Basic Lighting Techniques

This tutorial discusses the concepts behind 3 point lighting for portrait studio photography.

[Gertrude-Intrudes]

Bad acting was an essential part of 90s tutorials. I’m almost sure this was intentional. I enjoyed everything about this video.

[visthj]

This is the most perfect tutorial i've ever seen on Youtube and the creation date being more than a decade ago fascinates me.

[ChoicesHabitsAttitudeLuck]

somebody made and effort and free tutorial and one person gave it a thumbs down. What an ungrateful person. and you uploaded it on my birthday thanks!

[jamescooke]

Clear, concise and generous. You put a lot of work in to this and it shows because I know exactly where to start, and why. 

[stingrayschuller]

90's called they want their instructional videos back.

[ComedyJesus]

This is one of the most valuable lighting videos I've ever seen.

[Tarets]

It's a "Fun with flags" kind of humor :)

[swoop]

probably one of the simplest and direct videos on lighting for beginners....good work IMO

[francisjosephtria]

Excellent tutorial! Very clear, all fronts covered on the topic.

[meljenkins]

I do high school reunions and I always use 2 lighting strobes at 1:1 ration at F/10, ISO 400 & 1/125 shutter speed with a Canon 5D Mk IV and Sigma F/1.4 50mm Art lens. Fix lens are the best for portraits.

[johnybrokeit]

Needed this. Excellently done video. And was fun to watch, too! Thank you : )

[paulann]

OMG, THANK YOU SO MUCH! My "professional" commercial photography professor NEVER explained it half as well as you did! I hope this helps me pass my practicum on this very subject later today.

[Gatewayvick]

She's got an awesome set of headlights her self, wow !

[stuartmayo]

Excellent and love the way you come across making this video a joy to watch and learn at the same time.

[hessayli]

Very informative and helpful. Thank you

[TheDka]

Great tutorial apart from the lighting ratios. For 3:1 lighting the fill is actually one and a HALF stops less than the main. for 4:1 the fill light is TWO stops less than the key light. For 5:1 the fill light is two and a quarter stops less (if my math checks out). And etc etc, the point is you only drop the fill light by one stop (ie. half the amount of light) when the ratio doubles like from 4:1 to 8:1.

[kareemtejumola]

this is a great tutorial on basic lighting. just put me on the right direction

[Argyll]

The technical information was good but the humor a bit lame.

[ninjabluewings]

I use the lighting set up @ 2:30 with a further 2 lower standing upward facing fill lights angled upwards to completely remove any under chin shadows and there is ABSOLUTELY NO SHADOWS AT ALL!!!! I am talking a flawlessly lit portrait setting with no shadowing anywhere and this method has a result that everyone who I have photographed seems to favour, I use the gold umbrella light reflectors that gives a nicely balanced warmer glow to the face ☺️☺️

[jattabi]

Very informative...learnt more about lighting in a few minutes than hours of other videos.