Introduction
Welcome
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What you should know to get the most from this course
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1. Why Shoot with Strobes?
Shooting with strobes
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Strobe lighting allows you to shoot with an increased depth of field
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Strobe lighting has faster recharge times than flashes
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Strobe lighting is good at freezing action
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Strobe lighting offers many modifiers to shape light
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2. Why Shoot with Continuous Lights (Instead of Strobes)
Continuous lighting is easier for a beginner to understand
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Continuous lighting makes it easier to achieve soft-light looks
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Continuous lighting is useful if mixing video into the shoot
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3. Buying a Lighting Setup
Buying piecemeal vs. buying a kit
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Criteria for selecting lights
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How many lights do you need?
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How much power do you need
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Mixing brands
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4. The Components of a Studio Strobe Kit
Monolights and flash heads
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Reflectors and diffusers
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Lighting stands and booms
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Power pack or power supplies
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Sync cable
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5. Getting to Know Your Lights
Handling the lamp or bulb
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The role of the modeling light
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Keeping lights cool
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Essential controls
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6. Triggering a Light
Connecting the sync cable
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Using a wireless transmitter
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Slaving with a speedlight
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7. Setting and Testing Your Strobes
Setting shutter sync speed
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Setting an initial aperture and ISO
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Controlling power output
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Moving lights (the inverse-square rule)
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Using a light meter in camera
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Using an external light meter
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Test shooting with one light at a time
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Putting it all together
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Controlling exposure with power or aperture
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Refining exposure with ISO
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Tethering to a laptop
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Checking the shots on a computer
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8. Modifying Strobe Lights
Modifying strobe lights
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Bouncing the light with a reflector
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Bouncing the light with a bounce card
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Shaping the light with a beauty dish
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Diffusing the light with an umbrella
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Diffusing the light with a softbox
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Focusing the light with a snoot
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Modeling the light with grids and honeycombs
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Using flags to restrict the light
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9. Putting Everything into Action
Three-light setup
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Three-light dramatic portrait
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Four-light setup
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10. Challenge
Take the challenge
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Solution
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Portrait challenge 1
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Portrait challenge 2
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Portrait challenge 3
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Portrait challenge 4
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Portrait challenge 5
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Portrait challenge 6
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Portrait challenge 7
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Ex_Files_UaR_Stdo_Strobe.zip
(244.6 MB)