Creative Portrait Photography Series: Backgrounds With Gobos

Bring Your Portrait and Fashion Lighting Skills To The Next Level: Create Funky Background Designs With Gobos And Gels

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Nov 2019
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What you will learn

Photographers will be able to set up images with amazing background effects

Photographers will be able to design interesting lighting effects for portrait and fashion photography

Photographers will have a greater understanding about Gobos, Creativity and Storytelling

Description

Featured Review:

"Sandy is brilliant and very clear and descriptive in her presenting of the course content. She kindly shares her new discoveries and ideas on making a great theme even better always going the extra mile!" - Rebecca Ybarra

Welcome to our course “Creative Photography Lighting - Create Funky Background Designs With Gobos” 

My name is Sandy Dee, author of "Posing Like A Pro" and photographer in San Jose, California. In our photo studio we have led over 50 photography workshops so far, specializing in creating conceptual photoshoots. And knowing how to use Gobos in your lighting set-ups will open a whole new world of creativity and storytelling to your photoshoot

Many photographers asked me what a Gobo is or how to use and place one - and today we will explain it all! 

Gobos are an amazing yet simple tool to add more interest to your image. But what are Gobos? Well, the word “Gobo” stands for “go-between-object” and means that you place an item in front of a flash (or lens) to throw a funky effect onto your model or background.

So why should you learn about Gobos? Well there are many reasons:

1. Do you want to save money? All the Gobos that we will show you today are very affordable with around $100 each - and with each of them you will be able to achieve an enormous amount of effects, especially if you throw a package of gel in to the mix: So you will only need to invest one time instead of buying different background designs again and again.

2. Do you want to create a great variety of looks in a short time? Instead of changing backgrounds to create variety to your shoot - just place a Gobo in front of your flash (and maybe a gel) and continue with your shoot. Easy as that!

3. Do you want to have a less cluttered studio? Gobos require hardly any space in comparison to storing big paper or vinyl rolls.

Plus: You can create an endless variety of looks fitting to your model’s story, outfit and fashion accessories and have YOUR Images standing out from the crowd by adding a truly unique and interesting effect to your images. 

The only requirement: You do need an understanding of your DSLR (manual settings) and you should have some practice with basic lighting and access to lighting equipment. Though we do explain important beginner subjects such as basic lighting diagrams and in the bonus section you will also find “the recipe of great portraiture” - the majority of the materials covers more intermediate techniques. However here we include as many options as possible: We will show you set-ups that are easily achievable and affordable with a variety of gobos, cheap flashguns and low-end strobes. 

Our promise: Creativity doesn’t have to cost a lot of money and: creative lighting doesn’t have to be confusing. You will see exactly what we are doing inside the studio with our “fly on the wall” videos. Furthermore Matt will walk you through the lighting diagrams to enhance your technical knowledge and my expertise will bring your creativity to the next level, so you will be able to achieve these looks in no time:

  • How to set-up the Lastolite Strobo Gobo to create an interesting window and foliage effect

  • How to set-up the Lastolite Mask Strips for funky shadow patterns

  • How to set-up the Lightblaster by Spiffygear, an enormous amount of variety for your background

  • The advantage of using Cinefoil for creating patterns on your backgrounds

  • How to use household or decorative items to create interesting shadows

  • And SO MUCH MORE

At the end of this tutorial you will be able to set up images with amazing background effects that will WOW your models and clients. If you want to bring your creativity to the next level - then this tutorial is for you!

Have Fun!

Content

Introduction

Introduction
Gear & Preparation : Gobos By Lastolite
Gear & Preparation : The Lightblaster By Spiffygear
Lighting Basics
Camera Equipment And More Creative Ideas
Things To Look Out For When Working With Gobos
How To Include Gobos In Your Storytelling
How To Define Your Storytelling

Shooting With Gobos By Lastolite

Strobo Gobo - Theory
Strobo Gobo - Red Window
Strobo Gobo - White Window
Strobo Gobo - Yellow Window
Strobo Gobo - Blue Window
Strobo Gobo - Foliage
Mask Strips by Lastolite - Theory
Lastolite Mask Strips With Key Light
Lastolite Mask Strips With Key Light & Color
Lastolite Mask Strips Without Key Light

Shooting With Gobo Slides And The Lightblaster By Spiffy Gear

The Light Blaster Gobo - Theory
Lightblaster 1
Lightblaster 2

Shooting With More Gobos

"Household" Gobos - Theory
"Household Gobos" - Shoot
Water and Smoke as Gobos

Bonus Section: Excerpt Of "The Magic Of Color And Gels"

The Number 1 Ingredient For Great Portraiture
The Who, Where And When Of Your Story
Another "Gobo" Idea: Blinds
The "Hitchcock" Look - Step 1: White Lighting
The "Hitchcock" Look - Step 4: Adding An Orange and Blue Gel (Plus Lightblaster)
"Shadows On The Wall" Look (Less Extreme Than Lastolite Mask Strips)
Thank You For Watching Our Tutorial And Looking Forward To Seeing Your Results!

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Reviews

Joseph
March 30, 2019
Awesome Job as Usual. Learned a lot about the different ways to do Gobos made it easy for my novice self to understand
Alex
December 29, 2018
Unique topic on photography backgrounds, very interesting and useful. I can definitely see myself using gobos for my shoots.
Brian
June 20, 2018
Has a lot of potential for great images in the studio. I had heard of Gobos but never had it properly explained. Sandy talks clearly and eloquently about the use cases and benefits and I am able to put the concepts into practice.
Rebecca
June 3, 2018
Sandy is brilliant and very clear and descriptive in her presenting of the course content. She kindly shares her new discoveries and ideas on making a great theme even better always going the extra mile!
Eva
May 31, 2018
never really understand how to set Gobos up properly. Sandy talks clearly about their uses and how to place them during shoots. A useful lighting overview and diagrams help make it possible to recreate. I have already tried some things out during a shoot and it gives a lot of new options.
Randall
May 30, 2018
I love this course because of her direct, concise and engaging manner, and so far this is no different - it's an interesting twist on using the effect of light gobos on backgrounds instead of having to purchase backgrounds so this will be useful to the photographer who is a bit mobile or just looking for inspiration. They cover a review of lighting basics to set the scene and I am looking forward to the rest of the course.

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