Working in studio - from A to Z

1 H AND 38 MIN OF VIDEO FOOTAGE

During this course, you will learn how to work with professional studio equipment – flash lights. You will learn how to use them, synchronise with your camera, how to measure the light with the external light meter, which light modifiers affect the photo character and many more aspects of the photographer’s work in a studio. The course includes also working with a model. It is designed for beginners, taking their first steps in a studio, but it requires general knowledge of how to operate the camera, especially how to use the manual mode which is required to work with studio flash lights. To explore this topic, please watch our course on Camera operation.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

• How to work in a studio with professional lighting
• How to connect your camera to studio lights
• Lighting schemes
• About the advantages of using individual light modifiers
• The ways to work with a model
• High and low-key lighting
• How to illuminate the model – distribution of light
• Perspective of shooting
• Summaries and practice

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

• For those interested in studio photography
• If you are interested in portrait, business or advertising photography, you should take this course
• For everyone who wants to make money with photography
• For everyone who wants to learn how to work in a photo studio

REQUIREMENTS

Manual camera mode operation is a must. All you need is the camera you have, it doesn’t need to be a professional camera, but remember that a camera with manual modes offers greater opportunities. However, the rules of photography and the best ways to work with light are the same for all camera types.