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Guide To Studio Lighting

This document outlines a guide to studio lighting with 75 lessons. It introduces studio lighting and the basic principles. It discusses setting up the camera, equipment, and studio for optimum results. It covers taking meter readings, using one light, controlling stray light, and techniques like rim lighting, diffused light, fill lights, and creating clean white backgrounds. The guide teaches how to balance and use multiple lights, colored gels, and recaps the key lessons learned.

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Guide To Studio Lighting

This document outlines a guide to studio lighting with 75 lessons. It introduces studio lighting and the basic principles. It discusses setting up the camera, equipment, and studio for optimum results. It covers taking meter readings, using one light, controlling stray light, and techniques like rim lighting, diffused light, fill lights, and creating clean white backgrounds. The guide teaches how to balance and use multiple lights, colored gels, and recaps the key lessons learned.

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Guide to Studio Lighting

Lesson 59 - Introduction to studio lighting


An introduction to studio lighting, why you use it and the basic principles behind this
type of photography.

Lesson 60 - Setting up your camera


You have to work fully manual in a studio so here we look at how to set up your
camera for optimum results in the studio. We’ll look at shutter speeds, flash sync
speeds, ISO, white balance and apertures.
Lesson 61 – Equipment
Here I’ll show you various pieces of studio equipment and the effects they create.
We’ll look at different types of backgrounds and background support systems, and
you’ll get a recommended equipment list for a starting studio.

Lesson 62 – Setting up the studio


To make this course more relevant to the learning photographer, we’ll be setting a
studio up, from scratch, in a small space. You’ll learn how to choose and set up a
background, and we’ll be taking a more in-depth look at flash heads, their settings,
and the way they work.

Lesson 63 – Connecting camera to flash heads


There are several ways to connect your camera to the flash heads. In this lesson
you’ll be taught the pros and cons between remote triggers and sync cords, and how
to use them.

Lesson 64 – Taking meter readings, using one light, controlling stray light
Here’s where we get into the studio and start to take control of just one light. You’ll
be taught how to use a light meter to take exposures manually and how to adjust the
exposure using stops of light. You’ll learn how to create hard light and what’s called a
low-key effect using black reflectors, and you’ll be given tasks to get you shooting
with control in the studio.

Lesson 65 – Using Reflected Light


In this lesson you’ll look at the many different ways you can use reflected light in the
studio. We’ll look at tips around using reflectors when working alone and how to
create variations of soft light using white, gold and silver reflectors.

Lesson 66 - Creating and controlling rim lighting


Rim lighting is a technique used to create a rim of light around the model. Controlling
rim lighting is a great technique to practice your control over hard, soft, direct and

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reflected light all at the same time. Here you’ll learn how to do this and be given
tasks to put it into practice!

Lesson 67 – Creating diffused light


Diffused light is a really soft light and in this lesson, we will look at how to use soft
boxes to create this. You’ll be taught the pros of using soft boxes and how they are
used to create great catch lights.
Lesson 68 – Introducing fill and hair lights
Here we’ll look at introducing fill and hair lights. You’ll be shown how to measure and
balance the power of multiple lights for varied effects and look at how to use master
and slave flashes when using multiple lights.

Lesson 69 – Even diffused light and using ND filters


In this lesson you’ll be taught how and why you would use ND filters in a studio.
You’ll look at how to balance exposure via apertures, ND filters and the power of the
light. We’ll also take the diffused lighting set up one step further to create an ultra-
soft look.

Lesson 70 – Using background lights


In this lesson we’ll start to add background lights. You’ll be taught various ways to
create different effects using a background light and we’ll also look at a classic
corporate portrait set up.

Lesson 71 – Creating clean crisp white backgrounds


A common studio lighting effect is to create a pure white background. However, this
effect is not as easy as it looks. Here you’ll be taught how to balance the exposure
between background and foreground lights to create this look.
Lesson 72 – Using a Beauty Dish
A beauty dish is used a lot in fashion or model portraiture. In this lesson we’ll look at
the effects of beauty dishes and how you can mix this effect with reflectors to
enhance subtle details in the face. We’ll also be looking at how to create a neutral
grey background without having one!

Lesson 73 – Multiple lighting set up


Once you’ve learnt how to control one light, you can control many. Here you’ll look at
a multiple lighting set up where we balance 3 lights together to create stunning visual
effects.

Lesson 74 – Using coloured gels


In this lesson we’ll look at what coloured gels are and what they are used for. You’ll
be taught techniques on how to use gels and a few simple props to easily change
the colour and mood of your imagery.

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Lesson 75 – End and Recap
An end to the course. Here we’ll be recapping on all the great stuff you’ve learnt and
how you can take this knowledge further.

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