When working with artificial light, there is sometimes the misconception that professional images need multiple sources, all of which are large, heavy, and expensive. However, that is not always the case. In fact, you can create professional-grade photos with just a single light, and this great video tutorial walks you through the entire process, from setting up your footage to post-processing. period.
Coming to you from Jiggie AlejandrinoThis awesome video tutorial will show you how to light, shoot, and retouch wedding portraits. Besides proving that you don’t need complicated setups to create worthwhile photos, you should also learn how to work with artificial light by starting with a single source. Not only will this be more affordable, it will allow you to more easily get a more intuitive grasp of important concepts like source size, latency, subject-to-source distance, and more. Once you’re comfortable with these, you’ll find it much easier to design and build more complex multi-light setups. Check out the video above for the full recap from Alejandrino.
If you want to continue learning about portrait lighting, be sure to check out “Face lighting: Lighting for landscape and portrait shots With Peter Hurley! “
