The Portrait Lighting Challenge: Natural vs Studio
Sue Bryce, Felix Kunze
Lessons
Day 1
1Class Introduction
13:10 2Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - Maisie
21:29 3Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - Katie
25:45 4Shoot: Natural Light Portraits - LaQuan
15:36 5Shoot: Studio Light Portraits - Maisie
39:40 6Shoot: Studio Light Protraits - Katie
14:39 7Shoot: Studio Light Portraits - LaQuan
16:49Shoot: Natural Light Nude Maisie
37:27 9Shoot: Natural Light Nude Continued Maisie & LaQuan
28:47 10Shoot: Studio Light Nude Maisie
36:05 11Shoot: Studio Light Nude Maisie & LaQuan
18:43 12Studio Light Q&A
24:57 13Review
31:13 14Shoot: Natural Light - Backlight
17:50 15Shoot: Studio Light - Backlight
34:57 16Shoot: Hollywood Glamour Shoot
42:51 17Shoot: Low Budget Hollywood Glamour
14:47 18Post Processing: Sue's Style
17:44 19Post Processing: Felix's Style
27:34 20Post Process Q&A
33:07 21Shoot: Studio Backlight and Lens Flare
17:48 22Shoot: Studio Light - Strobe
25:28 23Nude Boudoir Retouching
15:29 24Contemporary Portrait 1
09:57 25Contemporary Portrait 2
05:12 26Contemporary Portrait 3
04:40 27Film Noir Male Retouching
06:35 28Film Noir Boudoir Retouching
11:07 29Nude Male Retouching
03:48Day 2
Class Description
As a photographer, nothing defines your talent more than your ability to capture, create, and place the right lighting. Award-winning portrait photographer Sue Bryce joins studio lighting wunderkind Felix Kunze for a lighting for portrait photography masterclass covering the universally most-used portrait scenarios. You will learn how to work with both natural and studio light — so that you are prepared to walk into any environment and take a gorgeous photograph.
Sue, internationally-renowned for her ability to paint portrait subjects with the glow of natural light, will teach you how she sets up different lighting scenarios. Felix, who's worked with the top photographers on earth, will then take the reins replicating Sue's shot — all using artificial lighting techniques he has honed from experience. The two seasoned photographers will take turns shooting, each learning and asking questions of the other in real time.
By the end of this course, you will know how to shoot a variety of portrait styles, including the classic beauty shot, the silhouette, high-contrast glamour, the soft flat light portrait (master that back light!), and old-school Hollywood glamour — all with both natural light and artificial light.
Class Materials
bonus material with purchase
Ratings and Reviews
Aliah Husain
I loved this course! I purchased it as a beginner photographer, unsure of whether to shoot natural or studio light and how to get the best results. After watching the course, I am fully confident in my ability to use both natural and studio lighting in my photography. And most importantly, I feel I have the knowledge base to be able to experiment with lighting in any situation. I am both grateful and inspired by these two amazing teachers sharing their technical knowledge and a personal piece of themselves. It is clear that they genuinely care about making their students better photographers. Thank you, Sue and Felix!!!
Wasabi Ben Kenobi
This was a fantastic introduction to studio lighting, and one of the best courses I've watched on Creative Live. I've only ever done natural light photos, but I want to learn more about studio lights because I'm creating a basement studio. I'm already a big fan of Sue's approach to portraiture. Now I'm a fan of Felix's soft lighting approach, too. In this course, he demonstrates how to replicate natural light portraits with a simple lighting setup. With a big scrim, a strobe or constant lamp, and v-flats, you can do so much! I'll be watching this course again.
Geri
This is the best lighting class I've done, including several in-person ones. Covers so much, and the contrast between and dialogue about the two styles (natural vs studio) was so helpful. I didn't think there was anything at all negative about how Sue spoke with Felix, which a few reviewers said. Clearly she has great respect for him, which she sincerely says at one point, and explains why. Wonderful to see specifically how they both shape light. So many topics are covered. Loved Felix's clear and specific explanations about studio lighting. This class is worth every penny.
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