Studio Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Introduction to Umbrellas for Studio Lighting - Daniel Norton

Introduction to Umbrellas (Studio Lighting)
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Umbrellas aren't just a free thing that you get when you buy a lighting kit. Think of them as an excellent, quite affordable tool that you can use to …

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - How To Choose The Perfect Softbox for Portrait Photography - Tommy Reynolds

How To Choose The Perfect Softbox
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Square shape, round shape, deep or flat? Tommy Reynolds provides you with a real-world comparison about what six different softbox types deliver regar…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - One Octabox to create Five Different Portrait Looks - Ab Sesay

1 Octabox, 5 Different Looks
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Follow along as photographer Ab Sesay gives us a quick tutorial on how you can get five looks creatively using only one Softbox.

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - One-Light Simple Beauty Portrait Light At Home - Dana Cole

One-Light Simple Beauty Portrait
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A backdrop, a stylish dress matching in color, some apple boxes, one octabox, and a foam board. That’s all it needs for visually stunning portraits,…

Beauty Dish: Home Portrait Shoot
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Fun, Silly, Insightful, Inspirational: From Dramatic to Fashiony To Noir-Glam with a Beauty Dish.

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Beauty Portrait Photography Breakdown - Miguel Quiles

Beauty Portraits Breakdown
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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. Beaut…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Five Portrait Looks WIth Single-Light Setups - Jay P Morgan

5 Portrait Single-Light Setups
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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 …

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - How to Create and Light a Fine Art Portrait - Jiggie Alejandrino

Create & Light a Fine Art Portrait
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Jiggie Alejandrino tackles all the basics needed for creating a Classic Fine Art Portrait. It begins with the type of backdrop you choose, the quality…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Studio Lighting Men vs Women- Daniel Norton

Studio Lighting: Men vs Women
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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. J…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Dramatic Portraits with One Softbox - Jeff Rojas

Dramatic Portraits with One Softbox
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Mastering the properties of light is one of the most critical parts of studio lighting. In this short video, Jeff Rojas discusses how you can create d…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Understanding Portrait Lenses - Mark Wallace

Understanding Portrait Lenses
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Mark Wallace demonstrates the differences between wide-angle and telephoto lenses for portrait photography. This video debunks the myth that wide-angl…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Professional Portraits with Kit Camera & Speedlights - Tim Kelly

Professional Portraits with Your Kit Camera & 2 Speedlights
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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 tutor…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Why Portrait Shooting Distance Matters - Daniel Norton

Portrait Shooting Distance
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Distance to subject affects your depth of field. It also is the key to compression, which will help shape your subject’s face.

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Best Background Color For Portrait Photography - Joe Edelman

Best Background Color For Portraits Is Gray
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If I could own only one background for portraits, it would have to be gray. With minimal effort, you can turn a gray backdrop into white, or black, or…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Three Background Effects For Portrait Photography - Gavin Hoey

Three Quick Background Effects
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Using a simple two-light setup, Gavin Hoey takes you through three ways to turn the flat, great background into something with a bit more character.

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - 5 Hacks for Portrait Photography - Miguel Quiles

5 Hacks for Portrait Photography
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Miguel Quiles shares his top five portrait hacks that everyone wishes they knew sooner to get great portraits!

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Male Portrait Photography in Home Studio - Jeff Rojas

Male Portraits in Home Studio (Brief Intro)
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Jeff Rojas shows how he built a professional photo studio in just 60sq feet of space.

Feature Image - Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - Three Rules of Lighting for Photography - Ed Verosky - 2022

Three Rules of Lighting for Photography
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For your practical photography, there are three essential rules regarding the behavior of light to know. Apply these factors to achieve the type of li…

Portrait Photography Beginner Chrash Course - Understanding Light Qualities in Photography - Pye Jirsa, SLRLounge

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

Portrait Photography Beginner Chrash Course - Defining Portraiture How are portraits both fact and fiction - Smithsonian Education

Defining Portraiture: How Are Portraits Both Fact and Fiction?
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Though portraits depict real people, the subject’s position, artist’s style, and our knowledge of the person featured influence what we see as vie…

Portrait Photography Beginner Crash Course - The Power of a (Commercial) Portrait - Tyler Shields

The Power of a (Commercial) Portrait
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The Essence of ANY Portrait: Tyler Shields works with and for celebs. For most of us, that’s either a dream or a non-goal. But by working on that le…