Joel Grimes – The Craft

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Joel Grimes – The Craft

Joel Grimes - The Craft

Learn the art of photography. You can learn everything you need to know about optics, and even how High Speed Sync works while strobing in full sun.
What You Will Learn

Mastering your craft is essential to becoming an artist. I am passionate about learning techniques that will help me reach my goal. You can find me here at the Joel Grimes Academy I want to help you go beyond the basics and master the art of photography. From understanding optics to using High Speed Sync while strobing under full sunlight,
Lessons

36
Length

9 hours and 50 min
Niveau

Intermediate
Software

Photoshop
Lessons: Part I

Part 1 – Lenses

Understanding optics is essential if you are a photographer who wants to photograph architecture and portraits with ultra-short depth of field.

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Lenses – Part 2

Understanding Aberration, Detraction, and the Sweet Spot of Your Lenses.

Lenses – Part 3

Tilt Shift Lenses: How to think outside the box and create a perspective and look that is not possible with a fixed lens design.

Lenses Part 4

Look at the differences between the Full Frame sensor (APS), Crop sensor (Full Frame sensor) and the medium format sensor.

Lenses – Part 5

How to get the most out of your lenses. Joel You will learn how to make sharp images.

Architectural Shoot with a Tilt Shift Lens

Joel With his tilt, he creates an architectural interior shot-Shift Lens.

Work with The CamRanger

Follow Joel He demonstrates how to use the CamRanger with strobes in order to bracket both the ambient light and the strobe lights to create HDR portraits.
Lessons: Part II

Master The Part 1: Light

This is one. Joel’s favorite topics; Lighting. Learn to master the light, and you will be able to rock the world.

Master The Part 2 – Light

Find out which light is the most flattering on the planet.

Master The Part 3 – Light

Learn how to select the best modifier and where to place them.

Master The Part 4 – Light

Learn Joel’s three light edgy portrait technique that he uses in for his dramatic portraits. Also, Joel Rembrandt/Cross Light, which he describes as the most beautiful natural light on Earth, is covered.

Master The Light – Part 5

Joel He shows you photos of different lighting techniques and discusses his approach to each photo.

Master The Light – Part 6

Joel More images and information about his three light approaches are available.

Understanding how Strobes work

Joel Talks about thyristor technology vs. compositorstrobes. This is essential for anyone who wants to freeze their subjects in motion with no blur.
Lessons: Part III

Part 1: How to create stunning HDR images

Joel This article explains HDR in its true meaning and how to get amazing details in the highlights and shadows.

Part 2: How to create amazing HDR images

Joel He wants to convince you why HDR is so important. He also provides basic information about Bit Depth.

How to create amazing HDR images – Part 3

Follow Joel Here he shows you how to make a HDR using flashes. This can be used for not only objects like cars, motorcycles, etc… but also portraits.

Scrim Jim Silk Diffuser High Noon

Learn how to create soft lighting in harsh desert and high noon situations without using strobes

Strobing a Subject In Harsh Arizona Desert Light

Follow Joel He takes his model to harsh desert lighting conditions with strobes to overcome the sun.

Light Portrait – Part 1

Joel He reveals how he built his Harley-Davidson Portraits are created with one light and a background of 50% gray.

Light Portrait – Part 2

The Retouch the how Joel His Harley was built-Davidson Portraits are created with one light and a background of 50% gray.
Lessons: Part IV

Portrait Series Using a Table

Joel This is how he set up his portrait series with only a table, and a gray background.

Ultra Soft Cross Light Portrait

Joel Experiments with grading his light source to feather Rembrandt Triangle for ultra soft effects

Beauty Lifestyle Portrait – Part 1

Joel Shows how to combine strobe and natural light with a shallow field to create soft beauty portraits, while keeping background values darker.

Beauty Lifestyle Portrait – Part 2

This scenario is possible Joel Goes for a Lifestyle approach, allowing the background to shine a little more giving it an angelic feel.

Fine Art Beauty Shoot at a Pool

Joel Leah is placed in a pool with one strobe lamp hanging above it. This creates a beauty shoot.

Part 1 – Ultra Shallow Depth Of Field Portrait

Again, Joel Tilt Shift lenses are used to alter the focus plane.

Part 2 – Ultra Shallow Field Portrait

The same approach in the studio. However, you can now see the softening effect of this titling technique on the background.
Lessons: Part V

Fine Art Portrait Using Black Netting

Joel Take one piece of black Tule (Netting), and experiment with it. Have fun, and let the creativity flow.

Lifestyle Portrait Using High Speed Sync

Joel Hight Speed Sync allows him to go into the field and overpower the sun. He also creates an identical look by using Neutral Density Fils.

Direct sunlight on white

You can watch Joel Bryce was photographed in full sunlight against a white backdrop, without the use of strobes.

Ultraviolet Light from a Hard Light Source

It sounds absurd? Joel This example shows how to take really harsh light. It would be very difficult to see a subject in a bright light, but you can use large sheets and cores of white foam to achieve a ver…

Cross Light in The Field with Bryce

You can watch Joel He photographs Bryce under late light, creating soft cross lighting using one strobe inside a 36×48 softbox.
Speedlites Vs Studio Strobes

Joel Discusses the pros and cons to using both Studio Strobes or Speedlites. Joel Flash Duration, High Speed Sync and Flash Duration are also covered.

It is overwhelming The Sun: The Sunny 16 Rule

Understanding the Sunny 16 Rule is essential if you want to take your strobes out into the field to overcome the sun. This rule helps photographers understand lighting.

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