The Guide To Natural Light Portraiture & Retouching
This tutorial is a comprehensive guide to achieve stunning portraits using only natural light in almost any condition. Dani Diamond has spent his career as a portrait photographer exploring the nuances of available light and perfecting techniques that allow him to create remarkable images for his clients. In this 75+ video tutorial, Dani take you on a journey through 9 photo shoots to show you his entire process from location selection to post production in Photoshop.
This guide is an essential course for portrait, wedding, and family photographers. Throughout the photography and Photoshop lessons, Dani guides you through his systematic process to capture and retouch stunning images. In the 9 photo shoots included, you will explore Dani’s processes on location, his techniques, his advice, and his step-by-step detailed retouching process behind his signature look. This course is great for both photographers brand new to photography and seasoned photographers looking to add a new product to their portfolio.
General Overview
- 10+ Hours of Video Content That You Can Instantly Download
- 75+ Videos That Cover Locations, Posing, Gear, Lenses, His Full Process & Post Production
- Intro To Retouching in Photoshop Refresher Course For New Photographers
- 40+ Retouching Videos Covering Start To Finish Processing
- Entry Level Nikon and Canon Cameras Used
- The Battle of The 85mm Lenses From Sigma, Nikon, and Canon
- How To Select The Perfect Location
- Camera Settings For Any Natural Light Setting
- How To Shoot Without Assistants OR ANY MODIFIERS
- Retouching Videos Provided In 2.5k Resolution
- How To Build Your Own Action
- Dani Diamond Custom Action Included (Photoshop Required)
- Working With Complimentary Colors
- Tips On Selecting The Correct Wardrobe
- Building Composition In Your Images
- The Rule Of Thirds In Portraits
- Frequency Separation
- Dodging & Burning
- Perfect Color Grading
- Perfecting The Eyes In Photoshop
- Interview With Dani Diamond
- 10+ RAW Files Included For You To Work With
- Bonus Photo Shoot Using Natural Light Indoors
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Models Used In This Tutorial
We understand that everyone photographer is at a different skill level and stage in their career. This tutorial was built around that very idea and is broken down into sections catered towards both entry level photographers and seasoned portrait photographers. Because Dani only uses available natural light without any modifiers or assistants, this tutorial is perfect for photographers that don’t own lights or would just simply like to minimize the variables on set and keep a light workflow with stunning results. Even the retouching sections are broken down by topic so viewers less experienced with Photoshop can systematically learn by topic and tool until they are comfortable to move on. For those more advanced, they can jump right to the parts they wish to learn and apply to their own workflow.
Included with Purchase
The Basics
Photography & Photoshop Essentials
Photo Shoots Women
Outdoors & In-Studio
Photoshoots Men
On-Location with Models
Retouching
Step-By-Step 2.5K Workflow
Free Video: Layers and Masks
Gear
Selecting Your Camera
Video Chapter List
Camera Settings
Complete Setup
Video Chapter List
Intro To Retouching
Getting Started Basics
Video Chapter List
- 01 - Lenses & Gear Needed
- 02 - Comparing Aperture
- 03 - Battle Of four 85mm lenses
- 04 - Subject Retouching
- 01 - Camera Settings Auto vs. Manual
- 02 - Aperture Priority
- 03 - ISO & Focus Modes
- 04 - Subject Retouching
- 05 - Shooting Cosmetics Pt. 3
- 01 - Intro To Adobe Bridge
- 02 - Culling Your Images
- 03 - Camera RAW Processing
- 04 - Layers and Masks
- 05 - Shortcuts In Photoshop
- 06 - Building Your Action
- 07 - Importance Of A Tablet
- 08 - Installing Your Action
- 09 - Opacity Vs. Flow
- 01 - DIY Article & Styling Pt. 1
- 02 - DIY Article & Styling Pt. 2
Free Video: Photo Shoot Yvonne Part 3
Photo Shoots
21 Videos with 6 Models
Video Chapter List
- 01 - Courtney - 3 Chapters
- 02 - Kaitlyn - 4 Chapters
- 03 - Yvonne - 3 Chapters
- 04 - Stephanie 3 Chapters
- 05 - Bonus Indoors 8 Parts
Free Video: Photo Shoot Jeff
On-Location
New Orleans
Video Chapter List
- 01 - Jeff 3 Chapters
- 02 - Shane 2 Chapters
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Free Video: Retouching Preview
Retouching
Bridge And Photoshop
Video Chapter List
- 01 - Over 50 Retouching Videos
- 02 - Culling
- 03 - Camera RAW
- 04 - Healing
- 05 - Frequency Separation
- 06 - Dodge & Burn
- 07 - Eyes
- 08 - Toning
- 09 - Final Comparisons
- 09 - Full Workflow Edits
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Before and After
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About the Instructor
Dani Diamond
Natural Light Portraiture
Dani Diamond has become a household name. His breathtaking portraits and signature style have taken over all forms of social media, from Facebook to Fstoppers. Dani grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and now lives in Connecticut with his wife Etty, and works in New York City. He began his journey into photography merely as a hobby after graduating with a degree in business administration and has built his craft into a world wide signature style. What Dani knows about photography, Dani loves to share with you. He is not one to hide his secrets to his own success.