I’m happy to announce that Digital Photography Basics is now available. And it’s just 10 bucks! This is a great workshop that’s perfect for those who are just getting started, but if you want to see a professional at work then you should check out boudoir photography. Learn about camera modes, the exposure triangle, metering, white balance, and more!
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The Where To Start Chart
The Where To Start Chart is a tools designed to help beginning photographers navigate the settings on their camera. The chart is an interactive PDF file with links to hours of free photography tutorials. If you get to a spot and are unsure what something means, just click the box to watch a video about that topic.
Working with Speedlights in the Studio
Whether it’s with a softbox, umbrella, grid or just bare flashes, Mark will teach you how to get great studio portraits using only these small, powerful lights. He’ll cover remote triggering, metering and more.
Mark will walk through speedlight basics so you have a complete understanding of the possibilities, and limitations, of these remarkable lights.
The Shot
The Shot is now available as Video On Demand and digital download. Join Mark Wallace as he takes you through the step by step process of creating beautiful portraits. Each episode in this series demonstrates the pre-production, setup, shooting, and post production of a single image. Explore the process of creating images as Mark Wallace shows you each step of the process.
Lightroom 4 Workflow
This workshop is a step-by-step walkthrough of Lightroom 4, perfect for the beginner as well as those who have worked with Lightroom previously. This workshop is everything you ever wanted to know about Lightroom but were afraid to ask. This workshop contains more than 7 hours of content!
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Product is a digital download. You will not receive a hard copy.
This workshop will give you an overview of Lightroom 4 and show you how to maximize it’s potential by creating a workflow for importing, keywording, adjusting and exporting your images.
Topics covered in this workshop:
- How Lightroom keeps things organized – the catalog system
- The Library module: importing, keywording, metadata, organizing and more
- The Develop module: making global and local adjustments, using the tools, using and creating presets
- The Map module: organizing your photos geographically, privacy setting
- The Book module: creating a book from scratch
- The Slideshow module: creating a slideshow, creating presets, strategies for increasing your income using the slideshow module
- The Print module: creating prints, managing color, proof sheets for clients
- The Web module: creating galleries for online viewing
In addition to the modules Mark will be covering:
- Export options: creating presets for specific jobs
- Watermarking your images
- Using Publish Services
- Integration with Photoshop
- Tethered shooting
This is an information packed workshop. Don’t miss out!
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
![Smart collections automatically gather photos with certain keywords, ratings or metadata that you choose.](http://blog.snapfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MW-Live-4-26-13-9-of-25.jpg)
Smart collections automatically gather photos with certain keywords, ratings or metadata that you choose.
![Mark demonstrates how to take a photo from Lightroom and edit it in Photoshop without losing the original.](http://blog.snapfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MW-Live-4-26-13-16-of-25.jpg)
Mark demonstrates how to take a photo from Lightroom and edit it in Photoshop without losing the original.
On-Location Light and Lighting
Master outdoor location lighting! In this workshop Mark shows you how to use reflectors, speedlights and studio strobes in an outdoor location setting. Learn how to light for portrait photography outside and in open shade. Mark demonstrates his lighting techniques by shooting several scenarios including a poolside bikini shoot. Scroll down for all the workshop details.
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Product is a digital download. You will not receive a hard copy.
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
![Adding a reflector made a huge difference in the left side of the photo. Notice how Jayd's hair and shoulder now have separation from the background.](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-26-at-1.40.44-PM.jpg)
Adding a reflector made a huge difference in the left side of the photo. Notice how Jayd’s hair and shoulder now have separation from the background.
![First Mark shoots with no flash to demonstrate how changing your angle can make a much better photo.](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-26-at-1.42.26-PM.jpg)
First Mark shoots with no flash to demonstrate how changing your angle can make a much better photo.
![A comparison of the photos using the ringflash, but the left photo has no shade and the right one does.](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Screen-Shot-2013-03-26-at-1.45.57-PM.jpg)
A comparison of the photos using the ringflash, but the left photo has no shade and the right one does.
The Three-Light Setup
Get ready to master the 3-light setup with Mark Wallace! In this episode of Mark Wallace: LIVE, Mark teaches the basics of a 3-light setup that includes the key light, fill light, and kicker light. He builds the setup one light at a time so you can see how each one impacts the photograph. Then, Mark shows you different ways to modify the setup with reflectors, grids and additional lights, and even shows the 3-light setup using speedlights. During the entire workshop, Mark teaches you how to meter for proper exposure and ratios with his Sekonic lightmeter.
This workshop is more than 3 hours of information that is great for beginners and pros alike, as it teaches great techniques for lighting portraits.
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Product is a digital download. You will not receive a hard copy.
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
Photography Basics
In this episode of Mark Wallace: LIVE, we discuss everything you need to know about photography basics. Understanding exposure, controlling motion and getting everything in focus are the pillars of this workshop. Mark explains aperture, ISO, shutter speed, camera modes, focus points, depth of field and more. He also touches on some more advanced topics like white balance, exposure lock and lens distortion. This workshop is more than 3 hours of information that is a perfect workshop for beginner photographers, or anyone wanting to brush up on the cornerstones of digital photography.
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
![Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.28.21-AM](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.28.21-AM.jpg)
Mark uses Lightroom during the workshop to show the differences in aperture values, shutter speeds, white balance and more.
![Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.28.53-AM](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.28.53-AM.jpg)
Using white and black panels, Mark explains how your camera’s meter can sometimes get the exposure wrong.
![Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.33.02-AM](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Screen-Shot-2013-01-21-at-11.33.02-AM.jpg)
Mark is famous for his goofy demos! In this example he and Charles create the camera frame around Carissa, and Josh plays the role of the sun.
Understanding Light and Light Modifiers
In the second episode of Mark Wallace: LIVE, Mark takes an in-depth look at light. He explains shadows, effective size, direction of light and more while explaining how they impact your photography. Using both speedlights and studio strobes, Mark demonstrates how to get various looks with lights and light modifiers of all shapes and sizes. This workshop is over 3 hours of information that is great for beginners and intermediate shooters.
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
![mw-live-12-2-12-pt2.Still003](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mw-live-12-2-12-pt2.Still003.jpg)
An explanation of specular highlights – the reflection of the light source that you can see in things like eyes, glass, etc.
![mw-live-12-2-12-pt2.Still009](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mw-live-12-2-12-pt2.Still009.jpg)
Mark gives a visual explanation of the Inverse Square Law and how it applies to working with lights.
![mw-live-12-2-12-pt5.Still007](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mw-live-12-2-12-pt5.Still007.jpg)
The workshop moves right along into a thorough description of color temperature and getting the right white balance in your photos.
![mw-live-12-2-12-pt4.Still006](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mw-live-12-2-12-pt4.Still006.jpg)
In response to a viewer question, Mark shows the easiest way to take a group picture on a solid white background.
Mark’s Favorite Lighting Setups
In the first episode of Mark Wallace: LIVE, Mark walks through nine of his favorite lighting setups. Mark walks through the gear used, options for the setups and even shows the results of the shoot live during the workshop. This workshop is 3 hours of information that’s perfect for the beginner or intermediate photographer.
This workshop is available for download now!
Price: $30USD
Here are a few screenshots from the video.
![Shannon and Marissa](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mw2.jpg)
Chat helpers Shannon and Marissa take questions from viewers so Mark can answer them during the workshop.
![mswkonic](http://www.snapfactory.com/live/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mswkonic.jpg)
Mark gives a brief demonstration of the new Sekonic L478DR and shows how to control speedlights remotely.