Studio Photography for Beginners

The Easiest Way to to Learn Studio Photography and Set Up a Budget Home Studio

4.60 (157 reviews)
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English
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Digital Photography
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810
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4.5 hours
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Dec 2023
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$69.99
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What you will learn

Learning about the equipment needed to set up a budget home photography studio

Learning about how strobe lights (studio lights) work

Learning about the camera settings to be used in studio photography

Learning how to execute creative studio photography techniques like low-key photography, high-key photography, color gel photography, etc

Description

Have you always wanted to learn studio photography but had no idea where to start?  Then you've come to the right place.

This course will teach you everything you need to know about studio photography and also enable you to set up a budget studio right inside your own house.

In this course, we start off by learning about all the essential equipment that you would require in your studio.

Then we dive into each equipment (like strobe lights, modifiers, etc) and learn about them individually so you understand their purpose.

Then we get into the fun part where you start learning about all the settings in your camera that you need to use for studio photography. We discuss the ISO, Aperture, Shutter Speed and White Balance that you would need to use for studio photography.

From there on, we move towards understanding light and how to modify it. We learn about things like the Inverse Square Law of Light and how to turn hard light into soft light by using different types of modifiers.

We also cover different light set-ups like the one-light, two-light, three-light and four-light set ups so you can achieve any kind of studio portrait you want. We also see how to combine strobe lights with speedlites.

We also look at very cool and dramatic studio lighting techniques like high-key, low-key and color gels photography.

We round off things by going through some of the basic editing practices for your studio portraits.

You also get a document which has the list of all the equipment and accessories shown in the course so you don't have to research things on your own. Even the links to buy these online are given in this document so you'll end up saving a lot of time and effort.

Once you go through this course you'll even find that, to start out, you don't even need most of the equipment. Even if you have got just a camera and an external flash/speedlite, you can get started.

Also, you don't have to have any prior extensive knowledge of photography or even the manual mode settings because we have created this course in such a way that it's perfect even for a complete beginner.

So here's hoping that you will decide to take indulge in this beautiful experience of learning studio photography. We wish you all the luck in your journey!

Content

Introduction

About me (Your Trainer) and Some Important Information
Introduction to a Budget Home Studio

Understanding a Strobe Light

Understanding a Strobe Light - Part 1
Understanding a Strobe Light - Part 2

Understanding Modifiers

Understanding a Modifier - Part 1 (Softbox and Umbrella)
6. Understanding a Modifier - Part 2 (Hard Light and Soft Light)

Understanding the Backdrop

7. Understanding a Backdrop

Taking Our First Shot

Taking Our First Studio Shot (A Self Portrait)

What Camera Settings to Use in Studio Photography

Intro to Camera Setting and Flash Exposure
Understanding Flash Exposure
What ISO to Use?
Modelling Lamp vs Flash Unit of a Strobe Light
What Shutter Speed to Use? (The Concept of Sync Speed) - Part 1
What Shutter Speed to Use? (The Concept of Sync Speed) - Part 2
What Aperture to Use?
What White Balance to Use?

Understanding Light

Inverse Square Law of Light
Turning Hard Light Into Soft Light - Part 1
Turning Hard Light Into Soft Light - Part 2
Types of Modifiers - Part 1
Types of Modifiers - Part 2

Which Lens to Use?

Which Lens to Use?

Light Set-ups

One Light Set-up With Reflector
Two Lights Set-up and Slave Mode - Part 1
Two Lights Set-up and Slave Mode - Part 2
Three Lights Set-up With Hair Light

Lighting Techniques

Four Lights Set-up and High-Key Photography
Low-Key Photography
Studio Photography Using Color Gels

Editing Studio Portraits

Editing Studio Portraits

Conclusion

Conclusion

Screenshots

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Reviews

Francis
October 8, 2023
what is needed for a portable studio was very well explained. Gone through a lot of stuff and very well explained.
Janet
December 15, 2022
Love his accent. And the added plus is that he’s so knowledgeable and conveys his lectures so I can easily understand it. So far so good.
Trish
November 7, 2022
I am new to photography and appreciate how much information was condensed into such a short amount of time.
Anna
May 6, 2022
I left this rating because I'm getting what I expected out of this course so far and leering new things about different lights and flashes that I didn't know.
Myers
January 10, 2022
Kush was very knowledgeable, clear, concise, and easy to understand. I believe I can start off with a decent foundation of knowing what equipment I should get and how to adjust my camera settings to achieve my desired effect without looking like a complete novice and learning from trial and error as I progress into a being a better photographer.
Bindu
November 4, 2021
So far it feels like a God sent. Thank you Kush for putting this out. My confidence needs a lot of Help. Wish i could work with you in the studio too.
Maurice
May 8, 2021
Kush is very knowledgeable, insightful and thorough. I feel like I am more prepared, confident and excited about journey in photography.
Jessie-Lee
February 4, 2021
I learnt a lot in this course. In the beginning I was very unsure of studio photography and if I would even attempt to set up a home studio but this course has given me the knowledge to set up a small studio within a budget and take some fantastic photos! I was thrilled that it even covered using Gels which is something I have heard about but did not know enough to execute.
NES
October 27, 2020
This is by far the best video i have ever seen! I am very thankful for all the information. It's great work!
Ioan
September 30, 2020
The trainer repeats same things over and over, just to increase the length of the modules. Secondly, it's a beginner course in studio photography, therefore it should focus on studio photography only and not on basic photography tips and skills, which appear too often. When someone decides on a studio course, presumably one has the knowledge and skills of basic photography, so again, a lot of unwanted topics.
Ahmed
September 22, 2020
The vast majority of online instructors "tell" what they know, this guy "teaches" what he knows! Thank you man for teaching me, that's what I paid my money for.
Nh
February 16, 2020
Was good topics, easy explained. Real models would help understand pictures with light effects more. I saw another course that had more case examples, models to showcase light effects, and also explaining settings each time. So compared to that course I cannot give higher stars.
Sushma
July 31, 2019
What a wonderful wonderful class. Could not stop watching till the end. Thanks much Kush Sharma for making such a wonderful class. I have all the confidence I need to setup my home studio. Best class I ever took. I have a very strong foundation on lighting setup now. Can understand and apply all the technical jargon related to light setup. wooow beyond exited and on cloud 9 for gaining all this knowledge.

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