Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 01
Understanding Light Lighting is a key ingredient in defining a successful photo. Without light, there…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 03
These four images show the same light angles. The left portrait is frontal beauty lighting…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 04
INVERSE SQUARE LAW This is another important fact about light. The illumination of a light…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 05
CONTROLLING FLASH AND AMBIENT The rule: Shutter speed controls Ambient light, f/stop or aperture controls…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 07
EQUIPMENT There is a vast array of lights and accessories that can be applied to…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 08
Reflectors: Most lights come with reflectors and they usually average around 7” in size. These…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 09
Light Boxes This lighting accessory also comes in a variety of sizes from extra small…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 10
Fill Cards There will be some situations where you will not choose to use a…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 11
Light Meters This is a very handy tool, although these days I don’t believe they…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 12
How do the light work? For this example I will only describe the back of…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 13
Connecting to the camera The camera is connected to the strobe with a PC cord,…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 14
Packing Your Lights You should be concerned and careful about how you pack your lights…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 15
WHICH LIGHT ACCESSORY TO USE? The main thing to remember with lighting is you need…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 16
People in the Studio We are asked to photograph people to tell us who they…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 17
If you are shooting full length, then you need to pull the paper down with…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 18
BASIC PORTRAIT SETUPS The first thing to understand about lighting people is light angle and…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 20
Short Light This light is minimal compared to Rembrandt, just putting a small amount of…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 23
Two Light Setups This light setup is another approach to the key/fill lighting setup. It…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 24
HAIR LIGHT A hair light is another addition you can add to your portrait setups…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 25
EDGE LIGHTS Another light I use often is an Edge light, others call it a…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 26
Background Lights Most portraits that you will be asked to shoot will require a background…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 27
CROSS LIGHTING: Place Your Lights Carefully Now that you are taking your first portraits, I…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 28
As you progress with portrait lighting, you will need to consider how you approach each…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 29
SUMMARY We have covered in this course the fundamentals of lighting for a wide range…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 01
Understanding Light Lighting is a key ingredient in defining a successful photo. Without light, there…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 03
These four images show the same light angles. The left portrait is frontal beauty lighting…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 04
INVERSE SQUARE LAW This is another important fact about light. The illumination of a light…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 05
CONTROLLING FLASH AND AMBIENT The rule: Shutter speed controls Ambient light, f/stop or aperture controls…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 07
EQUIPMENT There is a vast array of lights and accessories that can be applied to…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 08
Reflectors: Most lights come with reflectors and they usually average around 7” in size. These…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 09
Light Boxes This lighting accessory also comes in a variety of sizes from extra small…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 10
Fill Cards There will be some situations where you will not choose to use a…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 11
Light Meters This is a very handy tool, although these days I don’t believe they…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 12
How do the light work? For this example I will only describe the back of…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 13
Connecting to the camera The camera is connected to the strobe with a PC cord,…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 14
Packing Your Lights You should be concerned and careful about how you pack your lights…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 15
WHICH LIGHT ACCESSORY TO USE? The main thing to remember with lighting is you need…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 16
People in the Studio We are asked to photograph people to tell us who they…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 17
If you are shooting full length, then you need to pull the paper down with…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 18
BASIC PORTRAIT SETUPS The first thing to understand about lighting people is light angle and…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 20
Short Light This light is minimal compared to Rembrandt, just putting a small amount of…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 23
Two Light Setups This light setup is another approach to the key/fill lighting setup. It…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 24
HAIR LIGHT A hair light is another addition you can add to your portrait setups…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 25
EDGE LIGHTS Another light I use often is an Edge light, others call it a…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 26
Background Lights Most portraits that you will be asked to shoot will require a background…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 27
CROSS LIGHTING: Place Your Lights Carefully Now that you are taking your first portraits, I…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 28
As you progress with portrait lighting, you will need to consider how you approach each…
Beginners Guide to Strobe Lighting: Page 29
SUMMARY We have covered in this course the fundamentals of lighting for a wide range…