Category Archives: Studio Lighting

Digital Photography 1 on 1, portraits, studio, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

Lighting for Black and White Photography

In this episode, Mark explains how to best light a subject for black and white photography and get dramatic results. Learn how adjusting the position of light can change contrast in relation to the subject. Mark walks you through studio exercises to fully illustrate the relationship of shape and color.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

Group Shots

In this week’s episode Mark shows you how to shoot groups of people in a studio using just one light.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

Inverse Square Law

In this week’s episode Mark Wallace explains the Inverse Square law and how it can improve your photography.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

Speedlights vs. Studio Strobes

In this episode Mark compares the differences between speedlights and studio strobes.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

High Key & Low Key Lighting

This week Mark Wallace talks about high key and low key lighting. In it’s simplest terms a high key image is a bright image full of light and mostly white tones whilst a low key image is a dark with minimal lighting and rich in black tones and lots of shadow areas. Let’s explore these two dramatic lighting alternatives.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

Metering, Part 4: Advanced Metering

In this episode Mark Wallace talks to us about some advanced features of the Sekonic L-758 DR. Mark shows us some of his favorite metering tricks as well as using the spot metering feature to meter using the zone system.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

Metering, Part 3: Using a Light Meter

This is the third episode of a four part series on metering. In this episode Mark demonstrates the basics of using a light meter. Mark covers ambient exposure as well as metering strobes.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting February 19, 2013 No comments

Basic 3 Light Setup

In this episode Mark goes over a very basic 3 light setup for those who are looking to buy their first portrait light kit.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Post Production, Studio Lighting February 19, 2013 1 Comment

Shooting Tethered Using Lightroom

In this episode Mark explains how to shoot tethered using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.0. Shooting tethered allows you to connect your camera to your computer and capture your shots in realtime.