Comparing 5 Light Modifiers for Low-Key Portraiture by Chris Knight

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Dramatic Portraiture & Lighting with Chris Knight

Shadow, emotion, mood, storytelling--all of these are fundamental elements of a dramatic portrait. In this new Dramatic Portraiture and Lighting tutorial, we've partnered with Chris Knight to produce this step-by-step, all-inclusive walkthrough of his advanced portrait workflow.

Chris Knight compares 5 light modifiers for Low-Key Portraiture

The story-telling centrality of his method lies in the understanding that creating light should help to fulfill the narrative, not the other way around.

COMPARING 5 LIGHT MODIFIERS FOR LOW-KEY PORTRAITURE:

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LIGHT MODIFIERS COMPARISON:

This tutorial is a great in-depth look at a professional portrait photographer using additional post-production tools like Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop to dodge and burn and color grade his images. Chris is an instructor at the New York Film Academy and Pratt Institute in New York as well as teaches around the world.

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FINAL IMAGES:

Final image of Don from my upcoming tutorial with @rggedu. For the full behind the scenes video, check of the link in bio!

Una publicación compartida de Chris Knight (@chrisknightphoto) el 25 de Jun de 2017 a la(s) 5:24 PDT

Looking good while looking misérables. One of my favorite images from PPE with @ricohpentax. Portrait of @kevin_adrian95. Hair and makeup by @jsgonzalezz. Backdrop by @gravitybackdrops. Thank you to @profotousa #pentax645z #profotousa

Una publicación compartida de Chris Knight (@chrisknightphoto) el 27 de Oct de 2016 a la(s) 4:59 PDT

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About Chris Knight

Chris Knight was born in Wiesbaden, Germany and hardened by the sweaty, nearly chewable, humidity of Florida. He combines his unconditional love of art history with his conditional love of technology, topping it off with a flare for the cinematic and an uncompromising eye for detail. His work has appeared in or on Vogue, People, MSNBC, ABC, Ocean Drive, GQ and others. Chris is an instructor at Pratt Institute as well as the New York Film Academy. For more on Chris, check him out at www.ChrisKnightPhoto.com