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Studio Lighting Essentials for Portrait Photography

Studio Lighting Essentials for Portrait Photography is everything you need to get started in the world of Studio Lighting. This DVD set was written and hosted by Mark Wallace. Mark is known for his easy to understand teaching style and ability to take concepts and put them into practical use.

The 2 Disc DVD set is packed with content. Topics include:

Direction of light
Understanding shadows
Properties of light
Equipment Essentials
Light modifiers, grip and expendables
Understanding the 3-light setup
Metering techniques
Color theory
Setting your white balance
Color management and calibration

The DVDs include over 20 lighting setups. Mark walks you through each lighting setup and then shows you the results from his camera. Setups include:

Simple headshots
Fashion
Glamour
Beauty
Portraits
Lighting for high contrast black and white
One-light setups for small studios
Advanced setups for large studios

Bonus Content:

Using the X-Rite Color Checker Passport to get perfectly calibrated color.
Dragging the shutter
Understanding flash duration and refresh rates
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I've spray-painted the box and the stencil from last time in black, to make them even less likely to let through unwanted light (and make them look nicer as well). I also added a "lid" to close off the top part after the stencil is inserted.

I've also started making colour filters (only one in blue for now) to be able to get different colours from the same stencil. Filter + Stencil just go into the box behind each other.

Also in the picture is a laser + uv + led pointer to add some other effects to the photos.

True story! My living room lighting is horrible (as it is anywhere in my house). I can't even see what I'm knitting in this room. I was using my old, patched together photography lighting equipment to have enough light to see, while waiting for NEW equipment to arrive (I can't wait to start taking product photos again!).

The lightbulb in my old old stand blew this morning. :( AND, I kid you not, UPS knocked on my door moments (less than a minute!) later, with my new equipment.

YAY.

I love happy endings. :)

This is the perfect accessory for the portrait photographer. The beauty dish has an internal light shield that allows bounce-only lighting. This provides high output making it a perfect soft light source for portraits. It will also provide moderate round catch lights in the eyes where a softbox will yield larger rectangular catch lights. It also comes with a front cover diffuser for softer looks. This Beauty dish is made of 100% aluminum with superior design. Honeycomb grid could be easily removed and attached.