Video Portraiture Download The Exercise
NOTES ON VIDEO PORTRAITURE n the late 70sJean-Lu, c Godardan d Anne-Marie Mi&233 villmade e an extraordinary series (in twelve 'movements') for French televi sion called Franctoure d&233 tou r deux enfantsIt. What Is the Tip?Video Portraiture Methodology Portraiture methodology (Lawrence-Lightfoot & Davis, 1997) is a multidisciplinary approach to gaining insight into human. Portrait mode for photos kept getting better and better.Before we begin, be sure to download the exercise file here and follow along as I edit.
Let's begin with applying this technique in camera. Second, it opens up the ability to edit your lighting in post-production while still looking natural. First, your eyes are naturally drawn to bright areas. I have two reasons for doing this. Look for the brightest part of your image and place your subjects there.
Upon taking the image, the first thing I noticed was the open sky right in the middle of the frame.Our eyes are naturally drawn to the brightest spot in an image, and it can be a major distraction if our subjects are placed away from it. In fact, it is all available light (in shade) and shot on taped-up white seamless.I began with a test shot of my couple underneath the trees in this beautiful scene. It has nothing to do with flash, actually.
I began by applying the Modern > Soft Light preset from VF Presets.Then, I simply added a radial filter to darken the image around the subject. Emphasizing the Effect in PostHere, you'll see just how powerful this simple tip can be. My assistant diffused the light with a large scrim, and the bright, soft light made the model pop from the darker background. The natural vignetting around the rest of the scene and the simplicity of the background draws the attention right to them.Here, my model is standing next to a large open doorway where a ton of natural light is pouring in. Notice in the second image, our attention is drawn right to the couple.In this next example of this technique, I simply placed my couple right in front of the sun.
All you have to do is look out for the brightest place in your image and place your subject there. ConclusionI hope you enjoyed this article/video! Give this technique a try next time you're out on a portrait shoot and see how your image can be completely transformed. Check out the before and after. This brush selectively lifts the highlights and leaves the shadows, keeping a very natural appearance as we brighten up our subject.The last step is to add in the subtle radial burn and the image is complete.
You can also find intuitive lighting-based presets like the Modern Pack as well as the Retouching Toolkit at Visual Flow.
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