Lighting 101 Information

“Lighting 101” is an educational course focused on foundational principles and techniques of lighting in photography.

Flash Lighting Made Simple.

Lighting 101 follows in Photography 101’s footsteps. Photography 101 takes students up through Manual Mode mastery and provides a foundation in natural light techniques and modifications. Lighting 101 picks up by teaching all about flash and light modification. But, just like Photography 101, we want Lighting 101 to be the most accessible lighting course available.

So we teach you everything about flash lighting, light modification, ambient to flash balance, lighting patterns, off-camera lighting and even multi-point off-camera light setups. But, what makes Lighting 101 truly special is that we do all of this with nothing but your on-camera hot shoe flash. Every image shown and created in this course was created with a DSLR and just a single on-camera hot shoe speed light.

What You’ll Learn In This Course?

Chapter 1 Introduction

• Why Just One On-Camera Flash
• 5 Reasons To Use Flash
• Common Flash Myths
• What Makes Flash Challenging?

Chapter 2 Introduction

• Flash-Strobe Vs. Ambient-Constant Light
• Flash Vs. Ambient Light Exposure
• Flash Vs. Ambient Demo
• Flash And Ambient Balancing For Natural Effect
• Flash And Ambient Balancing For Dramatic Effect
• Flash And Ambient Balancing For Creative Effect
• Understanding Flash Duration

Chapter 3 Introduction

• 5 Common Key Light Patterns
• 5 Common Key Light Patterns W/ Diffusion & Fill
• 5 Common Secondary Light Patterns
• 3 Primary Subject Patterns
• Light Qualities
• The Inverse Square Law
• Inverse Square Law In Practice
• Corrective White Balance
• Creative White Balance

Chapter 4 Introduction

• On Board Vs. Hot Shoe Flash
• Full Feature Vs. Manual Flashes
• TTL Vs. Manual Control
• TTL Vs. Manual Recycle Times
• Flash Power & Zoom
• HHS Vs. ND Filters
• FCS Vs. RCS

Chapter 5 Introduction

• 4 Tips When You Must Use Direct Flash
• Bare Bulbing Done Right
• Grid Snoot + Direct Flash
• Mini Beauty + Direct Flash
• Ring + Direct Flash
• Understanding Modifiers
• Direct Flash + Shutter Flash

Chapter 6 Introduction

• Ambient Vs. Direct Flash Vs. Bounce Flash
• Silver Bounce
• More Light Silver
• Soft White Bounce
• Overhead Bounce
• Overhead Bounce + Fill
• Event Bounce

Chapter 7 Introduction

• Natural Vs. Dramatic Light
• Filling And Refining Existing Light
• Coloring Light For Corrective Effect
• Coloring Light For Creative Effect
• Chapter 8 Introduction
• Case Study 1 – Dramatic Sunset
• Case Study 2 – Desert Sunset
• Case Study 3 – Sinister Headshot
• Case Study 4 – Family Portrait
• Case Study 5 – Athlete Portraits
• Case Study 6 – Working Angles
• Case Study 7 – Drag + Composite
• Case Study 8 – Less Is More
• The Good Karma Jar
• Favorite Feature Flashes
• Favorite Manual Flashes
• Favorite On Camera Flash Modifiers

About Author

Pye Jirsa is a lifelong learner who has made a career out of creating frameworks. These frameworks have helped millions learn languages, develop creativity, master photography, succeed in business, and even improve their communication within personal relationships.

As a founder and partner of SLR Lounge, Pye has taught and inspired thousands of photographers around the world with frameworks that make seemingly complex and intimidating topics simple and approachable. His frameworks have also helped create and scale Lin and Jirsa Photography, a boutique Socal wedding and portrait photography studio composed of a large creative team that shoots over 300 weddings each year, with nearly 1,000 yearly client commissions. In addition, as the host of the Think Stupid Simple podcast, Pye engages in long-form conversations with smart, successful people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to uncover their stupid-simple frameworks for success and happiness.

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