Fundamentals of Lighting in Wedding Photography

Description

There are two kinds of wedding photographers: one that is at the mercy of available light and the TTL mode of their flashes and those that take control of the light no matter what the scene is. And, everyone starts by being the first one. The question to you is: Do you want to understand the fundamentals of lighting and take control of lighting in any scene?

Do you battle with these questions:

• When is it good to use a flash in any scene?
• My photos seem so flat when I use an on-camera flash, do I need to always take it off?
• Why is my flash exposure keep changing and I feel it is out of my creative control?
• Do I need to spend thousands of rupees to get the most expensive flashes or strobes to get great photos?
• I do understand the working of flashes but, am I sure I understand enough to take control?

We have the answers and we want to share them with you. Through the last 10 years of being professional wedding photographers, we have faced innumerable challenging situations where we had to create a lighting recipe on the go. We have spent hundreds of hours in learning and experimenting with flashes (on-camera, off-camera, from single flash to multiple flashes). All this hard work has paid off extremely well. We would love to pass on the fundamentals of lighting to you in this course.

After this training you will be able to:

• Decode how the flash work (it is important to know this before you think about taking control)
• Strike a balance between flash and ambient light with the constraints of sync-speed
• Grasp the concepts of dragging the shutter to get creative (front curtain and rear curtain sync)
• Learn the secrets of using your flash to its full potential with using all the inbuilt features
• Understand the concepts of color temperature and using color correction gels Overview:

Lesson 1 – Let There Be Light

• Seeing the light before making it
• The light: Color temperature, quality, and direction
• Understanding the technical working of a flash
• Various modes and Sync-speed

Lesson 2 – Making it work for you

• Decoding the flash as a tool for photography
• Concepts to control the two exposures
• Learning to balance the two exposures to achieve your creative vision

Lessons 3 – Making it work better for you

• Best practices for using a flash (on-camera and off-camera)
• Using color correction gels for correcting flash exposure: save editing-time and your photos
• Using color correction gels to modifying ambient light: get creative
• Essential usage of small modifiers as quick saves

Meet your Mentor

Gaurav

As the founder of a successful wedding photography business, Gaurav thrives on  challenging himself technically and artistically. Working with a wide range of clients, locations and wedding styles, he has found the perfect balance of creativity and technical perfection to truly make stunning photographs. His mentor trainings focus on how to upgrade your skills and storytelling abilities. His style of teaching is interactive and problem solving – and he loves to be asked tough questions!