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Celebrity portrait photographer Brian Smith shares the lessons he's learned over the past 30 years. He shares his favorite portraits and the stories behind them, along with some tips on how he got the shot.
0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Making a connection with your subject
4:32 - Capturing faces
8:05 - Photographing the X-Factor finalist
10:28 - Camera settings
14:21 - Lenses
29:42 - Getting the better image from big mistakes
42:36 - Storytelling & eye catching
51:07 - Show don't tell - On location
1:03:22 - When clients want to work with you
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Photographer Lenny Eisenberg creates an image by combining photos shot from multiple angles into a single frame, known as collages. Lenny walks through each project, unpacking the thinking behind every photograph that goes into a collage.
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Morgan House
6:46 - Polish Embassy
11:36 - Roosevelt House
16:12 - The Church of Incarnation & Rectory
21:05 - Sniffen Court Historic District & Bowdoin Stable
26:39 - Pierpont Library
36:38 - Jimmy Hendrick Book
38:35 - Sports
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Photographer Aaron Anderson brings his three-part presentation on Cinematic Commercial Photography to the B&H Event Space. In part 1, Aaron goes over planning, concept, and finding the story you want to tell.
0:00 - Intro
1:38 - Creating a concept
3:45 - Developing characters
5:40 - Your character is a real human being
9:32 - Finding talent
16:02 - Location supports the story / Scotting
26:55 - Color
31:48 - Working with talent
32:55 - Composing with purpose
35:34 - You are the director
38:22 - Gear
42:31 - Q&A
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In this final live studio demo, Tony Gale combines part one and two. You'll learn to push your creativity further by combining constant light and flash.
0:00 - Intro
4:15 - Adjusting the model
5:51 - Different mixed lighting
7:16 - Mixing daylight & strobes
23:35 - Using gels
34:44 - Shooting in JEPG vs. RAW
37:42 - Correcting the background
40:56 - Using a bigger light source
48:15 - Combining LED & strobe lights
1:06:55 - Changing to diffuser
1:16:35 - Q&A
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You've mastered your craft behind the lens, now it's time to make it work for you online. Clare and Joe Chadwick are part of the B&H social media team and produce work as freelancers. They're here to help you learn how you can turn your work into compelling video content for social platforms.
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Short form video & carousels / Educate & Entertain
19:24 - Editing app recommendations
24:05 - Timing of posting
32:48 - Q&A break
51:00 - Creating carousel posts
1:04:42 - Joe's workflow for creating carousels
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Photography can influence a dancer's understanding of their own artistry. Join photographer Gene Schiavone, dance writer Gavin Larsen, and dancer Kylie Edwards as they discuss the making of their recent photo book on the lives of ballet dancers.
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Gene's photography background
7:31- Kylie's background
12:44 - Gavin's background
16:07 - Working together as photographer and dancer
24:35 - The book being a collaborative effort
27:51 - Dancer's emotions to seeing theirselves in the photos
33:36 - Image selection &
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In part 2, Tony Gale demonstrates how to use flash by focusing on light placement and optimal camera and flash settings.
0:00 - Intro
3:10 - Directing a model
4:51 - Sony a9 iii (High speed sync)
12:00 - Adjusting flash & camera settings
23:01 - Adding an umbrella modifier
34:07 - Softboxes
48:35 - Adding light with reflectors
52:23 - Grid modifiers
1:00:40 - Tony's portrait process/li>
1:11:25 - Q&A
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Portrait photographer Susan Magnano explores how to take control of light in any environment using portable LED lights. Using Nanlite LEDs, you can transform ordinary scenes into compelling images in real time.
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Benefits of continuous light
4:23 - Studio constraints
5:14 - Workflow
7:15 - Exposure
8:35 - Science of additive color
11:02 - Lighting gobos & split lighting
12:14 - Shutter drag
12:44 - Lights & tools being used
13:35 - Lighting setup & settings / Using gobos
32:49 - Creative traditional headshots
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Take the guesswork out of at-home recording. Musician and B&H Social Media Video team member Andrew Swift walks you through the essential techniques for micing both acoustic and electric guitars live.
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Recording acoustic guitar sound
12:20 - Recording with a dynamic mic
23:32 - Recording with a condenser mic
31:23 - Recording with both a large and small condenser mic
51:52 - Recording electric guitar sound
1:07:06 - Recording with a ribbon mic
1:15:21 - Recording with large condenser & ribbon mic
1:28:48 - Plugins
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Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale is back in the Event Space to give a three-part series on portrait lighting. In part one, you'll learn the fundamentals of using constant light to create beautiful, well-lit portraits.
0:00 - Intro
1:30 - Different constant lights
6:15 - Using sunlight
11:54 - Using a single lightbulb
14:14 - Single light (with modifiers)
23:43 - Why continuous lighting vs flash
32:29 - Controlling the background
40:14 - Main & full lights (with modifiers)
55:52 - Rim light
57:42 - White balance & color checkers
1:01
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Award-winning wedding photographer Leandro Da Silva shares how he built a brand that doesn't compete on price, but on impact and emotion.
0:00 - Intro
4:15 - Video reel
6:44 - What's the goal?
10:32 - Same tool, different results
14:37 - Mastering light (in any condition)
33:56 - Directing with intention
44:03 - Creating artwork that last
1:03:37 - Building your brand
1:06:29 - Take away
1:12:35 - Stop blending in
1:13:27 - Dreambookspro
1:16:08 - Q&A
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Join Patrick McKay, CEO of 360 Chicago Tours and ambassador for Antigravity and Insta360, for an exploration of how 360 cameras and drones are changing the creative process.
0:00 - Intro
2:21 - Never miss the shot
3:08 - Capture first, reframe later
9:34 - Antigravity flight simulator
11:10 - Flight modes and settings
15:33 - Editing
20:00 - One flight for all content
22:00 - Antigravity app demo
30:02 - Q&A
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Sony Artisan of Imagery Tony Gale shows how to use and improve your flash photography. Using both pop-up flash and speedlites, he goes over how to control and modify the flash for the best results.
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Speedlite technology now
8:15 - The pros of speedlites
11:42 - Guide number
14:12 - Built in pop-up flash
34:50 - Flash hot shoe connection - TTL vs manual
40:14 - Reflectors
43:13 - Speedlites flash on the camera setup
1:00:17 - Other light modification
1:17:48 - Shutter speed in relation to flash
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When the sun goes down and the moon comes up. Landscape photographer Chris Nicholson talks about using the soft and cool tones of moonlight to fill the landscape and create images that are more difficult, or even impossible, without the moon overhead.
0:00 - Intro
3:01 - About Chris
4:06 - Photographing the moon
8:00 - Angle and intensity of moon light
14:49 - Exposure
20:00 - Moon in frame
25:11 - Flare
28:57 - Shutter speed
33:14 - Moon as a backlight
35:44 - Light painting
43:25 - Moon bursts
45:07 - Clouds
51:38 - Polarizers
54:38 – Star
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Isaac Grant comes to the B&H Event Space with his bird photography workshop. Combined with guided field experience, real-time feedback, and proven techniques that will help you shoot smarter, improve faster, and create stronger bird images in days, not years.
0:00 - Intro
3:59 - Bird photography is hard
7:03 - The biggest problem
10:00 - Workshops matter
15:36 - Guided field experience
17:31 - Confidence changes photographers
20:13 - Community matters
22:02 - How workshops help
29:00 - Anticipation
37:24 - Reading bird behavior
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