Lighting/Posing

Brian Smith

Secrets of Great Portrait Photography

Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith shares his use of lighting modifiers to control and shape light and shadow to create bold iconic portraits of Hollywood's A-list. You'll learn how to work quickly under pressure, on productions both small and large. Learn how to control the quality of light had how the choice between hard light and soft light allows you to control the mood. From his simple problem-solving approach to both sculpting light in the studio and how to overcome harsh daylight by blending strobe with ambient light to on location, Brian will show you how to take cues from reality to make the most of great light when you find it and to create it when you don't. Smith will share celebrity portraits of from his books Art  & Soul and Secrets of Great  Portrait Photography to share ways that you can make everyone you photograph look and feel like a star.