Portraiture with Two Speedlights

A guide to harnessing the power of simple lighting tools in portrait photography.

Created by: McGunn Media
Professional Photographers

What Will I Learn?

• Understand the difference between the various lighting modifiers;
• Use the lighting modifiers effectively to create stunning pro-looking portraiture;
• Apply industry standard post-processing techniques to enhance the resulting photgraphs.

Requirements

• A camera that can use and trigger external speedlights;
• A couple of speedlights that can be used off-camera, and compatible flash trigger system;
• Lighting modifiers - we use two shoot-through and reflective umbrellas, an octagonal softbox, and a medium-sized square softbox;
• Black and white photo reflectors or foam core boards;
• Grip equipment - lightstands, a couple of reflector holders, flash brackets with umbrella mounting hole;
• A computer with photo editing software;
• Optional lightmeter;
• Previous knowledge of how to setup and use the camera in manual exposure mode;
• Previous knowledge on how to use your trigger system in conjunction with your speedlights.

Target audience

• Amateur and intermediate level photographers looking for a guide on using simple and effective lighting tools and post-processing techniques to create stunning portraiture.