Photosprouts Photography Workshops
San Francisco | Palo Alto

Photosprouts Photography Workshops

San Francisco

Painterly Portrait

Online Class

Shooting

moody and painting like portraits

in any indoor condition,

including your home.


$99 Only

31 Lessons

Length

3.5 Hours

Access

Computer/ Tablets/ Smartphones

What's in the class?

Introduction

Gathering Props and Outfits

Lecture 1

6 Steps To Create Painterly Portraits

  • Step by step, you will be guided to shoot portraits that look like a painting.


Lecture 2

Controlling The Ambient and The Flash Exposures

  • What controls the ambient exposure?
  • How to fully cut off the ambient light?
  • What affects the flash exposure?

Lecture 3

Understanding Light

  • The science of light
  • Hard vs Soft light
  • The Inverse Square Law of Light made easy
  • Fixing any light issues based on science


Lecture 4

Lighting Equipment Needed For Building A Home Studio

  • How much do you need to invest in building a home studio?
  • Invest in the exact equipment that you need instead of wasting money on unnecessary items.


Demonstrations

  • Light patterns
  • Start with 1 light and then add 2 more
  • Rembrandt lighting
  • Butterfly lighting
  • Loop lighting


Editing

Lightroom & Photoshop

  • Editing in Lightroom and Photoshop
  • Skin smoothening
  • Enhancing the eyes
  • Cloning
  • Liquifying
  • Managing the highlights and shadows
  • Dodging and burning


FAQ

  • What is the prerequisite?

    The Beginner & Intermediate I Photography Workshops OR ability to use the manual mode of your camera.

  • What lenses are recommended for this class?

    Zoom or prime lenses of these equivalent focal length: 85mm, 70mm, 50mm.

  • Do I need a studio to shoot painterly portrait?

    A studio can be any indoor location if one can completely cut off the ambient light by dialing the correct camera settings.


    One of the essence of this class is to show you how to build your own studio by investing in the necessary light equipment and adjusting the camera settings to cut off the ambient light.

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