Simple Light Portraits at Night

Description

• Sam Haddix introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• Sam goes through the gear he’ll be using for this class.
• One approach to a scene is to figure out what you don’t like and focus on what you do like.
• The first shoot of the class takes place on a balcony as Sam goes through his process for choosing the location, setting up the shot, and discussing the gear and settings he uses.
• With the lights of a theater as the background, Sam goes through his process for shooting with a continuous light source.
• Standing on a street corner with the lights of the city and a continuous light source, Sam sets up a quick portrait shoot.
• Using a constant light source gives you the benefit of seeing exactly how the light will fall on your subject.
• Combining some gels with his light source, Sam goes through his set up for a colorful portrait of our favorite dog photographer, Kaylee Greer.
• Learn Sam’s process for whittling down the shoot to just his selects.
• Using his favorite photo of Doug, Sam shares some of his Photoshop workflow for editing a portrait.
• Using a photo of Matt, Sam shares new techniques for editing a portrait in Photoshop.
• Sam wraps up the class with some closing thoughts.

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