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Since one of the most important aspects of photography is how to control your lighting, today I'll be explaining how to perfectly light a scene for a warm, dramatic effect. We'll be using grids - hard lights that are more controllable - and the subject to be used will be food, because it is usually shot with hard lighting. The emphasis will be on controlling each light to create a subtle and warm effect.
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I had the chance to work with Evelien lately, here are some video outtakes and photos :

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Three point lighting is often the best way to create a flattering portrait, shoot a great headshot and make an interview on video look professional. Here is the essence of three point lighting:

Key Light This is your primary light source.

Fill Light This light adds illumination to the shadow side of the face. The amount of fill used will determine how dramatic the shot will look. Using a lot of fill looks more flattering on most faces, while using little or no fill will give a more dramatic appearance…

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I think what will be surprising for many of you watching today's tutorial will be the utter simplicity of the set-up. I'll show you a small shooting space, a simple background, and a very easy one light portrait technique.

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Chris Burfoot discusses both pop-up and California Sunbounce reflector panels

Chris Burfoot explains flash duration and camera sync speeds

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Chris Burfoot demonstrates the Elinchrom Octa, a giant softbox, used as a white background.

+  demonstrates the Elinchrom Octa, a giant softbox, used as a huge ringflash for fashion and lifestyle portraits.

I got myself a universal off camera shoe cord at Calumet that should be compatible with ALL the speedlites.

It's a handy tool for shooting off-camera, and a nice balancing effort while holding a 1ds mk II with a 24/70 in the other hand. ETTL shouldn't be an issue.

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Enjoy this behind the scenes look at BYU Photo during a photo shoot that breaks the bank. Using the new Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5, BYU Photo was able to freeze the action of the piggy banks shattering when hitting the ground at 1/8000 of a second.

Terry Watson shows his technique for doing Smoke Photography

Camera flashes produce intrusive bursts of light that disturb or dazzle. We present a prototype camera and flash that uses infra-red and ultra-violet light mostly outside the visible range to capture pictures in low-light conditions. This “dark” flash is at least two orders of magnitude dimmer than conventional flashes for a comparable exposure. Building on ideas from flash/no-flash photography, we capture a pair of images, one using the dark flash, other using the dim ambient illumination alone.

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