How to Create a DRAMATIC Self Portrait with JUST ONE Affordable Light!
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- Learn how to create a dramatic self-portrait (or any portrait) with just one affordable light! Here, I show you how easy it is to play with light to achieve dramatic lighting in your portrait photography work. I also give you many tips to improve your studio lighting! 📸
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Hola amigos! If you want to learn more. You can also check these videos below:
- Self Portrait Photography Step by Step BTS: th-cam.com/video/u7IWhSWJP5w/w-d-xo.html
- Recreating Pinterest Portraits with Myself: th-cam.com/video/xVNgaYohalE/w-d-xo.html
- Low Key Creative Self Portraits: th-cam.com/video/PO4riIAKY8o/w-d-xo.html
Probably the best tutorial I’ve seen on low key portraiture. You understand it perfectly. But, you are decidedly not a low key personality! I like that. Now, I have not always preferred low key. But on looking back most of my work that did not satisfy me was perfectly exposed, cameras do that very well. Eventually, I figured it out. Again, nice video.
Aww thank you so much Edward! I’m glad you liked this tutorial. I personally love this kind of lighting. It’s true that sometimes perfectly exposed portraits may look more “normal”. I find that playing with light, we can get super creative and try new things that we end up loving. 😊 Thanks again for your super meaningful comment, it does mean a lot! 🙏🏼📸
Laura all your videos are so packed with incredible knowledge! You're so creative. ❤️ This tutorial is explained in a way that is so easy to understand. Other videos make it look so hard and expensive. GRACIAS! I really like all your self portrait videos. :)
Thank you so much Sara! 🥺 Such a meaningful comment. I’m glad you enjoy my self-portrait photography videos and you found this tutorial easy to follow! 😊 Big big hug!
Your b-roll is so cool! It literally re-enforces what're you're teaching us
Thank you! I'm glad you like it. I love recording b-roll to show better what i explain. 😊
Me encacta tu acento, very strong ... De donde eres, me encanta tu trabajo.
Hola Manu! Strong indeed… 😅 Soy Española! :) Glad you like my work!
Nice video, I love playing around with the position of the light. Exactly what you said, some photographers are scared of shadows and fail to experiment enough leaving them with less creative pictures. I love the new travel light you have and may have to purchase it myself. Keep the videos coming, and congratulations on reaching 10K subscribers 🥳
Hi Ryan! Thank you so much! Super happy with the first milestone with the 10K. 😍 So nice to hear that you like to experiment with lighting too! The travel light is super versatile. Super small and light. Very handy for certain photoshoots. If you want to know anything about it before getting it, just ask! 😊 Thanks for watching! :)
A little late to this video but thank you! I usually get inspired by your videos but recently I've been uninspired with photography and let it slip a little; this perked me right up. Thank you so much!
magnifico, gracias por los detalles que pondré en practica, un abrazo de un amante de la fotografía desde México.
De nada! :) Me alegro un montón de que te haya gustado el video y este tipo de iluminación. Te mando un abrazo gigante a Mexico! 🙏🏼📸
Insightful as always, will try this body movements in my next shot
Thank you so much, Eugene! Yesss experiment with movement, you'll always find how much the lighting changes by doing this. 😍
congratulations on reaching 100k subscribers - - I've followed, lived and saved your content for over a year and noticed my subscribe button is unchecked??? Resubscribed. Look forward to seeing how your adventures in Bali are going!
Loving your videos! Would this light be good to light TH-cam videos?
Hi Stephen! Yes. The power is the same as my Godox. If you do talking head videos as many of mine, it’s more than enough. 😊
@@LauraBC Thank you!
Laura you are amazing! Please tell me how to set focus on eye when I'm doing selfpotrait.. I use Canon 550d with canon 50 mm with f.1/8 and I have problem with this
okay, now I have to try it out :) Thanks for the tips and ideas.
Hahah yesss! You’re very welcome Viven! I hope you enjoy trying this moody lighting. 🙏🏼📸
You will certainly drive the equipment makers to bankruptcy with your style ideas. Beautiful explanation of mood in lightning.
Awesome lesson Laura! Thank you! I actually got my start as a lighting designer for theatre and love playing with different lighting in photography!
Thank you so much! 😊 That's amazing! Such an exciting job to have. I love everything related to theatre and film. Playing with light is one of my favourite parts of photography too! :)
Great content! now im torn between godox sl100d or ninja 200 :D what should i getttt
best content on this topic. Thank you Seniora.
Thank you so much! So good to know that you’ve enjoyed! 😄🙏🏼
Do you mostly use continuous light like in this video or strobes too
Hi Usha! I use more often strobes. For product photography I use more continuous light and for some portrait work. It depends. This light is powerful to shoot still portraits but if you want to add movement, it’s better a more powerful continuous light or flash. 😊
@@LauraBC thank you so much for the quick reply. Love you channel
Very interesting,I don't use flash often,in most cases just the natural light that is avalieble.How is your vision on compactcamera's like the Canon powershot S90 i use often?
Thanks for this video and I might look into this light for my own photography.
I was on my first shoot of the year on Saturday in a studio that had all the great lights and backgrounds but it also had a north facing massive window. So the model and I decided to use the Scottish sun streaming in through the window and even had her on the window ledge for most of the shoot. As it was an art nude shoot we got so many great photos and shadows on her body and the background. Looking forward to editing the shoot, i think over 300 photos, when my eyes behave themselves
Awww amazing Andrew!! Sometimes we don’t even need that amount of lights right? Making proper use of a window can result in incredible shots! Glad you smashed that photoshoot! I know the feeling about editing. I’m always super excited to edit when I know I’ve done a good job during a photoshoot. I hope you are better with your eyes! 🙏🏼❤️
Awesome tutorial plus you are a beauty!
I prefer drama too
Always! 😄📸
Alluring, dramatic, and creative self portrait examples.
Thank you! 😊 I hope you enjoyed this video! :))
Thanks so much Laura for the tips, love the accent
Hi, Laura - I chanced upon your video only last week.
I enjoyed watching them, but this one is Classic . . . The Numero Uno!!!
Looking forward to more . . .
Thank you very much!
Awww thank you so much Godfrey! i’m so happy to know that you enjoy my videos! Muchas gracias for such a nice comment. It means a lot! 😍 I’ll keep the videos coming! :)
@@LauraBC You are very lucky to live in a beautiful city - I was there for 8 years when a young man 😁
You don’t know how much you have brought life to my photography business…. I’ve done two shoots using this concept and the results are flabbergasting!! Thx a mil 🤗…
Awwww reading this makes me so happy! So good to know that you liked this video and you found this lighting good for your photoshoots. It’s one of my favourite lighting setups! 😍 Big hug! :)))
Great information
Entonces, ¿Aconsejas esa luz para alguien que empieza en el mundo de la iluminación artificial para foto/video?
Me encanta tu canal, buen trabajo. 👌🏼 Gracias.
😮 amazing tips
Great video. Your explanation make it very easy to understand and follow. Thank you.
this was really interesting laura , loved the poses
Thank you so much! I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it. I love to move around a lot when I shoot to try different positions and see how the light falls. It’s a great way to figure out which poses work best. 😊📸
@@LauraBC yes I love the lighting you choose I’m still trying to get the hang of mastering lighting
@@JCPhotographyMallorca Playing and experimenting is the best way to learn. :) It's incredible how the mood changes in a picture by just moving the light around! 😍
@@LauraBC , I will have to test the lighting out on my next video, do you only use one light not two?
Love that. Your tutorials are great. Just read a classic photography manual from Feininger and he shows 10 examples from one portrait shot with 10 different lightnings, one side, two sides, above etc. and 9 were considered wrong. I prefered most of the wrong shots. I like shadows.
What is the advantage of spot lights compared to these video led lights when taking stills?
I like the emphasis on the shadows, great tip.
Yes! 😍 I love playing with shadows, the portraits look way more interesting. :)
Laura thank you so much for another informative video! Consider me as your top Filipino follower both in TH-cam and Instagram! I wish you more success and happiness dear!
Fantastic video, LauraBC.
Many thanks.
GOD bless you.
Great video Laura ! Its all about finding what works for you ! as you often say no right or wrong ! enjoy the process !!
Thank you so much Pat! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and you agree with my words. Enjoy the process is the most important bit! :) Big hug! 😊
Salut les amis. Thank you Laura for your wonderful, creative, professionnal and simple videos. Your such a smiling, passionate and pretty woman. Only happiness. ❤💜🖤
Gracias Laura! I learned so much! Can’t wait to start experimenting with my new light which is also small.; great to see it can do the job.
Thank you so much, this information is so important for me🥰
You're very welcome Andrea! I'm glad you like this video! 😊
Video is so insightful thank you so much for this Laura
You're very welcome Anthony! I'm glad you liked this lighting tutorial. 😊
Can you do also a high key lesson?!?
Yessss! This is a video I wanted to do as well. So for sure I will do it in the following weeks. 😊
I like moody and dramatic photo fit my style ❤❤
Thanks for the inspiration 😊
I love when Laura pops up on my feed!!!!!
It's easier when the model is beautiful