Setup and Shoot: Location Lighting for Challenging Situations

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Joe McNally takes his amazing lighting techniques to the kinds of locations that clients ask for in sports, editorial, or commercial photography: outside on an unseasonably chilly Florida day, inside a cramped gym, and down in a mucky swamp. There, he creates some stunning athletic portraits that show you how to manipulate light and capture what can be asked of you in real-life working situations.

Setup - Small Flash at Sunset (07:09) Joe gets right to the teaching with the trial and error process behind creating a small flash setup for a sunset shoot in daylight balance with a magenta filter and green flashes.
Shoot - Small Flash at Sunset (08:02) Joe's model arrives (surprise!) and they begin the process to get the shot. You'll see how each successive shot brings Joe closer to what he's envisioned by adapting the setup to suit the subject.
Setup - Close, Cramped Quarters (06:11) Not all locations are perfect. Joe demonstrates what needs to be done when the shoot takes place in a cramped space like a gym with low dark ceilings, mirrors everywhere and tons of heavy equipment by keeping it simple from the start.
Shoot - Close, Cramped Quarters (11:12) By working with the subject, Joe sets about to create the shot that gels with both the existing location and the subject's natural movement to get what he needs in the short time allotted.
Setup - Swamp Thing (07:21) Inspired by countless editorial requests to bring out the monster in an athletic subject, Joe takes to the swamp to scout out the perfect spot to turn a volleyball player into a muddy, mucky, monstrous Swamp Lady.
Shoot - Swamp Thing (10:29) Joe tweaks and fixes until the location, light, effects and costuming come together right.

Course Time: 00 Hours 50 Minutes

J. Gabriel

Dec 18 2012

Joe McNally is the original "Regular Guy" of awesome photography. You learn as much from seeing the troubleshooting on his lcd as any lighting diagram could display. Nicely done.
D. Chevalier

Feb 24 2012

Plenty of variety in this training, with some really high quality learning available. I got a lot out of the time invested.

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