Fstoppers – The Well-Rounded Photographer

The Well-Rounded Photographer tutorial includes over 13 hours of content from eight world-class instructors. Learn the skills needed to master landscape, product, headshot, architecture, editorial, studio, and natural light photography all in one tutorial. These brand new lessons are not found in any other tutorial.

What You’ll Learn In The Well-Rounded Photographer

Peter’s Lesson Includes

• Overview of what makes a great headshot
• Simple one-light lighting techniques
• Peter’s constant lighting setups
• Manipulating your background color
• How to create flattering soft light for women
• How to light men with shadows
• Directing people into an interesting expression
• How to position the body and face
• Techniques to make people feel comfortable in front of your camera
• How to make money with headshot photography
• The importance of tethering

Clay’s Lesson Includes

• Overview of editorial photography
• Set design
• Building and working with a team
• Shoot with a model
• Natural lighting
• Strobe lighting
• Composition
• Posing
• Coaching
• Color grading in Capture One
• Business overview

Elia’s Lesson Includes

• Scouting and planning a new location
• Exploring strong and unique compositions
• Elia’s best landscape camera settings
• Working through unpredictable weather
• Managing busy locations and tourists
• Mastering the art of symmetry
• Balancing ambient light with artificial light
• Basic raw processing techniques for landscape photography
• Blending multiple moments in time
• Removing unwanted color casts
• Using supplemental plugins to save time editing

Brian’s Lesson Includes

• Brian’s approach to product photography
• Shoot conception
• Building a small set
• Handling products
• Composition
• Building your lighting with strobes and modifiers
• Using a polarizer to reduce reflections
• Light painting
• Adding splash effects with water
• Culling and making image selections for composites in Lightroom
• Color correction in Lightroom
• Compositing in Photoshop
• Making selections with the Pen Tool
• Cleaning up your image with frequency separation
• Blending multiple images together
• Color grading in Photoshop
• Creating and using a custom brush

Mike’s Lesson Includes

• Overview to photographing real estate
• Business advice
• How to upgrade to architectural photography
• Photographing a master bedroom
• Choosing your angle and composition
• Staging a room
• Lighting
• Bracketing
• Shooting a twilight exterior
• Light-Painting
• Color correction in Lightroom
• Selections and masking in Photoshop
• Blending images in Photoshop
• Choosing your crop

Dylan’s Lesson Includes

• Finding good out-of-focus backgrounds
• Creating cinematic lighting
• Composing with a zoom lens
• Coaching your client
• Shooting your client sitting and standing
• Lighting the background
• Color correction in Lightroom
• Retouching in Photoshop
• Frequency separation for skin editing
• Using the spot removal tool
• Whitening eyes and teeth
• Adding vignettes and a final color grade

Joey’s Lesson Includes

• Styling tips for on-location shoots
• Working and networking with models
• Using open shade midday
• Posing and directing your talent
• Shooting with direct sunlight
• Working with backlighting
• Soft light during and after sunset
• Joey’s favorite gear
• Editing in Lightroom and Capture One
• Skin retouching and color grading
• Marketing and networking your work

Monte’s Interview Includes

• The photography world post-pandemic
• How to effectively market your work
• Building relationships with advertising agents
• How to present yourself during a creative call
• Managing budgets and photography rates
• Knowing when you are ready for high-stress shoots
• Understanding what agencies are looking for in a photographer
• Navigating the bidding process
• What to expect from an agency briefing

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