Go Pro: Studio Beauty Video Training – Retouching Academy

Go Pro: Studio Beauty Video Training – Retouching Academy

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Go Pro: Studio Beauty video training was created for amateur and professional photographers who are interested in expanding into Beauty Photography, including both Beauty Portraits and Commercial Beauty.

The primary mission of this course is to teach you, the photographer, how to confidently and consistently set up beautiful lighting for portraits and beauty photography, as well as how to plan and execute a photo shoot when working with a creative team.

Studio lighting doesn’t have to be difficult or confusing, if you introduce structure and a good starting point into your studio routine, and that’s what Aleksey and Julia start their studio lighting training with.

CHAPTER I: Intro & Preparation –
– About the Authors & This Training –
– Your Career & Ultimate Artistic Goals

Your Knowledge & Vision
– The Basics Every Photographer Must Know
– Developing Your Vision, Taste and Aesthetics
– How to “Read” Lighting

Cameras, Lenses & Lighting equipment
– Choosing the Right Cameras & Lenses For Your Work
– Choosing the Right For Specific Projects
– Camera Sensors: Full Frame & Crop Factor
– Crop Factor & Focal Length Multiplier
– Studio & Backdrop Choice
– Lighting Equipment
– Common Monolight Controls & Triggers
– Light Modifiers
– Accessories

Preparation is King
– Idea, Concept of a Shoot & Choosing the “Right” Team
– Helpful Documents For Your Work

CHAPTER II: Flawless Execution
– Shooting Tethered
– Standard Camera Settings
– Common Mistakes to Avoid While Shooting
– Day-of Briefing & Backup
– Working With Your Model

CHAPTER III: Lighting Setups
– Establishing Our Starting Point: Why & How
– Classic Portrait Setup: Various Types of Lights, Light Modifiers, etc.
– Celebrity Portrait: And More Ways to Fill in the Shadows
– Movie Style Setup: Cinematic Lighting: Adding Drama; Working with Smoke
– Hazy Colors Setup: Colorful Theme; Working with Color Gels and Smoke
– Jewelry Ad Setup: Another Colorful Setup; More on Working With Color Gels –
– Clean Beauty: Other Ways of Creating Rim and Fill Light; White Background
– Full-Body: A Few Notes on Proper Full-Body Lighting
– Doubled Colored Shadows: Even More Ways to Use Color Gels
– Creative Mixed Lighting:
– Mixed Lighting: Fundamentals
– Mixed Lighting: Reflective Fabrics
– Mixed Lighting for Beauty

YOUR ASSIGNMENT LIST
Practice not until you can get it right, but until you can’t get it wrong.

BONUS MATERIALS
– Call Sheet / Template
– Estimate for a commercial project / Template
– Model Release / Template
– Agency Test Package Request / Sample Letter to a Modeling Agency
– Client Project Questionnaire / Template