Simple Frame Big Results

Simple Frame, Big Results

Sometimes the images that look the simplest are the ones built on a series of very intentional decisions.

In Simple Frame, Big Results, I break down the creation of an image that has consistently been one of my most popular photographs wherever I have shared it. The location itself was nothing elaborate. It was a bright alley, a brick wall, one light, and a very simple pose. But what you see in the final image looks completely different from what was actually happening around me.

Using behind-the-scenes video footage, I show you how camera position completely changed the way the location photographed, why I chose to render the ambient light much darker than it actually appeared, how I positioned my flash to shape the subject without creating an obvious "flash look," and how a few small choices created depth, separation, and impact.

Then I take the image into post-production and show you the final edit from start to finish.

In this class, you will learn:

• How camera position can completely change the way an ordinary location photographs
• How to use foreground elements to create depth and lead attention toward your subject
• How to intentionally darken ambient light to change the look and feel of a scene
• How to position flash so the subject stands out without the lighting looking overly artificial
• How small decisions in composition, exposure, and lighting can create a much bigger visual result
• How I take the image from RAW to the final edited photograph

Runtime - 27 min

Software used - ACR/Photoshop
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