Was wondering if anyone had material to suggest regarding lighting techniques, tips, tricks, etc. Plenty of it around but curious to know if anyone has some favourites they would recommend.

  • gotthelowdown@alien.top
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    ###Free tutorials

    Flash Photography for Headshots and Portraits by Ed Verosky

    Off Camera Flash Tutorial for Beginners by Rob Hall

    Off Camera Flash Portraits Made Easy by Eli Infante

    Mentoring Marisa by Daniel Norton - Great series where a pro photographer trains a beginner in lighting. It’s just frustrating that the videos are out of order. If you go through the earlier playlists I linked to, you can figure out a proper order to watch them in.

    Take & Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey - These are demonstrations and breakdowns of flash photography shoots. I feel like I owe him money for how much I’ve learned from him. My favorite videos are where he shows the problems he ran into and how he solves them.

    After you watch some of the earlier playlists first, I think you’ll understand and enjoy Gavin’s videos a lot more.

    The Best of Dean Collins on Lighting - Blast from the past, lol. When The Strobist gives a rave review of a lighting guru, that catches your attention.

    Watching his videos gives you big appreciation for much easier we have it with modern flash gear. Back then, Collins had to be MacGyver and improvise his gear.

    Part 1

    Part 2

    Part 3

    Part 4

    ###Paid courses

    You can learn a lot for free, but I still think there’s value in structured courses. With free tutorials, I learned how to do things. Wth paid courses, I learned the why behind lighting and why you would use different types of lighting for shooting different kinds of subjects. That knowledge can be as valuable or even more valuable than the how.

    Fair warning, these courses are a bit old, so the gear recommendations can be outdated and expensive. You can get modern, affordable gear recommendations on YouTube. Otherwise, the principles and techniques are timeless.

    Except for the Felix Kunze course from The Portrait Masters, all these courses are on CreativeLive.

    How to Shoot with Your First Flash by Mike Hagen. Mike’s courses helped me a lot when I was starting out with lighting and flash. Gave me a solid foundation for when I got into more advanced courses later.

    Introduction to Outdoor Flash Photography by Mike Hagen.

    Introduction to Using Multiple Flashes by Mike Hagen

    Lighting 101 to 401 series by Pye Jirsa / SLR Lounge. I think Lighting 101 (on-camera flash) and 201 (off-camera flash basics) are enough for most people.

    Location Lighting series by Felix Kunze. This course and Conquering Crappy Light are a killer combo. You’ll gain way more confidence with going into any situation and creating great lighting.

    Conquering Crappy Light by Lindsay Adler and Erik Valind.

    Speedlights 101 by Mark Wallace. Despite the basic-sounding name, this is a monster course. By the end of it, I was dreaming about flash power settings lol.

    Hope this helps.