Using one light + reflector to create a rich red stylized portrait

[@sweetaliena]

@12:48 is the frame for me. Sultry and glamorous! Gorgeous work!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks!

[@willemmees5893]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Some people merely boast they are professionals; others just prove they are with genuinely instructive and inspirational videos like this.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

blushing

[@josephchan4198]

Love watching your videos and I learn so much. Hopefully, I can update profile pictures in two weeks with a legacy camera.

[@falloom46]

I really like this type of video, it lets you understand that even professionals might be taking 100 photos trying to get it right rather than on the first shot. Hearing the thought process that went into getting the shot is very inspiring. I hope they do more like these.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Glad to hear it!

[@elzhbettakirakosyan2074]

Appreciate your teachings so much!

[@drks1987]

that was super cool explanation about your thought process and how u ended up with that final photo.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thank you!

[@StevenSmith-nq5xe]

Lindsay-Not only are you an outstanding photographer-you’re a superb teacher. It’s enormously helpful to hear what your initial plan was for a shoot…then why and how it changed. It’s also great to hear about the paths not taken (i.e. why you didn’t use a fixed prime), and to see the comparison of rejected shots, and the specifics of why they didn’t make your final cut. More than any other instructor I know, you make the viewer feel as if she/he is inside the mind of the photographer throughout and after a session. Thank you.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much for the kind words Steven. It's my goal to help and enlighten and I'm so happy to hear that was achieved! :)

[@Wc7823]

I agree! I wish she was at SVA when I went back in 2003. Lol. I wouldn’t have wasted my money.

[@gregorysargeant6305]

Lindsay provides more than a photographic education this is truly a photographic experience at a different level, thank you.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Aw thanks so much for the kind words Gregory!

[@KosherBeycon]

Very nice and generous of you to share a little of your thought process throughout the shoot till the final result. Thanks.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thewhiteroom2032]

Absolutely love the shot

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@pvpphotography]

Such kind of breakdown videos and about the thought process behind the image is really helpful. And no doubt the final image was just fantastic.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

[@jaymathews356]

Beautiful image & model!

[@peterguman7298]

thanks. most helpful knowing your creative thought process and thr slight adjustmnt you make with posing.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thank you for watching!

[@mortenjensen2457]

I always learn a lot from your videos, Lindsay!

[@DrSyedHafeezuddin]

love the way you develop and reach to the get the final image, keep it up

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thank you!

[@fangbifxx]

I love this kind of videos when going though the process and what she thought between shot and processing. Love it!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@tracywhitesidephotography]

Lindsay, I am so grateful for you. Thank you for all these wonderful videos.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@robclark4618]

These tutorials literally could not be more perfect. Almost feels like you're actually explaining a shoot that I attended because you took the time to show BTS with narration. They really are like bite sized bits of a seminar. This knowledge will really be a boon to me in the studio. Thank you!

[@emilycross4527]

Love the behind the scenes, thought process and problem solving insights, especially about the colors matching the mood, and shapes adding interest. I mostly shoot outdoors but I learn a lot from your videos that makes my images better. Thanks! 😃

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much for watching Emily! :)

[@accidentalhippie943]

From an old tv lighting pro: that laptop is expertly lit. It’s the little things that sets one apart. Well done.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

hahaha amazing. :P

[@joergdrescher3424]

Creativity at work, clear, understandable and simply beautiful, thanks Lindsay

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@joooeforlong]

Always love a good lighting breakdown, but my favorite part of this video is when you walk through your thought process while you’re shooting. I find that if my light is looking good but I’m not getting the shot I want, that I start to panic instead of think creatively! This is a good reminder to experiment with the other elements in a photo and not just the light.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@monztermovies]

How do you not ❤️ Lindsay. And KZbin “finally” posted your video on my sub page 😎.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much for the kind words. I apparently had some settings that needed to be tweaked for it to show up, ugh! So much lost opportunity for people to get notified of videos, my bad! ;\

[@monztermovies]

@@lindsayadlerphoto don’t say I didn’t give you a heads up a few weeks back about not receiving the notification! 😄 glad it’s fixed! 🛠

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

😀

[@barryobrien1890]

As always, thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching! :)

[@danbrowning2418]

Great video. I really appreciate showing the thought process on how you culled the photo.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Sure thing! :)

[@mohitjain512]

Thank you - so well explained. Leading lines in a portrait was quite something

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

That often how I think about posing!

[@kimmichiels784]

Always love the photo deconstructs. Also love the learn+, only half way through this months episode but can t wait to continue

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks Kim! Happy to hear that you're enjoying it! :)

[@edwardfoster6367]

Thank you for these photo deconstructions. I learn so much!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Glad to hear it! :)

[@khatunadvali4939]

Love this shot you are amazing.Thank you for this video.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@elizabethstanley9645]

Absolutely adore the red on red on red on red! 😍 Also loved the behind the scenes is well 🥂

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much! :)

[@paigecfrancis]

Also interesting is that you were wearing red as well. That image came out awesome. Definitely digging your work 💪🏽

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

red is my fav... clearly. lol

[@simonajausovec7518]

Love it, you really are The best photography teacher out there! Thank you for another amazing tut video!!!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@samchuks9299]

Masterpiece, sometimes less is better. Sometimes one light source speaks more volume in an image with well defined highlights and shadows.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Totally!

[@marclabro]

very nice tuto. Do you have tutos or courses about clamshell portrait with a beauty dish (or a 90cm parabolic) on top and something else on bottom ? On bottom, Scott kelby is using a square softbox, many people use westcott eyelighter 2 (could be tedious to assemble on site), other people use an umbrella oriented to the top, other a parabolic 65cm softbox and, recently, i was surprised Manny Ortiz is using a 30x120cm westcott stripbox which looks very nice idea too.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You can check out my beauty class at learnwithlindsay.com -- both a guide and a class. I have those as well as the headshot lighting guide if that suits you more.

[@shawnvine4918]

A very nice, concise breakdown of what you did and why you did it. Thank you.

[@MarkAKathurima]

Love the process

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much! :)

[@MarkAKathurima]

@@lindsayadlerphoto you're an excellent teacher as well

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thank you so much for the kind words! :)

[@rennhor]

Love this so much. And I was just thinking of getting that red backdrop!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

It is excellllente

[@karydealbavillasenor7567]

Love it

[@kunalraithatha]

Love it. Would love to see more videos form you.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

I've got plenty on the channel! :)

[@jailblazin]

Love this type of video! Hearing you break down your thought process as imagery goes by is insanely helpful to a new photographer -- thank you!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

[@i18nGuy]

Great video. The analysis of the images at the end and how you thought about them is very helpful and inspiring. It will encourage me to take more time with posing and experimenting rather than presuming I should be able to just get a great image within a few minutes. And hooray, the notifications are working now!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@RemiManWithVan]

Really great to see your workflow picking the right photos... and that’s makes us feel that we do something similar till you find the right one

[@karlweb1]

For the two trolls that did the thumbs down seriously Lindsay thank you for this love your work. Have an amazing day.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

People gotta hate. You can see some of the know-it-alls commenting here that probably are the ones who did it lol.

[@kbqvist]

Thanks, love your very well organized, well readoned and well produced way of teaching :-)

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@ademola5803]

Thanks for the inspiration

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You're very welcome!

[@studiomoniqueorie1954]

inspiring as always !

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much! :)

[@rossen.hristov]

Love it♥️. Thank you for sharing !!🙏🏻

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You're welcome! :)

[@toddstrong1353]

from Colorado! Hey Lindsay! Great lesson. And as others have pointed out, the explanation of the thought process gives me food for thought for my next shoot. I never considered "leading lines" for a portrait using hands and arms to lead to the face or as you called it a circular path giving the image motion or leading the eye through the portrait. Something I thought was interesting is how people will see differently. When you talked about what you see first, for me it was the spot on the glove. I instantly picked that up. Then my eyes were drawn to the scar then skin imperfections on the face, the headpiece was last actually... maybe I need to rethink a few things. Something I didn't pick up on until you showed before and after was the liquify adjustment to the arm and your hair "fix" wasn't that I thought you would do. All in all very educational especially the culling process while you talked your way through that. Makes me feel a bit better knowing it's normal to have several frames before you find the one. Thank you so much for sharing your process. All the best, Todd (from CO, LOL)

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

so glad you enjoyed it. Yea, to be fair not everyone will experience an image int he same way. We generally are drawn to highlights, big things, saturated things and contrast. Thanks for watching!

[@rodneymaconline]

I love your work

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You’re very kind thank you!

[@toreaasland8085]

Again amazing. Thank you :)

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks for watching!

[@jenniferbeckett9579]

Stunning image

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Thanks so much!

[@josephchan4198]

Hope to see another video from you this month if not busy. Great content!!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

I do 2 videos a month always!

[@TimewithLivi]

I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know 🌸

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Aw too kind thank you.

[@sabymondal]

It was a good learning - thanks!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@harishkrishnamurthy5610]

Great video as always. What the profoto remote on TTL or manual and what was the light setting? It’s important.

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Manual. And if you want to see individual light settings, check out all my lighting recipe guides at learnwithlindsay.com

[@Boleskinebeatz]

Hi Lindsey, another fantastic video, I really appreciate how honest and open you are about how you achieve your results it’s very refreshing. I noticed you are using the R5 which I have just moved to from my 5D Mark 3. I assume you are using the face/eye tracking mode so I wondered if you’d consider sharing your settings at some point as I am having to do battle with the AF cluster points jumping away from the face/eye after each shot . Keep up the great work!

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

ive been having really good experience with the focus. I have face and eye tracking lead the way, but if I need to take control I use the back touch screen to select a specific point

[@Boleskinebeatz]

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thanks Lindsey that’s kind of what I just had gravitated to as well, just had a few times when I’ve had to” chase” the AF dots around in a somewhat undignified manner!

[@andrazmuljavec6262]

Dear ms Adler i'm a big fan of your work i bought all your classes on creativelive and some on your website. Can you please tell what do you use to hang beauty dish and reflectors on the wall behind you. Thank you

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

going to come out with a class on this soon!

[@andrazmuljavec6262]

@@lindsayadlerphoto thank you

[@tombanks3245]

Lindsay do you use a MacBook Pro or Air?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Pro

[@tombanks3245]

Thank you Lindsay

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You're very welcome, thanks for watching! :)

[@josephchan4198]

You have to watch the video more than once to get the tips. Thanks.

[@Coco-l9g]

Hi lindsay thank you for the video. I have a question about the soft box. I can afford one atm so which size do you think is the most versatile and most useful? I already have a simple 60×60 square softbox (not umbrella) but I don't know if it's good enough. Thank you.

[@gabrielsmith6600]

Do you ever bring in flags for moments like that bright shoulder? Or maybe think that you can just darken that in post?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

I do. It depends on the situation. If i feel something needs it after in post I'll just do that, but I try not to rely on the "fix it in post" methodology that much.

[@AstroSirrus]

Wow! This is awesome! What rquipment did you use to hold up the background?

[@josephmathurin8935]

As always your art is out of this world. Quick question: did you consider having a unique shade of red in your final image?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

unique shade of red? not sure what you mean. xo

[@Amydoakphotography]

What do you typically set your power to on the profoto light?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

I mean it doesn't really work like that. You should check out my lindsayadler.photo/msl class to see how modifier, distance, watts, etc all effect it. My 1000 watt my starting place is 6 if at iso 200... but its really not how it works.

[@EngineFD223]

Just curious, why shoot at ISO 200? I notice that a lot of photographers do that when shooting with a studio setup. Is it for a quicker refresh time on your lights so you don't have to use them at a higher power level?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

Yes! Exactly. ISO 200 or 400 helps people with lower power strobes or to not have to shoot at full power. this is also super important depending on the modifier you use, if you are using gels, etc.

[@cresento]

Monochromatic Red - i always relate such pics to my friend Lindsay Adler signature style

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

haha true!

[@juliocpanivino]

Lindsay Iam your fan😍

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

i’m your fan too

[@aaronbazil]

❤

[@manoharmgr8235]

SUPER. SUPER , CONGRATULATIONS,***. நன்றாக இருக்கிறது வாழ்த்துக்கள் R.MANOHAR-CHENNAI

[@didierperrusset]

What is Black, White & Red ? A newspaper ! Sorry, LOL, Joke ;-) Hope to see you in France (with Nath Sakura ?) , one day to come

[@artursandwich1974]

Thanks a lot, Lindsay. I'm not really happy with this video and I'm going to tell you why. So far I have enjoyed drawing sketches before it shoots or improvising during a shirt basing on my intuition and what I felt a shot woul like · all right this will look murky · yeah this one should be cute and flirtatious · and this should come out gentle feminine and perhaps pensive. But now... Now I have to think about my aims and what means I'm going to use to achieve them and the whys. And thinking is so much harder than the feeling and intuitioning. So thanks again, teacher/colleague. 👍🙂

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

lol I'm sorry you're not happy with my video.

[@artursandwich1974]

@@lindsayadlerphoto Thank you kindly for replying. Happy to make you laugh. Sorry about the unnoticed autocorrect things (before the shoots became "before it shoots", and "shoot" became "shirt"), but I'm sure you got that.

[@PhilMarshall91]

Is anyone else having a hard time loading the video?

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

don’t think so

[@gullbuttqasim]

People have no idea what you are giving to them 🙂

[@lindsayadlerphoto]

You're too kind!

[@gullbuttqasim]

@@lindsayadlerphoto 👍