This Great Video Shows How Little You Need to Create Excellent Portraits

It is certainly true that a lot of professional portrait photographers use a wide variety of lighting equipment to achieve the looks they want, and while there is a good reason for having all that gear at one's disposal, it is important to remember what you can create with the bare minimum and a good understanding of how light behaves. This excellent video tutorial will show you how you can create dramatic portraits using nothing more than the light coming through the door of a garage. 

Coming to you from our good friend, Pye Jirsa, with Adorama TV, this awesome video tutorial will show you how you can create compelling portraits using nothing but the light coming through the door of a garage. It can be easy to get caught up in the hype of gear and the thought that more of it will help you make good photos, which is why it is so important to remember that at the end of the day, solid fundamentals and creative vision are often all you need to make an eye-catching image. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Jirsa. 

And if you would like to learn more about lighting portraits, be sure to check out "Illuminating The Face: Lighting for Headshots and Portraits With Peter Hurley!"

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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