Lighting 101: Foundation and Light Shaping with Pye Jirsa

SLR Lounge brings a new tutorial teaching you the foundations of lighting in photography. This course teaches you techniques to use only basic gear but achieve beautiful lighting results with only one on camera flash.

Welcome to Lighting 101 | Foundation and Light Shaping, the best workshop for teaching photographers, from the ground up, how to use Flash Photography.

WHAT MAKES THIS WORKSHOP UNIQUE?

• Amazing Images with Basic Gear – In this entire workshop, we create all the images with just an on-camera flash. This allows us to focus on the foundation of lighting, light shaping, and light modification.
• Focus on Techniques, Not Gear – All you need for this workshop is a camera, on-camera flash, and basic modifiers. This makes it the most accessible workshop on the market for learning flash photography. If you happen to have or want more lighting gear, then this knowledge will serve as your foundation, giving you full control in creating your exact desired look.
• Slides Included – We include all of the PDF slides for you to review and study after watching the workshop. This should solidify your understanding and get you ready to continue on to Lighting 201, where we start to use multiple flashes.
• Variety of Styles Created – We teach you how to create a variety of looks, from natural looking imagery (for portraits, family, etc) to dramatic imagery (for fitness, fashion, etc).
• Creative Techniques – We teach you how to use mixed white balance and different colored Gels to create interesting and creative imagery.

 

LIGHTING 101 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 01. Chapter 1 Intro 02. Why Just One On-Camera Flash 03. 5 Reasons to Use Flash 04. Common Flash Myths 05. What Makes Flash Challenging 01. Chapter 2 Intro 02. Flash-Strobe VS Ambient-Constant Light 03. Flash VS Ambient Light Exposure 04. Flash VS Ambient Demo 05. Flash and Ambient Balancing For Natural Effect 06. Flash and Ambient Balancing For Dramatic Effect 07. Flash and Ambient Balancing For Creative Effect 08. Understanding Flash Duration 01. Chapter 3 Intro 02. 5 Common Key Light Patterns 03. 5 Common Key Light Patters w Diffusion + Fill 04. 5 Common Secondary Light Patterns 05. 3 Primary Subject Positions 06. Light Qualities 07. The Inverse Square Law 08. Inverse Square Law In Practice 09. Corrective White Balance 10. Creative White balance 01. Chapter 4 Intro 02. On Board VS Hot Shoe Flash 03. Full Feature VS Manual Flashes 04. TTL VS Manual Control 05. TTL VS Manual Recycle Times 06. Flash Power & Zoom 07. HHS VS ND Filters 08. FCS VS RCS 01. Chapter 5 Intro 02. 4 Tips When You Must Use Direct Flash 03. Bare Bulbing Done Right 04. Grid_Snoot + Direct Flash 05. Mini Beauty + Direct Flash 06. Ring + Direct Flash 07. Understanding Modifiers 08. Direct Flash + Shutter Flash

01. Chapter 6 Intro 02. Ambient vs Direct Flash vs Bounce Flash 03. Silver Bounce 04. More Light Silver 05. Soft White Bounce 06. Overhead Bounce 07. Overhead Bounce + Fill 08. Event Bounce01. Chapter 7 Intro 02. Natural vs Dramatic Light 03. Filling and Refining Existing Light 04. Coloring Light for Corrective Effect 05. Coloring Light for Creative Effect01. Chapter 8 Intro 02. Case Study 1 – Dramatic Sunset 03. Case Study 2 – Desert Sunset 04. Case Study 3 – Sinister Headshot 05. Case Study 4 – Family Portrait 06. Case Study 5 – Athlete Portraits 07. Case Study 6 – Working Angles 08. Case Study 7 – Drag + Composite 09. Case Study 8 – Less Is More 10. A Final Word From SLRLounge 01. Favorite Feature Flashes 02. Favorite Manual Flashes 03. Favorite On Camera Flash Modifiers