Creating Dramatic Portraits

Rich Johnson is here along side with model Thirl Hupp, to show you how you can create a dramatic portrait anywhere. Rich will be talking about how to keep your set up simple, how to pose your client, and what challenges you could face while shooting on location. Sponsored by Stella Pro Lights More from Rich Johnson -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spectaclephoto/ -Website: https://www.spectaclephoto.com/ Similar videos on Portrait Photography: -Tools for a Successful Portrait Business | Part 1: https://youtu.be/-XEk0xqI1wE -The Art of Portraiture: https://youtu.be/noTMydfrwuo -Off Camera Flash Portraits Made Easy: https://youtu.be/ABrNSSmkBCU -Jerry Ghionis: Dramatic Lighting for Portraiture | #BHDoF: https://youtu.be/l5veKcZaOOg 0:00 Intro 2:33 Think about why your capturing the portrait before how 4:16 First set up 11:00 Tips for working with models/clients 14:00 Adjusting the lights 18:46 Balancing your portfolio and working with clients 20:06 Adjusting lights and posing 29:08 How to work with unwanted lights on location 30:40 Darker lighting - Settings 35:58 Creating opportunities 37:50 Adjusting posing 39:58 How to work with clients who are talkative 44:00 Adjusting posing - How Rich got the darker background 52:07 Rich's on location set up 54:34 Adjusting the aperture 56:51 Working with Thirl Hupp 1:00:34 Posing the eyes for gassing off camera 1:02:18 Final thoughts Learn more about the B&H Event Space: http://bhpho.to/BHEventSpace Head to the main B&H Photo YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/BandH Shop @ B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/ Follow us on Social Media - https://www.instagram.com/bhphoto/ - https://twitter.com/bhphotodaily - https://www.facebook.com/bheventspace/ #BHEventSpace #PortraitPhotography #StudioLighting