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Cinematic and moody – Dramatic portraits

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Description

About this course

Hannah creates inspiring cinematic images for a commercial client, using stunning locations and more advanced lighting techniques. In the first scenario Hannah is shooting in a beautiful art deco cinema using a three light set-up, including a main, rim and background light. You’ll learn how to drag the shutter with a long exposure to bring out the interior tungsten lights and use flash to freeze your subjects. Hannah will show you how to create a cinematic Hollywood look with hard light modifiers and grids. Then in an atmospheric dawn shoot, Hannah uses flash with a long exposure to freeze the subject’s movement, whilst combining it with the city’s ambient light.

Lighting skill level: Intermediate

Duration: 43 min

What you get in this course

Online light shaping course
Downloadable step-by-step guide
Scenario based teaching from real life photographic shoots
Unlimited access on all devices

What you'll learn

Discover how to:

Create a concept shoot for a commercial client
Make your portraits more dramatic with background lights, hard modifiers and grids
Build different 3-light setups using main, rim and background lights
Shoot in low light situations by dragging the shutter both indoors and outdoors
Use flash to freeze movement at dawn, whilst mixing it with ambient light

What you may need

Essential information

Recommended gear

3 x lights for off-camera use
1 x hard light modifier of choice
1 x grid of choice

Useful knowledge

Lighting skill level: Intermediate
Strongly recommended to take the other courses in the Professional portrait series
Want to start exploring simple lighting techniques
Camera skill level: Comfortable in handling the camera in manual mode

Meet the teacher

Hannah Couzens

Hannah is an award winning professional portrait photographer, who shoots everything from corporate headshots to families and celebrities. She also runs a successful high street photography business in the UK and twice won the Young Business Person award. Hannah is involved in many UK speaking engagements for Profoto and runs her own workshops.

Meet the teacher

Hannah Couzens

This course is a part of the Professional portraits series with Hannah Couzen

Profoto products in action

You don’t need to own Profoto products to learn from this series. But just in case you’re interested, here are the ones we used:

Profoto B1X

Profoto A1

OCF Zoom Reflector

OCF Magnum Reflector

OCF Grid Kit

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s the difference between a series and a course?

A series consists of two or more courses from the same photographer. If you buy a series, you will benefit from a bundled offer for the entire package. Also, when you complete a series, you’ll receive personal feedback from one of our instructors and become a Certified Light Shaper.

Do I have to own Profoto products in order to take your courses?

No. All our courses are designed to improve your photography, regardless of what equipment you’re using.

How do I access the courses I buy?

As soon as we’ve received payment, you can view or take all your courses online - simply by logging on to the Profoto Academy website. You’ll find your courses at the Profoto Academy start page.

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Cinematic and moody – Dramatic portraits