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ShootSmarter.com: Perfecting Portrait Photography with Will Crockett
A smart and lively seminar from Will Crockett covering PORTRAIT LIGHTING, IMPROVING IMAGE QUALITY, PROFITS, AND SHOOTING SMARTER. In this nearly 2 hour long DVD recorded live in Chicago, you will join the sold-out crowd in learning the details of how to create better quality photos as Will bring in his own personal photo gear to show you exactly how his system works so efficiently. Watch how he sets up the light, camera, computer and shoots images that are printed instantly to a large format printer. Portions of this program are similar to Will's current WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PIXELS touring seminar and makes a great refresher for those of you who have enjoyed that program. This DVD captures one of our industrys top educators on a fun, comfortable afternoon sharing his gear setup, lighting, tips on being more efficient, workflow, file processing and so much more using equipment that he is very comfortable with. Here's a look at what is inside this terrific DVD: Chapter ONE: INTRODUCTION Who is Will Crockett and why do we want to "get it right in the camera"? When to shoot in RAW mode, when to shoot in JPEG mode. Use the power locked inside any camera to make its best images. Chapter TWO: THE TOOLS An overview of Will's camera, lighting, wireless triggering, computer, and external hard drive choices. Exposure meter, lens and tripod decisions. Chapter THREE: LIGHT SOURCES Light positioning and camera positioning for setting up a portrait using one BIG light source. Chapter FOUR: CAMERA SETUP Shooting tethered - connecting between the camera and computer. Why ISO 200? Zoom lenses vs. prime (non-zoom) lenses. Will's camera case layout, contents, and checking it on as luggage. Chapter FIVE: LIGHTING THE SUBJECT Exposure control made easy. Color control using Custom White Balance with Will's great tips on getting the perfect custom WB with your camera. Exposure vs. white balance. Adding a simple fill card to the demo shot in progress. Chapter SIX: PLAYING WITH MEGAPIXELS Will shoots a simple portrait in SMALL (3MP), MEDIUM (6MP), then in LARGE (12MP) size, then prints them all to 17x25 prints in real-time to see the difference file size makes. ImagePrint RIP demo (how Will print to inkjet printers with amazing color) In-camera vs. external file sharpening of portraits. Chapter SEVEN: FACEMASK HISTOGRAMS How do you know if your portrait file has proper exposure? Will shows his famous Facemask Histogram demo live. Chapter EIGHT: BATTERY PACKS Using battery powered studio strobes, location strobes as well as being smart with shoe mounted flash power sources. Chapter NINE: RINGFLASH Watch as Will shoots a snappy portrait with a battery-powered ringflash using a simply studio setup. Chapter TEN: PRINT QUALITY Discussions on the prints made in Chapter six and great audience Q&A. Creating a "bulletproof" JPEG. Inkjet printer calibration. When does Will print to his inkjets vs. when does he print to his pro lab? Chapter ELEVEN: USING A BEAUTY BOWL WITH HIGH KEY Small beauty bowl setup with safe lighting support (proper stands and boom). Sweet spots for beauty bowl - stretching the limits. Using the HILITE background for amazing high key. Chapter TWELVE: EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY Using only one powerful battery strobe, Will lights the entire room and shoots a great group shot with no on-camera flash at all. Plenty of tips on Will's "Light the Room" technique. There's plenty of info in this DVD to help you make better portraits, faster. Runtime on the video is just under 2 hours and it's 100% guaranteed good.