Out of the Studio
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Adobe Lightroom