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Studio Lighting
Light Metering
In this digital age, metering is becoming a lost art. Many new photographers seem to be relying on the back of the camera for metering and correct exposure. Although, as a photographer mastering proper metering techniques is essential for achieving consistent repeatable results.
You here people say, with digital your don't need a light meter, just look at the LCD panel (well nothing could be farther from the truth.) Proper metering techniques are more important with digital that with they ever were with film. Film actually had more latitude than digital... Learn More...
Studio Glamour - Abby
In this video we will be doing a glamour session in the studio. Before getting started with the shoot, we will show you how we created this set very inexpensively and making it portable at the same time.
We will start out the session using a large light source doing a some full length shots. We will show you the lighting set up and placement for full length shots and how we meter all the lights in this set to achieve the results we are after. This entire first look was achieved using a simple two light set up. Learn More...
Painting with Light
In this video you will learn how we create very dramatic portraits through our painting with light techniques.
We will cover all the equipment needed for this style of portraiture as well as barn doors, snoots, gobo's and other accessories. You will be pleasantly surprised by how simple and inexpensive the equipment needed for this style of portraiture really is. Learn More...
Lighting with Gels
In this video we will focus on Lighting with Gels to add impact to your images. We will photograph our model in three different sets and use color gels to create the desired mood and add a bit of fantasy to the images.
Watch as we photograph our model in 3 different sets and explain the techniques we use in the studio when working with gels. We will cover proper positioning of gels for best results and what material and backgrounds work best when working with gels. We will also cover a cool little technique we use to make metering gels easier and results more predictable. Learn More...
Creative Digital Composites
In this video you will learn how to create an ultra-stylized, creative digital composite for your seniors and portrait session. This is our most popular product with high school seniors and is now quickly becoming one of our best sellers for the younger age groups as well.
We start off the lesson with a portrait session of a baseball player in the studio. We will guide you through the lighting setup and techniques we use when shooting our Creative Digital Images. Proper lighting is critical and makes the production process much easier. Watch as we photograph the session and the posing process we use for this style of photography. Learn More...
Introduction to Professional Lighting
As a photographer I believe you must understand light to truly understand photography. Light is the main tool photographers have to create a three dimensional world on a flat piece of photographic paper. In this video, you will learn what is meant by quality of light - and how it defines our subjects form, shape, texture, and creates the desired mood of the portrait.
In this video we will explain what makes light hard or soft, and the importance of specular highlights to create depth in the photograph. We will also take a look at studio lights and all the light modifiers available - such as soft boxes, Mono Spots, umbrellas, grid spots, barn doors, gobo's, parabolic,. beauty dishes, You will learn the light characteristics and applications of each modifer and what results you can expect from each. In the next section you will watch as we build a four light set step by step. We will explain the importance of the Main light, it's proper placement, and a couple tips that will dramatically improve you portraits. Learn More...
Understanding White Balance
There are a number of factors that go into the making of a good portrait. One of the most important factors is good color. In this video, we will explain the theory of creating a white balance for your digital camera. We will explain how color temperature affects white balance. As well as how other factors influence color temperature and, therefore, the quality of your images.
We will cover all the different white balance options including when to use WHAT & WHY. This video will show you how to get the best color possible from your digital camera. You will learn why Auto White Balance (AWB) is easily fooled and not the best choice. Next, we will look at the advantages of the raw file format. We will demonstrate why a Custom White Balance is the best choice and show you how to create a custom white balance in camera, while using your raw processing software. We will demonstrate this using Adobe Lightroom. Learn More...
GreenScreen: Lighting & Photoshop
As a photographer you are responsible for controlling the lighting on the subject, posing the subject, the props, the expression of the subject and the background. In many instances the background is often an afterthought for photographers, or not given much thought at all. Although the background can make or break a portrait and is often the difference between a standard portrait and a WOW portrait.
In this video we will show you how to create a portrait with the WOW factor through the use of Greenscreen backgrounds. By using greenscreen technology you can create exciting images without all the expense of buying canvas backgrounds that can cost several hundred dollars each. The beauty of this technology is the fact that we can place our subject in front of any of 1000's of backgrounds after the shot has been taken. Learn More...
High Impact Lighting
In this video I will teach you the art of lighting for impact. In my opinion, to understand light is to understand photography. Great light is what separates great photographers from ordinary photographers and controlling the light is one of a photographers most important jobs. Light is the main tool photographers have to create a three dimensional world on a flat piece of photographic paper.
Lighting obviously sets the mood of the portrait and therefore is the most important thing is to be aware of the characteristics of the light you have chosen. i.e. hard or soft. Learn More...
Creating Glamourous Head Shots
The difference between shooting a typical head shot an creating a glamourous portrait are really obvious. The light positioning must be flattering, the skin tones soft and the make-up truly professional. It's the execution of these principles that will set your work apart. Our studio techniques involves a few simple steps that give us that "Glamourous" look, as we will demonstrate step by step in this video. We will teach you how to create both high fashion and and glamourous head shots with some very simple easy to follow lighting set-ups and metering techniques.
In this video you will watch as we create four completely different looks and cover all the details step by step. Learn More...
Express Digital
Entire Catalog of ExpressDigital Tutorials
Purchase our entire collection of ExpressDigital video tutorials for one low price! This CD is jam-packed with over two hours of training videos for the ExpressDigital software.
Borders Pt. 1: Introduction to Borders
ExpressDigital Guru, Wesley Copple, introduces part one of a three part series on borders. This is the place to start learning how to create your own borders in the ExpressDigital software. This program covers Photo Nodes and Effect Nodes.
Borders Pt. 2: Intermediate Borders
In part 2 or our Borders series, Wesley Copple expands further on border creation within the ExpressDigital software. This episode covers Text Nodes and Text Node Variables.
Borders Pt. 3: Advanced Concepts
In the conclusion of Wes Copple's Border's trilogy, he covers Creating and Adding Graphic Nodes.