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Domestika - Flash Photography with a Speedlight - Chris Robinson


https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/2067-flash-photography-with-a-speedlight



Learn how to express yourself as a photographer by using a single light source to create professional images

Lighting allows you to tell a story in a single image by capturing the mood and emotion of your subject. Relying on speedlights and light modifiers, photographer Chris Robinson is able to turn abstract feelings into images, creating portraits that focus on facial expressions and the human form.

Connect with viewers emotionally by exploring flash photography and the versatility of speedlights. Take your photography skills a step further by learning off-camera lighting setups, how to work with models, and the most efficient workflow for retouching high-impact images to tell a story.

Get started by meeting Chris Robinson, a professional photographer specialized in fine art and fashion photography. Learn about how he discovered photography as a child and later turned it into his career. Take a look at his influences and get an idea of what inspires his work.

Chris explains the importance of light, both how it works and how it can be controlled. See how he uses it to create a wide variety of images and convey different types of emotions. Get familiar with speedlights, explore their functions, and learn how to choose the right ones for you. Learn about sync speeds and how the camera and speedlight communicate.

Explore modifiers for your speedlight and see how they can be used to modify the mood of your photos. Take a look at the pros and cons of diffusers, grids, barn doors, gels, and a beauty dish, including how they can be used for portraits and editorials. Learn some basic lighting setups for creating different emotions in a practical exercise with a model.

Chris shows you his entire post-production workflow. Beginning with an intro to Capture One, see how to select and process each image step by step. Then import your final selection into Photoshop for retouching. Finish with some final tips and tricks for saving, exporting, and sharing your final images with clients.

What is this course's project?
Create two final images—a portrait and an editorial photograph—using a speedlight and the lighting principles explained throughout this course.