Beginner Tutorial: Portrait Photography (NO Lighting Equipment or Studio Needed!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this complete Beginner’s Tutorial for Portrait Photography, I’m going to teach you how to capture professional Portrait images (indoor/natural lighting based) WITHOUT using any lighting equipment or expensive studio rentals!
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Camera Settings
2:47 Location (Introduction)
3:38 Composition
4:06 Posing
5:50 Location (In-depth)
6:52 Lighting (Introduction)
7:55 Location (In-depth)
11:04 Lighting (In-depth)
15:38 My Gear
17:48 FREE Giveaways
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This video is perfect for anyone just getting started with Portrait Photography who wants to learn how to capture professional Portrait images (without needing to spend money on lighting equipment or expensive studio rentals!) I’m going to teach you how to master Portrait Photography (even as a Beginner!) by taking you behind-the-scenes of one of my typical indoor/natural light based Photoshoots. This video is everything you need to know how to start taking better photos right away - including the Location, Camera Settings, Posing, Composition and Lighting Techniques - NO equipment needed! Learn these beginner techniques for Portrait Photography and start taking professional portrait images TODAY!
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I'm only 3 minutes into this video and I'm already Loving how you are breaking this down man! Explaining all the factors that are in play. Love it!
This was extremely thorough thanks so much! 😊
Great video! Im primarily a landscape photography but trying to get into portraits more. This was very helpful! Got my subscribe :)
Thanks a lot for this, sir! The photography tips are really amazing.
Thank you for the video and actually teaching us what you said you would. I thoroughly enjoyed learning from you!
Thank you for the kind message! I’m glad to hear Diana really means a lot, will try my best to continue putting out high quality vids for you!
Omg thank you so much!!! So sooo helpful. I am a portrait painter and as you know most people nowadays don't have the time to sit hours for a painting so I really need to up my game on the shooting side. This makes me want to subscribe to your Patreon! Also because I do my work from natural light so all these tips are gold.
On a side note the second painting was the artwork of Vermeer and he just like Rembrandt is definitely an amazing example of using windows as a light source.
Yes! I've been waiting for this video.
Glad to hear - hope it meets your expectations!
Love your content man ☺️. Helps a lot for my upcoming photography demonstration at home for a class finals. Thanks 🤗
That’s awesome man have another big video coming out tomorrow! Stay tuned 😎 it covers everything from composition to lighting to posing and much more 👌
Again an incredibly helpful video !:O
Id like to ask one question:
If I have an Apsc camera should i rather get the sigma 30mm f1.4 or sigma 56mm f1.4 ?
Your videos are just 🔥🔥🙌🙌 I have no words.. you're really helping us out big time man. Amazing tips!
Natural locations 🔥 thank you for the vote of confidence especially for some of us that can't afford studios or artificial light😅😅 I've honestly learnt a lot
I'm so glad to hear man! Appreciate messages like these thanks for reaching out.
Justin always get the most needed contents, painful I'm watching it 5 Days late😂. But man, we need more contents, but still, I love this video
Always love hearing from you bro! 😊
This is what I need to watch ❤️ thanks sir for making this kind of videos 🙂 waiting for more tutorial like that ...
My pleasure man, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Just the video I needed got my first shoot next weekend I have a 50mm at 1.8 but it’s outdoors but look forward to what I will learn
Glad to hear bro hope it goes awesome!
Hey dude, tks for sharing so much relevant information. Congrats great video. 👏👏👍🏻👊🏻📸🔥
This is really great, More nice content to come man !
Hey Ronel thanks for the kind words really appreciate it man. Will do!
Thanks for the video. I use the 90mm fuji for portraits with good bokeh but I find myself having to move further behind to take portraits. I came here to learn how to use my camera without the flash and I got some tips. will try them soon.
I just suck at editing. mostly because the image I get are already good from camera so I don't even know how to retouch and even achieve your looks lol
Great tutorial! I'm a hobbyist with a passion for shooting people social dancing (salsa, bachata) indoors (my specialty/peculiarity: no flash, no posing, getting closeup with a 105 mm or 135 mm lens), so I love to watch videos like this discussing all aspects of low light, no-flash photography. Subscribed!
You’re awesome! Appreciate this feedback and interesting to learn about your work. Thanks for the kind words! 🙌
@@justinlaurens I'm learning, but have come far thanks to all of these fantastic tutorials posted by artists like you. Have been doing this for fun for the past 4 years or so, as I am also a passionate dancer. I don't use Instagram much, (I post mainly in Facebook public albums) but for a quick look, my IG is "sisfoto". The challenge with what I do is that it is not posed, movement is quick, lighting is iffy, and I have to keep a reasonably high shutter speed (so, super high ISO). :)
Yes man! Really dope one. Cant wait to see this one going viral
Ah thanks my man! Means a lot 🙏
Great tips. Thanks.
the airbnb idea is fire!!!
Yess dude one of the best things that happened to my photography lol
Thanks for this. Really useful and well presented! Cheers!
I never saw a tutorial so clear, thanks! i'm subscribing!
Awesome, thank you! That means a lot 🙌 Stay tuned for more!
I just discovered this channel today. All the way from Kenya. Seems I have a bunch of videos to catch up to. I already love it
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video! I am a beginner and I wonder about your camera setting for this specific lighting you showed in the video
thank you for sharing the raw photo .
Really useful, thankyou.
Awesome video, it's hard to find such a video full of knowledge. I am using canon r6 and tamron 45 1.8 sp. Do you think r6 dynamic range is fine and how about the lens, should I consider sigma art 50 1.4 or ramron will serve the purpose. Money is not an issue but yes I can't go for expensive rf lenses because it will not justify the price I will pay. Kindly advise thanks in advance.
What cameras do you use? Looking for a reasonably priced camera for personal photos. Thanks!
Amazing insights of your portrait shootings Justin!
Hey Dani, thanks so much man glad you found it helpful! 😊 🙏
Lol my camera doesn’t let me go lower than f/4 so I just decided to use a 100mm lens and backed up to still have the blurry background, do you recommend a 100mm lens for portraits?
Great video, thank you. (Small remark: de milk maid is from Johannes Vermeer, but his handling of light is very Rembrandtesk, so its a minor point ;)).
Thanks for the tip on locations to shoot. Love your images!
Thanks man and Merry Christmas!
@@justinlaurens Merry Christmas
I am so Happy to saw original photo file....Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Thank you!
Love your work I’ve definitely seen it on portrait pages I follow
That’s dope man, appreciate you saying hi! Thanks for the kind words 🙌
this is great! thank you man
Glad you like it! Thank you
How would you recommend to combat a non pleasing background if we are stuck with it
justin BACK with the fire content!
Ayy thanks my man! 🙏
Thank you for this video. I’m just starting photography and Editing with Lightroom. Where should I start? What do I need to know FIRST? I’m so overwhelmed by the amount of videos up here ..
Great information
Appreciate the info
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Really appreciate all your tutorials videos! 🙏 Can you please do a video on how you get models to collaborate with you? Thank you
Yeah really good idea, I will do that in one of my next couple videos, I promise 🙏
This man very generous.. thanks for sharing mate!
My pleasure!
Super useful and well explained
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Justin, new subscriber here!!
Thanks for content and tips, learning a lot!!
Whatsup bro! Glad to hear, thanks for the message my dude! 🙏
nice tutorial
Hey Justin - a very interesting video, especially for a newbie like myself. If I can just ask a question at 2:15 the photo on the right is very dark and I believe a Raw file. So to get it to the image on the left, you must have done some major work to get that look. What software did you use please. Peter.
Yes I used Photoshop - I teach my entire editing process in my course: www.justinlaurens.com/access
This was one of my favorite videos yet bro! So much useful information! You're so easy to learn from!
Thanks my man! 🙏
Great tips!
Glad you think so!
what meter mode you use?
Love your work! Do you have any master classes/tutorials to buy?
Thanks Anderson, yes I do I can extend the sale for one more day for you: www.justinlaurens.com/access
Really helpful tips bro
Thanks Sathya, appreciate it bro!
Thank you
My pleasure David!
Hey, love the nifty fifty portrait tips..the attractive model sells the sizzle! :)
Thanks Hurley :)
I never knew editing could make such a huge difference in terms of lighting.
Oh ya its crazy right? Editing is arguably the most important tool for a Photographer in my opinion
@@justinlaurens I always used to shoot at slower shutter speeds 1/100, so I get the perfect light, meanwhile I learned that 1/200 works good with editing :) thanks.
Great tutorial! Thanks! Is there a video planned on how to find models to work with and how you do it? ^^
Hey Nico thanks bro yes that’s an entire module in my course actually haha
@@justinlaurens good to know ^^ thanks
Very useful video , I learned lot from it, looking forward more videos like this keep it up good work, R.manohar , india,chennai
Thanks alot for this video. Was searching something like this kind of info.. Natural light, Moody tone.. This is what i was waiting for.. Would like to know Canon M50 with 50mm 1.8 lens is a good option for indoor portaits? (As am using this).
I just saw this video and replying. Now going to check all your videos 😊Thanks again
My pleasure 😊 Glad it was helpful. Yes that is a great setup, you should be able to capture some good images with that. Now, I'd recommend really learning how to edit & retouch your photos well...that is an important next step!
De belles modèles et de beaux décors, bravo, le résultat est convaincant.
Merci beaucoup!! ☺️
Great tutorial - following you now :)
Glad it helped! Stay tuned for many more videos coming up 👍
Hey Justin love your work!!!
can you please also make video on how to export picture for Instagram for maximum detail.
Hi Jigar I have a video for this did you see it?
Very informative for a beginner 😀
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
9:28 lol I was wondering if they offered services in Montreal and got my answer a few seconds later
感谢您提供了RAW格式！
You are the best
I was wondering if you were going to ever post some bts of your shoots! Do you always shoot a little underexposed?
Hey Zac! Yeah man always! I explain why at 2:34 😊 (mostly to maintain low key/moody look whilst preserving Highlights)
How much you underexpose your imagines?
Love videos that actually teach technical terms and techniques. Can't wait for future tutorials!
Glad to hear man! Definitely more coming - turn on post notifications so you don't miss a video! 😊
Sir, please make tutorial how you do skin tone. Thk you Sir😊
Yow, Dude. I love the videos, watch it every time like the recent one "How to pose your model". Can I request a tutorial hahaha how about you create a tutorial about outside portrait photography, like in the woods or top of the mountain, I really appreciate it if made that, and I think you are the only one that can execute this. I hope soon you make it... and mostly, Keep up the good work and be safe
I love video requests! I think these are great ideas Jol 😊 thanks for the comment man and stay safe too!
good job
Thanks for the informative video. Just one thing, the Milkmaid is by Vermeer, not Rembrandt
Yes, you are right 😅haha
Did the camera went from a price of $1,398 to $1,798 or some was wrong when I clicked on the link in the description?
And Merry Christmas!
13:04 This is actually a painting by Johannes Vermeer (the milkmaid) and not Rembrandt.
Hah yeah I realized after but it’s besides the point. Same concept applies
wow man ur the best love :)
Appreciate that man, glad you enjoyed
Awesome video, i liked it. subbed and notification bell on, sad you have so few videos
My 1st question: How do you cope if the weather is bad and the client still ordered a shoot? Or the weather gets suddenly rly bad midway through your travel to the location? In winter the weather can be rly bad. Do you increase the iso or play with shutter speed?
2nd question What about outside? Do you shoot outside? A video on how you manage the shoot would be awesome
3rd Lightroom is messing the raw files of the sony so bad, introduces green and yellow wand is much darker while also making the skin colour go nuts. Ever tried capture one? The "embeded look" or whatever it's called, looks good but then it goes berserk xD
Thank you man, appreciate that.
1. I will often reschedule but if it gets bad I will head indoors and find a cool public spot (take a look at the most recent photo post on my IG, that's what I had to do for that shot but it turned out great.
2. Take a look at my TH-cam video: Riverside, Street/Urban video its all outdoors I give a lot of tips & tricks there.
3. I haven't tried Capture One but I don't even use Lightroom, I do everything in Photoshop & Camera Raw Filter in Photoshop - take a look at my TH-cam video: '8 Photoshop Hacks for Stunning Portraits' (I cover skin coloring there!)
Images all look good on a computer screen or iPhone screen. What do these images look like when printed? You’ve post processed the hell out of these photos but I’d still like to see them in print.
Thanks man. Would process them differently for print for sure. You got me curious to try out a print 🤔
Do you still recommend this camera in 2022?. Or something better in this price range. I am a wedding photography/ videographer ... I am looking to invest into a photo Camera.
How do you feel about using a softbox for food and product photography? :)
I definitely use one for food & beverage Photography!
I thought I recognized Fran from being a guest on Vehicle Virgins TH-cam channel:)
Do you have a video explaining how to save our photos for better resolution ??
Yes I do :)
@@justinlaurens but I couldn’t find it in your page ? 🧐
Dude, the painting with the light coming in through the window, with the woman pouring a jug was not painted by Rembrandt. That painter's name was Johannes Vermeer and the painting is called "The Milkmaid".
I do love your portraits, absolutely beautiful.
Lol I know I often confuse their work but it was noted and corrected in subsequent videos! 👌
Cool
Thanks Divi!
Can you please make a video on your Editing work flow... Love From INDIA 🇮🇳
I have a full course that teaches everything 👍 www.justinlaurens.com/access
Can I ask a question can you make a portrait photograph look amazing with a door in the picture
Yeah it’s possible, why’d you ask?
@@justinlaurens because I am planning to practice doing photoshoots and one of them would possible have a door In the background wasn’t sure if it would look right
Yeah so I take a lot of pics indoors and things like doors can look so nice so long as the posing and composition looks good. And have videos on that you should check them out!
I will follow you in Instagram and also have subscribe your channel. Thank you, I got more ideas regarding lighting for portrait shots.
Awesome! Thank you!
Nice vid but where is the photoshop vid with the retouch of the image?
Hey Oss will be editing this photo in a Livestream in my Patreon 🙏
Yeah to MTL QC
u pro boss
Thanks G 😎
Thanks for this video. I found it very useful. I'm starting in portrait photography and the information here is amazing, and the best, no expensive gadgets are needed to get the best results. Thanks again. You have a new suscribe. Best regards from Spain. I follow you also in Instagram from now...
Do you have presets?
Hey Jerks I don’t use presets as I believe every photo is different but my portrait editing course teaches you all my color grading theory and methods to creating stunning color palettes 😎
Francheska is also very beautiful
Milk girl is from Johannes Vermeer not from Rembrandt
haha I know good spot - however the point remains the same so doesn't really matter 😊 👍
Wow. I want to learn more but no camera.
i don't know why you got the wrong exposure the first place and fix in ps (?)
I purposely underexpose to preserve details in the Highlights. Then adjust tones for 3D effects in post.
I hope to editing teuotorial
Haha, that was Vermeer🤣
I won't tell if you don't 🤫😂
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