Master Lighting Techniques for Outdoor and Location Digital Port

This book will teach you the fundamental skills needed to master—and modify—almost any outdoor lighting situation. More importantly for today’s world, you’ll  learn how to create great outdoor portraits and fashion images within the narrow range of digital capture.

You will learn: proper metering techniques; when and how to use open shade; when and how to use different reflectors; when and how to use scrims; how to use strobes to fix many outdoor lighting problems; using your shutter speed to control the look of your backdrop; understanding and using the laws that govern light to your benefit; combining scrims with strobes to create the scene you want; shooting sunsets; when to trust your camera’s built in flash; Photoshop tips on blending modes and layer masks; tips for working with young children; conducting a portrait business in the digital world; and more…