Understanding Light
Mark Wallace
Lessons
Day 1
1Class Introduction
19:28 2Language and Properties of Light
39:26 3Position of Light
18:40 4Science of Light
39:28 5Dynamic Range
16:12 6Circle of Confusion
16:14 7Working with Natural Light
32:45Light Modifiers
15:35 9Understanding your TTL Meter
35:03 10Finding the Light
36:29 11Open Shade
27:49 12Working with Constant Light in a Studio
21:25 13Shoot: Constant Light
12:49 14Light Modifiers
27:55 15Shoot: Portrait Lighting
28:16 16Intro to Flash Photography
47:49 17Balancing Color Temperatures
12:54 18Bouncing Speedlites
13:36 19Light Modifiers for Speedlites
37:24 20Dragging the Shutter and High Speed Sync
30:05 21Metering Basics for Studio Strobes
27:01 22Studio Strobe Science
22:46 23Mark's Secret Canon Setup
15:35 24Light Ratio Metering
16:58 25Three Light Setup
45:51 26Working with Multiple Lights
24:48 27Law of Reflection
12:41 28Zone Lighting Part 1
33:15 29Zone Lighting Part 2
24:33 30Shoot: Studio Strobes on Location Part 1
25:25 31Shoot: Studio Strobes on Location Part 2
44:51 32Understanding Histograms Part 1
25:47 33Understanding Histograms Part 2
34:52 34Clarifying Questions
16:41Day 2
Day 3
Class Description
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The success of every photographer — artistically and professionally — is based on a strong understanding of how light works. Join photographer Mark Wallace for a three-day course that will demystify the fundamentals of lighting and give you the concrete skills you need to get a powerful image using the right lighting every time you shoot.
Mark will cover everything you need to know about hard, soft, directional, and diffused light. You’ll learn about reading natural light and manipulating it with tools like reflectors and diffusion panels. Mark will also guide you through working with light in a studio environment. You’ll explore using basic studio lights to manipulate and shape light and working with strobes and speedlights. You’ll also learn about shooting on-location and how to balance shape, and color ambient light and light from a flash.
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped with a whole new understanding of light that will help you to shoot more efficiently, capture consistently well-lit images, and reach new creative heights as a photographer.
Class Materials
bonus material with purchase
Ratings and Reviews
Claudia Ochsner
This is an excellent course. I recommend this course to every photographer, of any level who want to put money into lighting stuff. Mark Wallace has a gift to teach and to truly enlighten his audience about complex issues in photography. The money for this course is well spent, the time is more valuable than hanging around in forums and ask questions to others who don't have a clue as well. The products used ( partly promoted ) are very "American" - I have to say that as Swiss. Because you know there are two other brands which could compete at the top level of studio lights as well. Just kidding - But seriously - many thanks to Mark, John, Lex ( Gosh - you are so beautiful ) , CL and their team to help me to reach out for a new level in my photography. I am now going to push my boundaries, well knowing that understanding light is science, but for sure not rocket science.
Rose-Marie Gallagher
This was an outstanding course! Mark presented TONS of quality information, starting at the very basic concepts and working up from there. He is interesting to listen to and very understandable. Great examples that expand the learning. Highly recommended! Thanks for bringing Mark's class to CL...I hope there will be more.
J GRANT
As comprehensive, easy to digest, and beautifully paced a course on Light and Photography as you could ever want or need. Mark intuitively understands the best way to deliver his know-how, be it scientific, creative or practical, resulting in an easy-to-digest and quick-to-retain course. I was particularly drawn in by his wonderfully fluid teaching style that seamlessly moves from one area to the next, never too fast and never too slow. Regardless of the course's focus on Light, if you aspire to take your photography to the next level in terms of your technical understanding of how light impacts photography and practical skill in dealing with it, this is a must-watch course for you.
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