The “Creative Lighting for People Photography” Video Tutorial is now available on DVD for lower 48 States USA shipping addresses only. I am offering free shipping by USPS Priority Mail®, you get it shipped to your mailbox in just 2-3 days after PayPal payment.

For addresses outside of the lower 48 States I recommend the immediate download that I setup through FastSpring and Amazon.com servers.

The only difference between the DVD and Download versions is the video resolution, everything else is identical.

• DVD is Standard Definition Widescreen 16:9 NTSC 700 x 405 @ 29.97 fps and plays in all home DVD and BluRay players.
• Download version is High Definition 1280 x 720p @ 30 FPS, h.264 codec Apple Quicktime Player (free download) and will play on all PC and Mac desktop and laptop computers.

Creative Lighting for People Photography tutorial DVD

Creative Lighting for People Photography is the most complete video tutorial for people lighting. In this video I create 50 different lighting setups for fashion, glamour, and portrait photography using just 1 or 2 monoheads and inexpensive modifiers. I explain and demonstrate how to use the octabox, the softbox, the beauty dish, and 5 different DIY panel modifiers, not only in the studio but also for outdoor and indoor location photography. Follow me as I demonstrate the lighting diagrams and watch behind-the-scenes video of 18 models as I photograph them. This video spans the lighting techniques I use over the last 20+ years of photographing commercially to create a 3-dimensional and cinematic light quality in my portfolio at Thorsten Ott Photography.
 

The Art Institute of Dallas and the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago are currently using Creative Lighting for People Photography lighting video tutorial for their commercial photography program.

 

 
Lighting Modifiers – Octabox | Softbox | DIY Lighting Modifiers | Beauty Dish | Nylon/Satin Panels | V-Banks | Grids

• 48″ Octabox/Softbox – Learn different octabox/softbox modifications such as the Grid, the DIY Ringlight modification, and the Naked Octabox.
• 22″ Beauty Dish – How to use the beauty dish for fashion, glamour and portrait photography in the studio.
• DIY Nylon/Satin Panel System for contemporary portraiture, fashion and artistic glamour photography.
• V-banks for high-end editorial fashion, lookbook and fine catalog photography.
• Learn how to use 17 different lighting modifiers with just 1 & 2 inexpensive monolights.
• Using Grids to control light spill and create dramatic lighting styles.

A video is not complete without discussing post-production Photoshop skills and digital camera menu settings. I show you simple and effective retouching techniques that I personally use for a smooth and natural skin texture. Creating beautiful images begins with the right digital camera setting and harnessing the camera menu. I discuss often and commonly overlooked settings in RAW processing software. And finally I demonstrate White Balance, sRGB vs. 16 bit Prophoto, Monitor Calibration, and a few of my favorite Photoshop/Lightroom plugins for creating a “film quality look” to your digital images.

Post-Production Photoshop | Skin Smoothing and Retouching | RAW Processing Workflow | Digital Camera Menu Settings | Color Management & WhiteBalance

• Skin Softening techniques for smooth skintones and related plugins.
• How to create a non-digital “film look” and film effect in post-processing.
• My custom camera settings and post production PhotoShop work-flow.
• White Balance, sRGB vs. 16 bit Prophoto, Monitor Calibration Color Management
• Camera Histogram Settings

Everything you see and learn in Creative Lighting for People Photography is what I use today to create the images in my commercial fashion and portrait photography portfolio.

This is the lighting tutorial video that I would have wanted when I attended Brooks Institute of Photography. Assisting in a professional studio or attending a college level photography school is still the quickest way to learn great people lighting. Creative Lighting for People Photography is an inexpensive and affordable lighting video tutorial that will fast-track your lighting skills in portrait photography, fashion photography, and glamour photography. This lighting video will help give you an edge in an already highly competitive portrait and fashion photography market.

Behind-the-scenes video footage of 18 model shoots, with a total of 27 models posing for this video exclusively. The models in this video are all non-agency models from Model Mayhem and local friends in Seattle and St. Louis. The inexpensive monoheads I used in the video tutorial are made by Photogenic and White Lighting in the 600w/s to 1000w/s range. The video also includes 50 printable lighting diagrams which can be downloaded to iPhone, iPad and other portable devices and smartphones for easy reference on your next shoot.

USA Purchase for Lower 48 USA States NTSC DVD of Creative Lighting for People Photography

• USPS Priority Mail® and Free Shipping 2-3 day delivery to your mailbox
• 120 Minute DVD with 77 chapters and hardcover case
• Standard Definition Widescreen 16:9 NTSC 700 x 405 @ 29.97 fps
• Plays in home DVD and BluRay players and also computers with a DVD player

"Creative Lighting for People Photography" 2 hour NTSC video tutorial DVD

 International Purchase for Computer Download of Creative Lighting for People Photography

• Price in US $129.95 for immediate download (15 minutes – 2 hours)
• Video duration is 120 minutes
• Video quality is HD 1280 x 720p @ 30 FPS, h.264 codec Apple Quicktime Player (free download)
• High-speed/broadband internet required to download the 1.72 Gigabyte video file
• Easily “Download to Own” to your computer in just 1-2 hours from Amazon.com servers based in the USA and Europe.

"Creative Lighting for People Photography" video tutorial HD download version.

I use both traditional light modifiers and also several DIY custom built modifiers. It is important to understand that lighting modifiers do not necessarily be expensive; they just have to work consistently under varying environments. In fact, I use an inexpensive brand of mono-head flash units to create the images both in the video and for my commercial portfolio.

The specific light modifiers discussed include the 22” Beauty Dish w/Grid, Modified 48” Octabox w/Grid, a DIY Ring-light, Strobe Head w/7” Grid, Strobe Head Bare-bulb, Strobe Head w/Reflector, 4 different versions of the V-Bank, and several flat panel variants. Each image in the video uses a different combination of the modifiers to demonstrate the degree of flexibility they can offer the photographer.

As a commercial photographer, I prefer to have visual explanations, and that is the format for all the tutorials. This video is about LIGHTING. The inspiration for this video was to teach LIGHTING, not Photoshop or how to fix it later. Show me the lights, the modifiers, and toss in a few tips on when to use these lights.

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Review by photographer Thomas Mac, Chicago, Il

VISUAL FUEL FOR THE CREATIVE ENGINE!

I own a pretty decent sized library of books and videos on photographic lighting and styling. However, I must say that THIS video has to be one of the most practical and motivating tools I’ve acquired to date.

Thorsten does an excellent job of explaining the “tools of the trade (lights and modifiers),” all while showing how to accomplish quality lighting without breaking the bank. Aside from general lighting instruction, he also spends time helping viewers hone their workflow, and really gives a great mini-tutorial on pulling out the most detail from your exposures. Once giving a digital imaging foundational overview, you get right to the meat of the lighting lessons, for both studio and location lighting.

I love the accompanying lighting diagrams, which show not only the lights and modifiers used, along with their placement, but each one also includes a “final image” to show what the intended outcome should look like. You can easily print them and take them with you, or use them as a point of reference when planning a shoot. Superb resource.

The pace of the video is great. Thorsten spends just the right amount of time on each lighting setup, allowing you time to understand the setup being viewed, and whetting your appetite for the next one. I didn’t feel rushed nor was I tempted to pause or rewind the video after each setup. I’ve watched it twice now all the way through while taking notes and referencing magazine images, and I’m constantly amazed at the quality of light I am able to attain.

This is a marvelous instructional tool. I would easily recommend this video to anyone wanting to step up their lighting game, especially those wanting to do glamour and high-end fashion. It has definitely opened my eyes. Thanks for making this video, Thorsten!

Thomas Mac
Urban.Hues.Imagery

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Review by photographer Ussama Hanna in New Orleans, LA

Creative Lighting for People Photography
— It is what it is – simple, concise, demonstrative and informative.

I am a working photographer (fortunately) in the New Orleans area and have a small but loyal client list. Ranging from a boutique style marketing company in Chicago and several exclusive restaurants and pastry shops. I also shoot the occasional wedding with a superb wedding photographer -possibly the best in New Orleans.
My point, I know the real world client relationship, their expectancies and what tools I need to get the job done!

Enter Thorsten Ott: I have viewed and appreciated Thorsten’s work for some time now. After getting irritated by sophomoric opinions in forums, I reached out to him on a whim a couple of years a go. Why – because I wanted to know how a certain shot was lit/setup/lens etc…. by a photographer who IS using these techniques for real assignments. Thorsten has a career as a Pro and assisted on some landmark print ads for Benetton with world renowned fashion photographers, so there is validity and worth to his techniques.

What I learned, made me realize that even when looking at other photographers work, I was turned on by shots that apparently were created with no more than 1-2 lights and in most cases just one, and this is so true for a lot of Thorsten’s work.

The Video:Thorsten’s latest creation showcasing his knowledge and techniques, in all honesty, is all one genuinely needs as shown in this video. He even states, “you can use what you see here or use it this way …. experiment with your ideas.” DIY lighting setups and modifiers without spending much more.

1) The video download will supply you a nice and informative, graphically demonstrative Pro photographer inner workings that you can watch at your own pace.
2) A folder containing well demonstrated JPEG files of the light setup and the image captured using the setup.
TIP-You can take the image files of the lighting setups and sync to your iPhones/iPods or other devices and put in your pocket as a nice reference guide on your next shoot.
3) A good dose of on-site and studio sessions with models.
4) Good software suggestions and techniques.
5) A very un-rushed and simple understanding of various lights and modifier uses.

If you think about it, I feel most things can and should be simple but ones knowledge and creative ideas is what makes you stand-out. As is clearly shown in this video, where a single Octabox can be used with a mere modifier change in 2, 3 or even 4 ways. Or the simple yet thoughtful way of using pvc frames and varying material and light to achieve some high-end fashion looks. It’s the tips he gives that make it his own.

I can with absolute confidence state that just utilizing the techniques and setups in this video is all I would take with me and build off…..to create my style. - Ussama

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Review by photographer David Griffin of StudioLighting.net

THORSTEN OTT RETURNS WITH ONE OF THE DEEPEST TUTORIALS EVER MADE!

Just how much information can you cram into your brain in 2hrs for $175.00? Photography veteran Thorsten Ott makes his grand return to the photography community forefront with what could easily be argued as the “Photography Instructional Video Of The Year!” (Not really, he’s been teaching via his website successfully for over a year now.) When Ott asked me to review it I knew it would be a serious brain filler going from past experience with Ott products…. Enter “Creative Lighting For People Photography”

24hrs after watching the free for review copy…. Try this on for size:
1) No more than 2 flashes were used in the instructional, over 15 lighting modifier diagrams (on the light tools themselves!)
2) Over 20+ Behind the scenes videos of every model shoot (makes the video worth the asking price alone)
3) Over 20 minutes of D.I.Y. to get the job done on the cheap, the man even D.I.Y.’s a 100% PRACTICAL ring-light that just about anyone with 4 fingers and scissors could do!
4) Ott exhausts with over 6 core light modifiers
5) More than 30 printable lighting diagram setups and damn near his whole Photoshop regimen in scary detail!

That’s all from my memory folks! What makes that last paragraph special… I watched the video 24hrs ago! Ott slowly simmers the knowledge into your brain for a lasting effect! You don’t even have to have a flash because Ott dissects how to shoot with panels so well its made me rethink outdoor natural light possibilities with them… maybe I can and should leave the flashes at home for good??!???

Lets skip ahead…
CONCLUSION: THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEO ON THE MARKET MAY HAVE JUST ARRIVED!
A new bar has been set in core lighting instruction! One watch and you can easily see just how the fundamental put on this video could cause a shift in the industry. Photographers don’t really like how much info Ott has put into one place! It answers questions that they’d like to charge you for. Its like one day you’re a child in photography, the next you’re headed to adulthood…. Armed with techniques that seasoned commercial shooters have had for years! Get it while its this cheap! Phenomenal video!

Lets back up…
Video Quality: The video has obviously been made to some rigorous production quality standard that makes the picture clean, crisp, sharp and lacking nothing! I watched it on 3 year older Compaq 1.6GHZ (Pentium Dual Core), 3gig RAM, laptop with NO CHOPPY image quality, no jerky picture…. Nothing short of DVD quality video! (WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT FOR PAYING $175.00 for a video…and you guys already know I’m cheap!)

Audio Quality: Crystal clear! Just what you should expect from a $175 investment! Echo free. In sync. Just what audio should sound like. The only funny thing is how obviously deliberate Ott talks through the loads of information he set out to put forth! Its almost like he forces himself to slow down the pace… thus actually enhancing the sense that he’s a teacher!

Download: Try this, 1.7 gigs… drum-roll please… 2.5hours for me at std DSL speeds in bandwidth congested Los Angeles! The file comes as a 1.6gig winzip file. Windows and Mac should handle this easily! Format is .MOV. For my PC Apple Quicktime seemed to stutter a bit with the file; however, when I played it in the free and widely available VideoLan VLC media player it played as smooth as eggs! (This could very well be my own system. On a Mac I’ve been told the file would probably run much better with the Apple Quicktime Player. In the file are 51 printable jpeg lighting diagrams with explanations!

WHO IS THIS FOR: Whoever has mastered the bare basics of gear e.g. F-Stops, Shutters, ISO, Lens…etc. I would definitely recommend this to veterans who just need to refresh yourselves with the fundamentals! I’d recommend this be used teach STUDENTS! Anyone who’s looking for a foundation on commercial photography.

Bottom Line: People, when Thorsten sent me his video to review, I had no hesitations of canceling a session to see what he had to teach! I’m actually very-very picky about what I say I like to you guys because many of my consistent readers base lot of weight on it… this is just one of those item that you should consider a TOOL and not a lesson! I cannot recommend this video enough! He figured out some way to take old images re-narrate the entire video from a totally different perspective than his last… add TONS of new info and more importantly ways to apply the knowledge! Creative Lighting for People Photography is a Prince of Cheap rated “MASTERPIECE”! P.S. for all the cheapshots out there, Ott’s offering this gem for ONLY $175.00 for the month of August (Thereafter full price is $250.00). Without a doubt… I SAY UP YOUR GAME AND GO GET IT! – David

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