by Barrie | 9th December 2011 | tuition
We’ve scheduled the next Fundamentals of studio portrait lighting to start on Saturday 14th January. This is a course of four 2 hour classes for a group of between 4 and 6 participants. You’ll see some of my setup shots from the previous course here on the...
by Barrie | 12th November 2011 | tuition
Portraiture isn’t just photographing pretty girls, so for the final class I booked Jake from Superior Models. Previously we’ve shot with charcoal and white paper backgrounds – today we used the studio wall. A bare wall is remarkably versatile and has...
by Barrie | 29th October 2011 | tuition
The model for today’s studio class was Kate from Superior Model Management in Glasgow. Working with a brunette adds an extra challenge when working with a dark background, but that was the plan. Learning how to maintain separation of dark hair on a dark...
by Barrie | 15th October 2011 | tuition
Mhairi from Superior Model Management was our model for today’s studio class. These are a selection of my test shots for some of the lighting setups. Afterwards we did a short beauty set using a clam-shell lighting setup for her agency portfolio with Superior...
by Barrie | 14th September 2011 | test shoot, tuition
Tessa came to the studio to test as a model for one of the portraiture classes. Working with new models is part of the business, but when I’m teaching it is much easier to work with someone who isn’t a total stranger. The objective was actually shooting...
