
Photograph: Zeeshan Zafar
Zeeshan Zafar on Studio Lighting Portraits and Photo Retouching
Supported by Sony
Saturday 25 May 2019, 2—5pm
In this 3 hour workshop suitable for all levels, you will learn fashion and dramatic portrait photography techniques, with Zeeshan Zafar explaining concepts while providing numerous hands-on practice opportunities using basic to advanced Studio Lighting.
Covering basic to advanced studio lighting using one studio light, different modifiers (Beauty Dish / Octabox etc), and an agency model, the workshop will also include one hour of retouching training using Photoshop.
Techniques covered
- Following Studio Lighting Techniques Covered:
- Using your camera in manual mode
- Introduction to studio lighting
- Understanding composition rules
- Understanding light
- How to shoot shallow depth of field in Studio
- High Key and Low Key concepts
- Light setups for Fashion and Portrait photography
- Portraiture ethical values and models posing techniques
- How to build your portfolio discussion
- Editorial and Magazine submission shooting techniques
- Following Portrait Retouching Techniques Covered:
- Raw file conversion and concepts
- Healing / patching / cloning
- Dodge and burn methods
- Photography composition rules
- Colour Grading
- Frequency Separation (When and where you should use it)
- Methods of converting your photos into B&W
About Zeeshan
Zeeshan Zafar is a Melbourne based Portraiture Photographer and Photography Trainer who started his journey as a Car Sports Photographer in 2004. Zafar shoots and teaches a wide range of photography styles such as fashion, beauty, glamour, beach, and boudoirs. As an award-winning and AIPP photographer, his work has been published internationally in many prestigious magazines such as Vouge Australia and Dark Beauty.


Photograph: Zeeshan Zafar