Creating the look and feel that you want in a portrait comes down to how you light and expose your images.

In this tutorial, Gina will show you how to shoot and edit a portrait using two very different styles of lighting. You will learn:

• How to use fill flash in full sunlight to create a moody portrait
• How to expose for skin tones in full sun without using fill flash
• How to choose the right gear and light modifiers
• How to work with gels
• How to shoot off tripod
• How to add fill flash to a shot
• Tips and tricks for directing and posing
• Essential lighting techniques
• How to remove light stands in postproduction
• How to edit in Lightroom and Photoshop.

categories: Lighting, Tutorial, Beginner, composites, direction, flash, Intermediate, lighting, posing, speedlights