Photography - Modern Portrait Photography (Udemy.com)
Studio photographer - popular studio lighting photography styles
Created by: Mark Timberlake
Last updated June 2016
What you will learn
- Understand how to set up the latest studio lighting patterns
- Understand how to create very popular studio lighting looks
- You will have detailed floor plans and lighting setups that you can download and use yourself
- You will understand what different lighting modifiers look like
- You will learn one light, 2 light, 3 light, 4 light lighting techniques, with some non standard variations
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 69% of them
- Reviews33#255 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length1.2 hoursshorter than 84% of them
- Last updatedJune 2016earlier than 89% of them
Course Description
Photography - Modern Portrait Photography
Learn popular studio lighting photography techniques with this studio lighting photography course.
*This course is included in the Photography Composition & Portrait Photography Masterclass - so do not purchase this if you have that course!
Studio Lighting:
Learning how to use studio lighting is every serious photographers dream!
What techniques do commercial photographer's use?
Can you learn them?
Modifiers & Lights:
Studio photography is all about modifiers and lighting patterns.
Once you have learned some simple techniques you will be surprised what images you can produce.
Techniques & Styles:
But what are the techniques and styles used in studio photography?
And how are they applied?
Good technique will stop you wasting time in the studio.
It will help you get to the finished image faster with better results.
The Teaching Method:
In this course we will use a virtual studio with rendered images to show you the lighting patterns that top the top studio photographers are using.
Who Is This Course For:
This course is for photographers that are new to studio photography and want to learn some of the latest lighting techniques the top studio photographers are using.
It is also suitable for first year photography students who want to understand studio concepts and patterns.
It is not suitable for advanced studio photographers and is designed with the beginner in mind.
What You Will Learn:
In this course you will learn some of the most popular studio lighting styles around today.
All of the lessons come with pdf plans so you can duplicate the lighting exactly!
Subjects covered:
Choosing studio lights
Understanding lighting modifiers
Standard lighting techniques
One light studio techniques
Two light studio techniques
Three light studio techniques
Four light studio techniques
100% Money Back Guarantee:
Before we go any further, let me just say, I don't want you to be disappointed.
If you don't like the course for any reason, you can request a full refund in the first 30 days, no questions asked.
Join Me On The Other Side:
So join me on the other side and learn how to create the latest styles of studio photography in a simple and easy to understand format.
Instructor Details
- 4.6 Rating
33 Reviews
Mark Timberlake
Mark runs an online training company called SME Heroes, which specializes in training on all things to do with sales, online marketing, management, and his personal passion entrepreneurship.
He has extensive experience with online business in various forms over the last 20 years and loves to share his hard-won lessons and techniques for online business success.
He runs online retail businesses, a video course training company, and a book publishing business.
This means he has a deep breadth of experience which comes through in his courses which are always designed to be easy to understand and to pass on the skills he has learned in a practical way.
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Reviews
By Daja Ecke on 9/22/2026
Gute Einweisung in die Studio-Lichttechniken mit ausführlicher Erklärung.
By Alina Popova on 5/20/2022
Its good so far, would be cool to have a real human as a model:)
By Dharak Pandit on 9/22/2020
it is has everything a person needs to learn about basic lighting positions, in a very brief and systematic way.
By Dr.Buddhaditya Padhi on 5/19/2020
The course is very comprehensive and there is quite a bit of lighting styles and techniques you can learn as you go through the course. Mark is very precise in his words and the 3D studio he uses works well in explaining the set-ups. However, having said that, the course lacks completely in the human element. There are no real photo shoots and no feel of what exactly would happen in real time.
By Patrick Phakathi on 1/8/2020
This course definitely lays the foundation and a good build up to the studio lighting from 1 light all the way to Hollywood lighting, i liked the PDF Resource will detailed illustrations and information about the setup, makes it easy to print and use for reference when out in studio without a computer
By Deni Hidayat on 1/7/2020
Luar Biasa kursus singkat ini,membuat saya jadi faham mengenai photography
By Tomred Intokyo on 2/6/2017
Clearly explained descriptions of the lighting set-ups. The examples of each lighting set-up and comparisons shown really brought home the effect of each light and modifier. This presenter really does know his stuff!
By Aisser Pirbacksh Albalushi on 1/7/2017
a very useful course with valuable lighting information. I learned a lot.
By Michael D. Milson on 3/4/2016
This was a great course, I have dabbled with photography on and off for several years just playing around with cameras and equipment I had at the time and this course really explained a lot of things I had no idea about. I have researched many things about lighting setup, seen lots of complex layouts and 3d positioning diagrams and so on, but the information Mark provided in this course really brought everything together, explained it in a way I could understand and helped me to see where I have been going wrong with certain things over the years. I love the software being used for the example lighting setups, going to give that a try myself sometime soon. Thanks again Mark for another great course, on to the next :) Michael D. Milson MilsonHQ
By Teresa Trimm on 9/13/2015
Fantastic course, Mark!! Every aspect of lighting is mentioned. If you can, take Mark's portrait lighting course as well. They are a great combination. I think that the 3D software that you used was very helpful in explaining everything as well.
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