Mastering One Light | Chris Knight

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  • Опубліковано 10 гру 2017
  • Presented by Profoto
    Masterful light isn’t necessarily about being complicated…it’s about control. Chris Knight shares some of his favorite ways to shape one light to achieve stunning results from some classic techniques as well as some surprising new ones. Learn to make light work for you to achieve your vision in the simplest ways possible and make your images come to life.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 88

  • @HatefYaminiOnline
    @HatefYaminiOnline 6 років тому +23

    A free master class in lighting. What’s not to like? Thank you!

  • @rohanaperera1005
    @rohanaperera1005 Рік тому +2

    It's an easily digestible explanation and demonstration of studio lighting basics. Thank you for this incredible video.

  • @shadyninja1
    @shadyninja1 Рік тому

    Chris knight knows his stuff hence I listen to him 100% .
    He is the true master of light.

  • @ronacosta4430
    @ronacosta4430 2 роки тому +1

    The most thorough lighting video I've seen so far. Great job!

  • @geraldinebryce594
    @geraldinebryce594 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic learnt so much

  • @MALIKHAKIM82
    @MALIKHAKIM82 6 років тому +3

    Great class. Excellent Presentation.

  • @larshaw
    @larshaw 6 років тому +7

    Really good video...he didn't move too fast for those just starting to get into portrait lighting. The real time demonstrations really helped clarify the subtle differences between light positions.

  • @ArmandoMartinezPhoto
    @ArmandoMartinezPhoto 5 років тому +1

    Very well explained with plenty of examples. Very knowledgeable.

  • @jamesurzykowski4918
    @jamesurzykowski4918 6 років тому +2

    Good information with display of lighting setup. Also showed photo adjustment in Lightroom. Thanks for a good program!

  • @RichardGingrasPhotography
    @RichardGingrasPhotography 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this mater class. It has inspired me try new lighting setups.

  • @NicolasYnurreta
    @NicolasYnurreta 6 років тому +1

    Great! Thankyou !

  • @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139
    @annelienpienaarfoodconsult139 5 років тому +1

    Light bending for a novice photographer and jaw dropping. Thank you for brilliant work and the illustrations of how to shape light. Loved this presentation and keep up the great work.

  • @MartinV.
    @MartinV. Рік тому

    Great Video!!

  • @arielesteban2319
    @arielesteban2319 3 роки тому

    Amazing master class.

  • @agnesdjoe5635
    @agnesdjoe5635 4 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing 💜💜💜

  • @denisajancovicova5186
    @denisajancovicova5186 5 років тому

    great demonstration thanks

  • @josephchan4198
    @josephchan4198 Рік тому

    Awesome!! Hope to see more of his seminars on the web. Good instructor.

  • @seamydobbsno1
    @seamydobbsno1 5 років тому +6

    The autofocus on that Pentax is hilarious. Dinosaur lol

  • @ssuryakanta1
    @ssuryakanta1 5 років тому +1

    Thanks Chris for sharing so valuable tips on lighting & the entire crew member .Plz i am looking forward to see more videos about advance lighting .

    • @BandH
      @BandH  5 років тому +1

      Hi @Surykanta Sahoo, We've got lot's of videos on lighting techniques. If you're interested, here are some other's to view:
      Depth of Field 2018 | The Luxury of Light with Jerry Ghionis
      ua-cam.com/video/0nEQNI-SmwM/v-deo.html
      Lighting and Storytelling | Ian Spanier
      ua-cam.com/video/WtGEJAudJ6Q/v-deo.html
      Depth of Field 2018 | Susan Stripling - Off-Camera Light Wedding Photography
      ua-cam.com/video/6MYYWrPKmXs/v-deo.html
      Depth of Field 2018 | Sal Cincotta - Master the Light
      ua-cam.com/video/TOWW4mZuSt4/v-deo.html
      Thanks for watching!

  • @fangbifxx
    @fangbifxx 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much. This is what I interested in.

  • @prasenjeet1
    @prasenjeet1 5 років тому

    Perfect class on the lighting. Hats off to you

    • @BandH
      @BandH  5 років тому

      Glad you enjoyed.

  • @justinfarrar4019
    @justinfarrar4019 6 років тому

    This is awesome

  • @geraldpage4247
    @geraldpage4247 5 років тому

    Thx Chris. Just watched this. Very detailed and informative. Best video on one light have watched.

    • @BandH
      @BandH  5 років тому

      Glad you found it helpful

  • @amitj525
    @amitj525 4 роки тому

    Thanks Chris it was helpful

  • @tedebaer1
    @tedebaer1 2 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @canturgan
    @canturgan Рік тому

    Useful, informative. Good.

  • @leonjohnson3780
    @leonjohnson3780 5 років тому +2

    Chris this is a great video. Thanks!

    • @BandH
      @BandH  5 років тому

      Thanks for watching.

  • @casperhedegaard1627
    @casperhedegaard1627 6 років тому +1

    I really enjoyed this session, very informative and he teaches so you understand it. But I kept looking at his white shoes on the dark floor. Case in point!

  • @charlieschmidt9668
    @charlieschmidt9668 4 роки тому

    Scrims move... moving a scrum around is a great way to use the tool....

  • @FKfilmphotography
    @FKfilmphotography 5 років тому

    The closer you get the more contrast you also will see

  • @luissalazar2021
    @luissalazar2021 5 років тому +1

    Why 42 negative. I believe this is very well and great information Chris thank you for sharing your passion 😎🇺🇸💯

    • @leahharaden2559
      @leahharaden2559 5 років тому

      I agree! I got so much out of it! He only had 90 minutes and he used it all in a very thoughtful manner. He is an excellent teacher and Artist!

  • @jimatyeo
    @jimatyeo 6 років тому +14

    Flash is controlled by ISO, Aperture and proximity only, Shutter speed has no effect on the actual flash exposure. In one sense one person is correct, the aperture should not own you you own it, if I want a specific F stop I will adjust power accordingly. I don't just through up a flash and modifier and set the F stop to match it. I always choose a Fstop that does what I need and adjust power of flash to give me that and I will set my flash distance for a specific purpose and adjust accordingly. I see to many beginners put up there flash and guess a distance and then set the Fstop to what it shows on the meter. You should be in control of the aperture and distance not a slave to what the flash gives you. There is a reason for the modifier, distance from subject and desired Fstop.

    • @mathuneeraj_mn7
      @mathuneeraj_mn7 4 роки тому

      how do you decide the distance according to the purpose?

  • @leslienelson7016
    @leslienelson7016 6 років тому +1

    So how do you decide whether to make the portrait contrast or glamorous? Does the client tell you how they want the portrait made?

    • @Darebakk
      @Darebakk 5 років тому +1

      its all about communication. u should consider the purpose of the shoot, why the client wants the photo.. and approach the session accordingly

  • @mcmullen_photo
    @mcmullen_photo 4 роки тому +2

    Besides all the great information, I think my favorite part of this is his how he pronounced poo-poo. "Puh-poo."

  • @mrz1342
    @mrz1342 2 роки тому

    Chris, nice workshop but I really do believe that you need to invest for a good and fast mirrorless camera :)

  • @frnciscob1
    @frnciscob1 3 роки тому

    im a noob in this. do you use a key light to create the effect you want with the flashlight? or just the key light? I couldnt tell.

    • @BandH
      @BandH  3 роки тому

      The flash head can essentially be used as the key light in this case.

  • @jardom6044
    @jardom6044 6 років тому

    30:17 what did he use ? Lightmeter?

  • @thothheartmaat2833
    @thothheartmaat2833 2 роки тому

    seems like the inverse square law has a paradoxical qulality to it in photography in that if you place a light closer to someone you need to bring the power down for the right exposure and then this makes the background darker.. then if you move the light farther away you need to bring the light level up for the right exposure and then the background gets brighter.. yeah its farther away but its more bright and the background is more evenly lit than if its closer and less bright.. kind of an inverse square law paradox when thinking about light levels..

  • @richiestills
    @richiestills 3 роки тому

    What strobe is that?

  • @glapioniii3361
    @glapioniii3361 4 роки тому +1

    did I miss why his WB is set at shade instead of flash

  • @eldies1
    @eldies1 3 роки тому

    Kay...

  • @RussellDossett
    @RussellDossett 6 років тому

    49:08 poor Phil he gets messed with and also get to control him Ross from Friends I never knew he was a photographer let alone a Phil control freak (:

  • @DynamiteSoles
    @DynamiteSoles 6 років тому +45

    Man, Colin Farrell lost a lot of weight for this role

  • @user-pg5kk5ex4g
    @user-pg5kk5ex4g 3 роки тому

    25:00

  • @ryobi16
    @ryobi16 5 років тому

    If someone doesnt mind clarifying. The flash is coming from the camera itself? oorr....

    • @CS-wn2sz
      @CS-wn2sz 5 років тому

      Michael Edwards he has a trigger connected to the camera that sets off the the strobe when he hits the shutter on the camera

  • @eldies1
    @eldies1 3 роки тому

    Okay

  • @bioptimization
    @bioptimization 5 років тому

    He's using a Microsoft Surface :)

  • @shadyninja1
    @shadyninja1 6 років тому +1

    looks like he is using canon camera but the zoom is noisy.
    good photos though

    • @zerv1979
      @zerv1979 6 років тому +3

      I think it's a Pentax 645Z that he's using for this shoot.

  • @jimatyeo
    @jimatyeo 6 років тому

    Is anyone else seeing the flickering light from the modeling light. I wonder if it's quartz or LED. Man that gets irritating.

    • @lakewalker
      @lakewalker 6 років тому

      Probably LED. However, I don't think it's the light itself that's flickering, but the recording camera's shutter speed not being timed to the modeling lights refresh rate. Best guess...

  • @Firstsqd1
    @Firstsqd1 6 років тому +1

    Great info but was distracted by the Beautiful model.

  • @mikecee227
    @mikecee227 5 років тому +2

    Death by PowerPoint! I need to give this guy some ideas on how to present a visual medium.

    • @sinetwo
      @sinetwo 4 роки тому +2

      Really? This isn't death by PowerPoint, he's using mixed slides and not a million words per slide. You should maybe focus more on his examples in situ, instead of judging purely on slides, as he uses real world examples and not just theoretical slides and photos which most people do.

  • @DerekRobertsonSomerville
    @DerekRobertsonSomerville 4 роки тому

    Ryan Reynold's geekier younger brother.

  • @rohitvin1
    @rohitvin1 5 років тому +2

    bottom line is pentex sucks at focusing

    • @maximilianenglish1767
      @maximilianenglish1767 5 років тому

      Rohit Naik that’s a medium format camera, it’s well known in photography circles that NOTHING happens quickly with medium format. It’s designed for portraiture and landscape where the subject is motionless and allows more detail and image quality at the sacrifice of autofocus speed. :)

  • @ademola5803
    @ademola5803 3 роки тому

    Your model looks like a james bond girl

  • @joshuagutierrez8407
    @joshuagutierrez8407 6 років тому +7

    Wow...this was painful to watch. He definitely knows his stuff, no question there. It would've been nice to see actual modifiers instead of just talking about it.

    • @mikecee227
      @mikecee227 5 років тому

      I was waiting for more examples and he just kept talking. I thought I was watching an MIT lecture on light.

  • @EdDevereaux
    @EdDevereaux 6 років тому +8

    I got bored to death half way through. At one time this type of class would of been awesome. Now more a shill for newer photographers to be sold on gear.

    • @sonnybrown4758
      @sonnybrown4758 5 років тому +5

      a shill? Jeez, how unappreciative we are now a days.

  • @buchsg
    @buchsg 6 років тому

    The modeling light on the B1 flickering so much that the meter is totaly lost when it's on... it's a shame at this price range, and for a product designed mostly for professionals who always use a lightmeter

    • @feralmode
      @feralmode 6 років тому +4

      gregory buchs that’s more to do with the frame rate on the camera recording the video. It has no effect on a light meter when measuring flash output

  • @marktaylor7293
    @marktaylor7293 4 роки тому

    is that AF drive seriously that loud. and slow.

    • @ziggy149
      @ziggy149 3 роки тому

      Medium format - not going to be blazing fast.

  • @hoomanmesri298
    @hoomanmesri298 6 років тому +6

    Aperture value should never, ever use for to adjust exposure, period. Its only for DOF adjustment. We actually have to adjust the light power base on the desire aperture value not the opposite. Please B&H, these are the basics of photography.

    • @anthonycook2325
      @anthonycook2325 6 років тому +11

      you are not correct in this specific case. the photographer is working in a studio with a controlled lighting environment. The aperture is used to control the flash exposure and the shutter speed is used to control the ambient exposure. The ISO can also be used to alter flash exposure as well.

    • @RayValdezPhotography
      @RayValdezPhotography 5 років тому +8

      A person can choose whatever way they feel to change exposure as long as it doesnt effect the image quality.

    • @Darebakk
      @Darebakk 5 років тому +3

      Hooman Mesri, in general, u made a good point. however, while watching the video, i think Chris was changing the aperture to control the flash in order to speed up the whole presentation. it was way easier to do rather than fiddling with the light every single time he wanted to make some small adjustments which would took him ages..

    • @wernerboyz1
      @wernerboyz1 4 роки тому

      It does not matter in this case f whatever

  • @NinjavomWolfstor
    @NinjavomWolfstor 6 років тому +1

    Learnt quite a bit from this video. just wish he was a bit more eloquent and charismatic. Because at times it was very tedious to watch.

    • @mmoore225
      @mmoore225 6 років тому +1

      Wolf-Hund.info try going into the settings and watch at 1.5 speed I do this for almost all videos. If there’s something I want to absorb or take notes on I'll rewind and then turn the speed back to normal.

    • @GeorgePop
      @GeorgePop 6 років тому

      Yeah, very technical, I gave up on it halfway through. Kind of dry as well, like listening to an audio book.

  • @marcusfrank3271
    @marcusfrank3271 4 роки тому

    This is not a beauty dish, it's just an octabox with a reflector in the middle... unfortunately this mistake is made more and more often. From a baseball is also no tennis ball when it is painted yellow ...