Digital Portraiture Basics 1 DVD
Start with Digital Portraiture Basics to build a solid foundation of digital portrait; and this DVD helps you and your lighting make the transition from shooting portraits onto negative films to shooting onto digital capture. By working on a light at a time, and then second, third and forth; this DVD gives you a step by step lecture.
Chapter 1 - INTRO: A brief look at what's ahead and why this info is so vital to creating high quality digital portraits.
Chapter 2- Light Sources: Which types of light sources work best for digital portraiture? We take a look how strobe systems as well as available light fits into the digital picture.
Chapter 3- Light Modifiers: Get the digital results you want by analysing example images created using these types of modifiers:
-Parabolic Bowl Reflectors.
-Bounce Panels.
-Umbrellas.
-Softboxes.
-Octabanks and BeautyBowls.
Chapter 4- The Basic Portrait Setup: Defining the 4-light classic portrait setup components - Main, Fill, Hairlight and Background light.
Chapter 5- Main Lights: Discover the sometimes subtle differences that various main lights present to your digital main lighting. Plenty of example images here to help you choose the right light for your work.
Chapter 6- Fill Lights: Is it a good idea to use a fill card as a main light in the digital world? Nope. Gain control over your fill light type, placement, and value in this chapter. The "Lighting ratio" between the main and fill are also covered here.
Chapter 7- Hairlights: Should you use a parabolic or a softer light modifier for your hairlight? How bright should it be set to? Hard and soft hairlights lights explored with great examples.
Chapter 8- Background lights: Help to separate your subject from the background with the right light, and how to control the light using parabolics and grid spots.
Chapter 9- Light Values and Proper Exposure: Digital capture is VERY picky about exposure, and it has a tough time maintaining highlight detail. In this chapter, you will learn about controlling your digital light values and proper exposure techniques from a world-class master of lighting. From judging proper shadow, midtone, and highlight values to how to meter for proper exposure, you will see "first hand" how to do it yourself.
PLUS- 6 PowerUser Secrets on Digital Portraiture: These 6 segments are found in various spots in this video, and reveal a few tips on:
-Selecting strobe systrms for digital.
-Fill cards.
-Grid Spots.
-The "I'll just fix it Photoshop" trap.
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