February 2013

Do It Yourself Light Modifiers – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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Easy ways to Customize Lighting Setup

In today’s episode I explain how to make a snoot and the best materials to make lighting modifiers with. Using things available at any hardware store can save you from buying expensive equipment and help you get different creative effects.

All the Info

0:35 New Contest for this week
1:35- Definition of the super snoot
2:00- DIY vs. buying
2:30- How I made this modifier and materials used
3:30- Attaching the snoot to light stand or boom
4:30- Testing it out
4:55- Plan for the shoot and how the light will be used
7:00- Showing how the light will hit subject
07:30- Best ways to make a modifier .

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How To Use Gels In Photography – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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Change Up Your Lights

Its very easy to mess up an image by using a gel too directly and by using too many colors. This episode covers how to use them in a subtle way to change the overall mood of your photos and which lighting works best.

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Timeline

0:00- Ferdinand Magellan
0:30- Explanation of gels and how to use them
2:00- Gel grades
3:15- Light setup
4:10- Using full power with orange gel
4:30- Using complimentary colors
5:20- Softbox lighting
6:20- Let us know if you have any examples!
How to Choose Colors

Complimentary colors always work well together. Try using a warm and cool combination when choosing which gels you want to use, and combining them in a way that makes sense. Colors are much easier to get right by using a color wheel and planning out your final image before you start. You can also try placing the warmer tones in the foreground and cooler in the back, or vice versa. .

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Tips To Change Color Tones In A Photo – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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Change up Your Colors

In today’s episode see a cool way to add different tones into your image with a couple easy steps using Duotone. The colors in these presets determine what your shadows, midtones, and highlights will look like. You can also choose your own color palette, and combine the layers using different blend mode and opacity combinations.

Today’s Episode Timeline

0:30 -Upcoming shoot
1:50 – Getting into color
2:15 – Duotone and Tritone
2:50 – Making a new document
3:01 – Working in grayscale
4:15- Using presets
5:15- Choosing your own colors
6:26- Curves
7:45- Blending these colors with your original images
9:50- Taking it one step further
10:20- Adding noise
11:10- Light rays
12:35- Show us your effects
Working Non-Destructively

Because you have to work in grayscale to be able to use this feature I would recommend making a new document. Grayscale converts the image into black and white, meaning you can’t make any changes later. To prevent this you can just bring the new document in as a layer after you finish in Duotone.

Push it Further

Another option after you finish is to add in light and grain to get the vintage style or film type look. You can add light into your photo quickly and easily by using the brush tool on dissolve and experimenting with opacity on that as well. .

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