Portraiture with Two Speedlights (Udemy.com)
A guide to harnessing the power of simple lighting tools in portrait photography.
Created by: McGunn Media
Last updated January 2016
What you will learn
- Understand the difference between the various lighting modifiers;
- Use the lighting modifiers effectively to create stunning pro-looking portraiture;
- Apply industry standard post-processing techniques to enhance the resulting photgraphs.
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 44% of them
- Reviews91#192 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length3.6 hourslonger than 59% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2016earlier than 92% of them
Course Description
"Portraiture with Two Speedlights" is a course aimed at amateur and intermediate level photographers who wish to learn how to use a couple of speedlights and basic modifiers to enhance their portraiture lighting, and simple yet effective post-processing techniques to enhance the resulting images.
This course is organized in a simple to follow layout, with clear and concise explanations and examples of the subjects being demonstrated. "Portraiture with Two Speedlights" contains over 3 hours of video, as well as workbooks at the end of each chapter with further explanations, examples, and lighting diagrams.
If you always wondered how the pros light their portraits, jump in!
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
91 Reviews
McGunn Media
Based in the north of Portugal, McGunnMedia is a commercial photography company that specializes in people and tabletop photography. We explore and document the rich culture within this beautiful country, promoting it abroad.
McGunnMedia draws on the multimedia experience of co-founders Anna Gunn and Filipe Martins, combining strengths to achieve the desired results.
Both Anna and Filipe also lecture in local Universities in the visual and audio areas of multimedia.
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Reviews
By Tom Jones on 5/14/2020
This is a very engaging course on portrait lighting. I'm an intermediate hobby photographer who has been learning how to use multiple off-camera flashes. I really like the systematic way that she is building the lighting and techniques. I'm not a big fan of shoot-through umbrellas (they kind of spill everywhere), but it has been very instructive. The Photoshop techniques are really good. I'm sure I'll be able to use the frequency separation in my work. Looking forward to the second half!
By Mohammed Burney on 9/24/2019
Great course for anyone on a limited budget wanting to get great results with just two speed lights. No more excuses to get your photography to the next level.
By William Lucid on 5/6/2019
Exceptional value for the cost of the course. well paced. Easy to understand. I do not have access to Photoshop or Lightroom. I still find usefully skill tips in the post processing sections of the course.
By Herman van Zyl on 4/26/2019
Loving every minute, and learning so much - thank you. Wow, what can I say, except that you have exceeded my expectations on this one, I didn't see it coming. I owe you a huge thank you, you have certainly given me much more to consider and to work with, well done
By Humphrey Eddie on 6/18/2018
After finishing this course, I felt confidence to use off camera flashes. Instructions were clear & detail. Instructor explained each technique thoroughly & clearly understandable.
By John Beecroft on 2/6/2017
Enjoyed the course and learnt a lot. The little gem was the section on setting the lights using a lightmeter. The set ups used a bit more gear than I had so it was difficult to apply all of these. Well worth the time spent seeing the different views of the model at the end. Would recommend this course.
By Jindra Aston on 2/5/2017
honestly, this course highly not recommend the main point is post editing performances and his own daughter as a model The second thing that speaks a dialect is appalling As written above not recommend and one more thing, what we are teaching about light shows will explain friend for ten minutes, for free
By John Westby on 1/12/2017
Very interesting. I wasn't expecting to be learning Lightroom and Photoshop as well as lighting, so that is bonus. I now know how to tell what kind of lighting has been used when I look at photos. Thankyou.
By Richard Reddy on 2/27/2016
I have been a photographer for a long time but find this course very useful. It's highly informative, especially details of light modifiers, reflectors and placement. Though setup in a studio, this arrangement is quite portable. The sections on Photoshop and Lightroom are also useful. Some artists rely on canned routines available as plugins, but a little bit of Photoshop technique goes a long way! A clever, well-organized, lucid course.
By Sam Breach on 10/3/2015
This is a great course for those people who already have a little knowledge of portraiture using up to two speedlights and who want to cement their understanding of all the techniques that can be employed. In this exactingly explained set of tutorials Anna outlines the building blocks that enable the photographer to learn the craft of lighting. She follows the technical breakdowns with examples of her own creative portraiture that will inspire students to take those newly learned skills and use them to create artistic imagery of their own.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100






