Instructor Summary
Lesson 39 from: Powerful Portraits using Body Language and LightingStacy Pearsall
Instructor Summary
Lesson 39 from: Powerful Portraits using Body Language and LightingStacy Pearsall
Lesson Info
39. Instructor Summary
Lessons
Class Introduction
09:29 2Dissecting Non-Verbal Communication
09:58 3Body Posture & Angles
08:14 4Demo: Body Posture & Angles
18:29 5Dissecting Gestures in Body Language
07:41 6Legs Speak The Loudest
23:07 7Arms Admit or Refuse Access
17:27 8Pay Attention to Hands
27:22Pay Attention to Body Position
13:41 10The Head Position
07:14 11Eye Direction
09:55 12Facial Expression
12:17 13Micro Gesture
12:39 14First Impressions - The Fundamentals of Subject Interaction
08:07 15Personal Space
18:23 16High & Low Energy
05:10 17Ability to Emphasize
10:55 18Shoot: Learn to Read and Decipher Your Subjects
25:16 19Take Control: Learn to Orchestrate, Not Dominate, the Studio
15:24 20Organic Posing: Embracing the Subject’s Presence
08:27 21Shoot: Demo Start to Finish
23:45 22Images From Shoot Review
12:44 23Lighting Overview
06:53 24Demo: Emotion of Light
10:41 25The Tone of Light
09:34 26The Foundations of Light
16:34 27Shoot: Determine Lighting
25:22 28Shoot: Identify Your Own Preconceptions
12:07 29Accents & Filler Light
22:32 30Demo: Accents & Filler Light
22:44 31Tailer Your Light
24:26 32Matching Light for the Subject
30:21 33Shoot: Matching Light for the Subject
27:30 34Body Language Refresher
15:58 35Shoot: Body Language & Light
26:08 36Shoot: Break Down Barriers With Your Subject
30:03 37Shoot: Give Your Subject Space
28:27 38Shoot: Use Movement to Create Comfortability
30:52 39Instructor Summary
03:26Lesson Info
Instructor Summary
So when we're meeting people and we're actually involved in portraits, we're trying to make the best first impression that we can because we can't undo those first impressions. It's all about the energy that you put forth, and you get what you give. So it's all about being aware. Energy, thoughtful, mindfulness, like this sounds like a yoga class. If I have ever dropped into a class. But we want to... There's Charlie invading somebody's studio again. Bum, bum, bum. But making sure that we eliminate the distractions around us and that could be even the thoughts in our own mind. That means that often times we are thinking about yesterday or we're thinking about 20 minutes in the future. It's so hard to quiet our own minds and be present in the... To be in that moment, to make sure that the portrait session is about the subject and not about us. It's not about all those crazy, cool lights that we know and throwing some light up because that's what looks cool. It's about assessing the dyna...
mic, finding the right mood, tone, and tenor that best matches that subject. Waiting for those moments to unravel in front of ourselves, giving that space to let it happen, being genuine and thoughtful, engaging, tender when we need to be, pushing the limits when it's important, and offering that hug at the end because you just put them on a roller coaster. For me, that's everything. What's more important to me too is that when somebody looks at that portrait and they're like, "Yeah, that's me." Whoo, that's everything. Y'all are amazing, and I want to make sure that we stay in touch so this is my social media: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. For all of you out there, if you're endeavoring to take portraits and you want to kind of ping things off me, let's stay in touch on social media. I would love to see that. And I know that Kenna mentioned that there's student work that's posted on this particular page. I looked at three of the portraits that were posted last night, so cool. I'd like to see more. I want to wish you a heartfelt thanks for tuning in to this class. I really hope that it allows you to open your mind about the world around you, not just about looking and seeing what people are saying to you without the words they're using, but what you're saying in return. And remember, positive thoughts, positive energy, happy shooting.
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Ratings and Reviews
a Creativelive Student
This class is amazing! Stacy is an awesome person and listening to her teach and review the class concepts was so easy and fun and entertaining! It is jam packed with information on how to connect with talent and clients. Plus you get to see Stacy in action with subjects in the Demo and Shoot videos. I highly recommend this class! I learned so much and feel so much more comfortable and confident working with a variety of people now.
Julie V
I had the chance to sit in the audience and absolutely loved this class! First of all, Stacy is very funny and is really good at explaining and showing examples of the body language. I loved learning about how to read people faces and body to know more about them. And recommended the class to my husband who is a therapist for this reason. The other part of the class was so awakening, I never really thought about how having the wrong lighting for someone's personality would bring something off on the picture. Once again, Stacy was amazing at explaining why this lighting would work with one person and not another by showing us examples. If you want to bring your subject personality into life on photos, I highly recommend this class!
Jovi Jhash
wow, what an amazing class to learn from. you covered all from body language to storytelling and to reveal almost the true souls of the subjects through portraits. Amazing work and thank you so much, Stacy and creative live team. Stay blessed
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