Free sample · no sign-in neededTwo models, six lighting set-ups and a half-hour retouch in Photoshop. Rembrandt-style low-key light, even without expensive gear.
In the course Edita Bízová carefully comments on every step she takes – in lighting, posing, communication and post-production. She shoots two models and goes through three lighting scenarios with each, six set-ups in total.
You can look forward to 90 minutes of intense shooting and 30 minutes of professional retouching. You'll understand what gives an "ordinary" portrait an artistic quality and how to get it into your photos already while shooting. You can download the photos in RAW quality and edit them alongside the lecturer.
Natural light
How to make do with natural light and use it to the full, advanced hand poses and tips on breaking the rules on purpose.
Light like Rembrandt
A perfect low-key set-up for a few crowns: reflector boards and a V-flat you can make yourself.
Flower scene and retouching
The recipe for a flower scene lit with two lights and Edita's retouch in Photoshop step by step.
What you'll learn
- build a lighting set-up step by step
- control shadow depth and contrast
- shoot low-key and high-key portraits
- "direct" the client during the shoot
- pose a client like a star
- complete retouching in Photoshop
Who the course is for
- for portrait photographers who want to move forward
- for those who admire Edita Bízová's photos
Course content
- 01Introduction
- 02Part 1 – theory, lighting
- 03Part 2 – natural light, hand poses
- 04Part 3 – an attractive high-key set-up
- 05Part 4 – a Rembrandt-style low-key set-up
- 06Part 5 – flower scene
- 07Retouching the photo in Photoshop
- 08Photos to download
About the lecturer
Edita Bízová
A portrait photographer with studios in Pardubice and in Valencia, Spain, and the winner of many international awards. Her photographs appear in foreign and Czech magazines. She draws inspiration from 17th-century painters.
