Portrait Photography Secrets Revealed - Is It Lighting Or Editing?

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Pete Coco Photography

Күн бұрын

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@oadefisayo Жыл бұрын

Excellent! You, Ivan Weiss and Peter Hurley are some of my favorite photographers! Wonderful work

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's quite a compliment.

@nevvanclarke9225 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Pet I recently acquired some portrait equipment - Im dabbling - so thanks for the video. It seems like most photography - you cant fix bad photos only enhance a good one. Icing o the cake.

@davidangelstudios Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this video. You hit the nail on the head as you mentioned several times. Get the light right first. You can enhance and color later, but your lighting is 🔥 to begin with.

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! No substitute for getting it right!

@morimentos Жыл бұрын

Pick me Pete 📸 Thanks again!

@AntonDimovStudio Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@PeteCocoPhoto Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@robgutkowski7141 Жыл бұрын

I am starting too learn portrait photography, and I really appreciated your emphasis on getting the lighting right.

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@AdamWyatt-h1n Жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, cheers for the great content - I'm learning a lot from your videos. I was wondering if, in the 3 light Hurley style lighting for headshots, there is any difference or benefit in using 3x1 strip boxes for the key and high fill over 2x1 boxes? Or are the larger boxes really only needed or useful for wider portraits and other applications. Many thanks and best regards from New Zealand :)

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

You can use either 3x1 or 2x1 strip boxes and get the same effect. I use 2 3x1 panels and 1 2x1 but the newer Westcott flex kit has all 2x1 panels. Glad you are enjoying the vids! If you want to improve your headshot/portrait skills, you should join my FB group! facebook.com/groups/301951812504125/

@AdamWyatt-h1n Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Many thanks Pete. Will check out the group :)

@elijahcho Жыл бұрын

This was really insightful and practical. Along with the explanations you gave for each portrait and decision in the editing process, I also could somehow feel that you already saw the edit in your mind as you took the raw shot. Your style makes digital photos look a bit like oil paintings. It’s awesome!

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes, I do have a very good idea of what the final product is going to look like before I shoot in most cases. Sometimes it's a wild card which is fun too, because the image can go places I didn't expect.

@ncsa197 Жыл бұрын

Love it. Pick Me Pete!

@Kayrocz89 Жыл бұрын

I prefer cooler tones but clients always enjoy warmer 😂 Pick Me Pete 📸

@macwestcanon Жыл бұрын

great video as always. I am confused as usaul lol of how the hell you were editing photos in a video software? Luts ,dehancer oh my. Mac

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I edited in Affinity Photo where I applied the LUTs and also Dehancer for photo (they have a video and photo version).

@alanplatt888 Жыл бұрын

Watched and enjoyed. The video for me emphasises a dilemma within style capture and lighting. Certainly an awful lot to take on board and consider for this highly subjective approach to final image. Food for thought, thanks.

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Can you explain your dilemma? I didn't quite understand.

@alanplatt888 Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCocoPhoto Hi, yes, my dilemma when editing.........? How far and where to go if the lighting is not how I like it. Often I don't get the chance to re-shoot. An edit with a preset or RAW adjustments can make all the difference. Subjectiveness for me is a fluid thing depending on the on screen image.

@PeteCocoPhoto Жыл бұрын

@@alanplatt888 Well the key is to get the lighting how you like it before going to post. This is easier in the studio but more difficult on location, but the more you understand how light works and are able to shape it to the specific subject and situation, the more fun it will be to do post production. As I mentioned there's not a lot you can do with a badly lit photo to fix it.

@alanplatt888 Жыл бұрын

@@PeteCocoPhoto Thank you