Creative Lighting for Portraits
Photo I: Layers of color (Part 1)
A course by Victor Idrogo , Photographer
About the video: Photo I: Layers of color (Part 1)
Overview
“In this lesson we will see a basic mix of two types of lights: Continuous and Flash. First we will put our character on a transparent white background and work with color on top of it. We will need two speedlites flashes and a flashlight. In addition to a white acrylic and gold paper. ”
In this video lesson Victor Idrogo addresses the topic: Photo I: Layers of color (Part 1), which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Lighting for Portraits. Get into experimental photography and learn to improve your use of expressive lighting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Photo 1 (Layers of color) Hello and welcome back to the course. We are in a new location, which is the study, and we will pass to the execution. The first thing I'm going to do is show you the equipment we will use. As I mentioned earlier, There are essential equipment we need, but that you could solve with items you have at home. The essential elements for our session it's going to be the tripod, the camera itself and for this first photo, which we will now, We are going to use some flashes that are Speedlights. You can find these Speedlights in different brands and always compatible for a...”
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Course summary for: Creative Lighting for Portraits
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Capture One -
Areas
Fine-Art Photography, Photographic Lighting, Photography, Portrait Photography, Studio Photography

Victor Idrogo
A course by Victor Idrogo
Victor Idrogo is a professional photographer from Peru. For more than 10 years he has been dedicated to commercial photography and has specialized in portraits. His works have been published in magazines such as Somos y cosas.
In his commercial office called Icónica Institucional Photography, he works with a team of professionals with whom he makes portraits and photographic coverage for companies and different institutions.
In parallel, he performs more personal work, also based on portraits and experimentation with the expressive use of light.
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