Photographic Portraits in Black and White

Overview

“While the portrait is being prepared, you can finish the configuration of your lighting. That is, check that the flash or space light is adequate. Taking some light and color test shots with the camera always comes in handy. If you are using capture one, check if there is a good connection between the camera and computer. Take this moment to try different distances and powers of light, only then will you know that it will work better for you.”

In this video lesson Giuseppe Falla addresses the topic: Proper light setting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photographic Portraits in Black and White. Learn to take unique and intimate portraits with a single light source.

Partial transcription of the video

“Proper light setting Your session is about to begin. In this lesson I will make recommendations to personalize your light depending on the subject or the type of session you want. As I commented in the previous lesson, This is the distance I marked with the subject, because I want to mark a portrait session quite intimate, private and personal. And it seems to me that if I fill the space with many lights, the subject, the person, the portrayed or the portrayed, You may feel very overwhelmed. That could be used much more for a commercial, advertising session. For example, for a type of portr...”

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Course summary for: Photographic Portraits in Black and White

• Level: Beginner
• 76% positive reviews (42)
• 843 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (1h 8m)

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  3ds Max, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography