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Photographing Male Actor Headshots
(12:41)

Insightful Behind-The-Scenes Video of Male Headshot Photography. Seán Gannon from Lumosia STudios shows you his best practice.

Photographing Female Actor Headshots
(11:24)

Insightful Behind-The-Scenes Video of Female Headshot Photography. Seán Gannon from Lumosia STudios shows you his best practice.

4 Easy Ways to Photograph Business Headshots
(10:09)

Jiggie Alejandrino tackles how to shoot Business Portraits using Off-Camera Flash Units with four (4) different light setups.

Why Makeup Matters in a Portrait Shoot
(7:07)

A great portrait needs more than good Light. Makeup is often the overlooked missing component that can instantly elevate the quality of your work. And the closer you frame your subject, the more important it becomes.

Makeup (+ Shoot): “Fit All” to “Glamour” – Part 2
(8:19)

Yuliana Chi explains her lighting setups for both natural and artificial lighting. Plus she demonstrates the different outcomes of a quick makeup “upgrade” from a Basic Look to Glam Look.

2-Light Beauty Portrait Setup
(6:41)

Simple 2-Light Setup on a budget: Karl Taylor will show you how you can get high-quality portraits by means of relatively low-cost cameras and only two modifiers.

Catchlights for Portrait Photography
(10:06)

Eyes do provide lots of information about another person’s emotional state. To light eyes properly, you need catchlights. In fact, it’s all about catchlights! After all, eyes are the window to the soul.

Low-Cost Reflector: 6 Ways to Take Better Portraits
(7:21)

Aaron Nace breaks down all the interesting ways you can use your 5-in-1 in your portrait photography. The inner surface for diffusing light, the various outer surfaces for reflecting light in its own way.

Understanding Light Qualities
(10:02)

Soft, Natural Look? Harder-Edged, Contrasty Look? Choose Your Modifier Accordingly.

1 Octabox, 5 Different Looks
(9:15)

Follow along as photographer Ab Sesay gives us a quick tutorial on how you can get five looks creatively using only one Softbox.

5 Portrait Single-Light Setups
(15:00)

Jay P Morgan demonstrates how to do the five basic lighting setups every photographer should know. Using continuous lighting, you will get to see the changes in lighting quality (= shadows) immediately.

Studio Lighting: Men vs Women
(01:11:54)

While every subject that sits for you is and should be treated as an individual, specific “beauty standards” can help guide your subject’s lighting. Join Daniel Norton OnSet to show you how to create masculine and feminine lighting and how and why to use them on various subjects.

Beauty Portraits Breakdown
(13:48)

Why shooting beauty portraits at aperture f/16? Well, the main reason is that you want to be able to capture a lot of skin texture in the image. Beauty portraiture (aka beauty shot) is all about the makeup and the face. It’s really important to capture all the fine skin texture and the makeup details, using as much sharpness possible by utilizing the deep focus. One way to achieve this is to shoot at a high f-stop.

Create & Light a Fine Art Portrait
(10:01)

Create & Light a Fine Art PortraitSoft Light, Specific Backdrop & Classic Posing = Fine Art Style 00:24 – Factors of Fine Art...

Professional Portraits with Your Kit Camera & 2 Speedlights
(31:34)

Are you skeptical about the limitations of a “starter camera and kit lens” for making high-grade studio portraits? Well, don’t be! In this tutorial, Tim uses an inexpensive (older) DSLR. And, on top of that, he uses two inexpensive speedlights and an even cheaper softbox and accessories!

Photographing Male Actor Headshots
(12:41)

Photographing Female Actor Headshots
(11:24)

4 Easy Ways to Photograph Business Headshots
(10:09)

Why Makeup Matters in a Portrait Shoot
(7:07)

Makeup (+ Shoot): “Fit All” to “Glamour” – Part 2
(8:19)

2-Light Beauty Portrait Setup
(6:41)

Catchlights for Portrait Photography
(10:06)

Low-Cost Reflector: 6 Ways to Take Better Portraits
(7:21)

Understanding Light Qualities
(10:02)

1 Octabox, 5 Different Looks
(9:15)

5 Portrait Single-Light Setups
(15:00)

Studio Lighting: Men vs Women
(01:11:54)

Beauty Portraits Breakdown
(13:48)

Create & Light a Fine Art Portrait
(10:01)

Professional Portraits with Your Kit Camera & 2 Speedlights
(31:34)

Portrait Shooting Distance
(7:50)

Headshot Lighting on the Cheap!
(3:08)

One-Light Headshots: 3 Studio Scenarios
(6:17)

Create Interesting Headshots In Any Location!
(10:18)

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