Swimwear Photography

Joey attributes his success and devotion to his faith. When asked if he is satisfied with his accomplishments, he responds unambiguously File size: 34.05GB

Swimwear Photography

Fstoppers has teamed up with Miami-based swimwear photographer Joey Wright to produce an extensive tutorial on all things swimwear photography. Swimwear PhotographyLighting, Posing, & Retouching It is a comprehensive educational course that walks through Joey’s entire swimwear business. Set in the exotic Caribbean country of Curacao, Joey and his creative team explore everything that goes into his commercial shoots including, how he uses natural light, scrims, reflectors, and strobe lights, as well as preproduction elements such as hair and makeup, wardrobe, scouting, model selection, and every piece of Joey’s photography kit. Joey also has a very detailed section about how to pose your model. This will help you achieve perfect body language with any level of experience.

​Joey Wright Swimwear Photography tutorial has become the longest running tutorial Fstoppers has ever produced with a runtime of over 20 hours!  The series includes 43 files. It covers more than eight hours of on location shooting and demonstrations as well as 12 hours post-production where Joey shows you each step of his retouching/client-proofing workflow.

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Joey Wright, a prominent Miami-based photographer specializing in swimsuits, is known as Joey Wright. Being a South Florida native, the beaches were his natural habitat and daily work environment. He holds a B.A. After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media, he worked in graphic design for several years before switching to photography. His work, primarily trademarked by its tastefully alluring and meticulously detailed quality, always reflects his easy-going approach balanced by a perfectionist nature.Joey was recognized by Westcott Lighting in 2010 when they chose him as one of their Westcott Top Pros and has made several guest appearances on Photoshop User TV and D-Town TV. His work has been featured at SI.com and Fstoppers.com. He was also featured on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Intl Blog, Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider Blog. Nik Radio, Photo Biz Xposed. Tether Talk, and The New York Times. His work was awarded first place in the 2014 Edge Shave Gel Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. “Dream Job” contest. A brief list of Joey’s clients include Montce SwimwearRavish Sands SwimwearNoelle Swimwear, Perfect Tan Bikini, ONE.1 Management, Ford Models, Next Model Management, Devoted Creations, Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders (NFL), Tropic Beauty Model Search and The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Joey attributes his success and dedication to his devotion, but when asked if he is satisfied with his accomplishments, he responds unambiguously: “While profoundly thankful to have such a fulfilling career, I’ll always remain my own toughest critic.” Consequently, Joey strives to satisfy his clients’ highest expectations while simultaneously achieving peer recognition as a leading professional in the field of swimsuit photography.

Below are several before and after images captured in this tutorial.

This tutorial explains:

• Natural light for shooting
• You can use silver, gold, or white reflectors
• How to use scrims and flags efficiently
• Use strobes and other light modifiers
• How to choose the right model
• Tips for working with makeup and hair
• Wardrobe and styling considerations
• Make the most of your lens compression and aperture
• Locator scouting
• Joey’s complete photography gear and production tools 
• Post-Production (including skin retouching, raw adjustments and local adjustments such as dodge and burn).
• How to set up a simple client proofing gallery
• Business Interview with Lee Morris regarding pricing and marketing of your work
• A feature length behind the scenes “making of” Documentary

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Learn Joey’s On Location Lighting Techniques

This tutorial will teach you everything you need to capture stunning images in any lighting condition. With the exotic Caribbean island of Curacao as a backdrop, Joey starts off simple by only using harsh, direct sunlight, as well as soft, natural shade. Once you have learned how to use and manipulate natural lighting, Joey then shares his favorite supplemental lighting techniques, including how to effectively use scrims, reflectors, and strobes with different light modifiers. Each series of lessons build in complexity and eventually lead to four unique “freestyle” Joey uses any one of the previously-taught techniques to create portfolio images at a variety locations. This tutorial will teach you how to create well-lit images in any outdoor lighting situation.

The Models and the Location

It was important that we gave Joey a variety of talent and locations when creating this tutorial. This would allow him to work through the common problems he has every day. Joey brought three unique models down to Curacao, two of whom he had worked with before (Shana McKay and Lisa Dillon) and one he had never photographed before (Mela Torres). Each of the three models had different modeling experiences and offered a variety of heights, hair colors, and skin tones.

We thought it would be great to have many shooting locations, as swimwear does not have to be taken on the beach. Many of the lessons are held near the vacation home on the island, which we rented. Joey moves away form the ocean for many freestyle shoots and focuses instead on other locations that he may be asked to use in commercial shoots. All in all, the island of Curacao offered a wide range of shooting locations, including multiple beaches, coastal caves, a rustic marina, a vacation property, a dried river bed, and even an incredible natural geyser.

How to Direct and Pose Your Models

Joey’s posing guide is perhaps one of the most important lessons he teaches on-location. Photographers will eventually have to photograph a client or model who is not comfortable in front the camera. Even if your model is a professional, there are likely to be some issues with their poses. Joey has a remarkable eye for identifying what looks good and what doesn’t. This section will show you what to look out for when your models are standing up, sitting down, or leaning against any props. Once you are aware of all the pitfalls photographers often miss with posing, you are going to be able to direct your subjects into flattering modeling positions with ease.

Learn Joey’s Entire Post-Processing Technique

Once you learn all of Joey’s lighting and posing techniques, we transition into the post-production studio, where the images really come to life. These lessons make up the second half of the tutorial and explore every part of Joey’s streamlined post-production workflow. You will see how Joey makes Lightroom catalogues, processes his raw images for client proofing, and then exports the final selected images for Photoshop polishing. Joey walks you through his Photoshop process. He explains how to fix skin, fix hair, use the liquify tool and enhance skies and backgrounds. Joey also demonstrates image sharpening and dodging. Joey also shares some of his favorite third party plugins so you too can reproduce the film and color effects seen in hiss work. Once you have learned all the tricks and editing techniques Joey uses on a regular basis, the post-production section of this tutorial wraps up with him doing start-to-finish retouches on six of his favorite images from the entire tutorial.

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Joey was also generous enough to include the following: 30 HIGH-RES RAW FILES You can follow his tutorials and then practice at your own pace. You can also download his Photoshop presets, brushes, and actions so that you can use his most popular techniques in just a click.

Joey’s Marketing & Business Practices

The pricing and marketing strategies of successful photographers are perhaps the most mysterious aspect of photography. Joey and Lee Morris, Fstoppers, sit down in the studio to share their thoughts about how they have made photographing swimwear into a full-time venture. The topics include pricing your services and charging your fees, how to get a job and when to charge for it, when you should start charging and when to stop charging, when it makes sense to work for free, how to use social media to your advantage and how to find paying clients.

Behind the Scenes

In previous tutorials, we have filmed documentaries that show what goes on behind the scenes during the actual filming of the production. We are happy to announce that all the BTS cameras were in operation during the creation of this tutorial. Bundled in with this download are seven full behind the scenes episodes that show everything that went on during the filming of this tutorial. Each episode includes footage that was not used in the actual lessons as well as many of our creative team’s mishaps and filming challenges throughout the trip.

This Digital Download – What Are You Included With?

• 8 Hours of Teaching and Shooting at the Location
• 12 Hours Post-Production
• 30 High Res Raw Files
• Joey’s Photoshop Presets and Brushes, Actions, Workspace, and Brushes
• Complete Review of Joey’s Camera Gear & Accessories
• 7 Behind the Scenes Complete Episodes
• 43 Video Lessons (1080p, 23.9fps, H.264 mpg4, over 33 GB of material)
• Access Joey’s private Facebook page for further learning
• Unlimited download renewals 
• Optional USB Delivery for Customers with Limited Internet Access (2-4 weeks delivery)