Join Ben Long for an in-depth discussion in this video Learn lighting from existing photos, part of Advanced Photography: Flash.
- I'm going to go out on a limb here … and say that when you evaluate lighting, … what you are mostly doing is evaluating the shadows … that are produced by lighting. … You'll see what I mean throughout this course. … You can't produce good lighting … without knowing what good lighting is … and what constitutes good lighting changes … depending on the goal of your photo. … In other words, you need to have an aesthetic for lighting. … Over time, that aesthetic will grow and change, … but a good way to develop it … is to turn a critical eye for lighting … onto photos that you see. … Here's a shot of a model … and it's an attractive, well-executed image. … But let's get past just our immediate … emotional feeling about it, … and actually take some time to … look at the lighting here in detail. … You can see that most of the light, … the key light is coming from this direction, … which is leaving a bunch of shadows over here. … I said I wasn't going to talk about Rembrandt lighting … but this v-shape underneath her eye …
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3/26/2019- Why use strobes instead of continuous light?
- How to think about light
- How light bounce works
- Learning lighting from existing photos
- Using a flash meter
- Simulating sunlight with shadows
- Using softboxes and umbrellas
- Calculating and using lighting ratios
- Shopping for studio strobes
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Natural light vs. flash3m 42s
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1. How to Think About Light
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How to learn lighting2m 31s
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Falloff, part 13m 11s
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Falloff, part 24m 26s
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See like a light3m 13s
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Understand light bounce3m 24s
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2. The Aesthetics of Lighting
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Decode lighting3m 31s
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3. How to Use a Flash Meter
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Light meter basics6m 8s
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4. Bare Lights, Reflectors, and Flats
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Bouncing bare flash4m 28s
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Simulate sunlight5m 34s
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5. Softboxes and Umbrellas
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Diffusion defined2m 23s
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Umbrellas7m 45s
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Softboxes5m 24s
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6. Real-World Lighting
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Light for a scene: Paparazzi7m 14s
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Flash duration4m 21s
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Freeze motion6m 32s
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7. Buy a Flash or Strobe
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Questions to answer1m 47s
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What's the difference?3m 11s
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8. Shop for a Flash
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Anatomy of a handheld flash3m 53s
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Compatibility and triggers5m 41s
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Flash power4m 38s
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Flash features6m 36s
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9. Shop for Studio Strobes
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What is a studio strobe?3m 17s
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Strobes power3m 29s
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Specifics5m 14s
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Triggers5m 9s
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Features and price3m 41s
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Modifiers and speed rings3m 15s
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Low-power strobes2m 30s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 37s
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