Portraits Unplugged with Bobbi Lane DVD

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• ASIN: B000VG2V9G
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,331 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 24, 2003

Product Description

You don t need expensive lights to shoot great portraits, just an understanding of how to use available light. In Portraits Unplugged, Bobbi Lane shows how the beauty of available light is everywhere, and perfect for creating wonderful images. Any time of day and any situation can be turned into a great opportunity for stunning portraits. Bobbi Lane is a commercial photographer and photo educator with more than 30 years experience. The Mistress of Light photographs people for advertising, corporate and editorial assignments, and also for stock. She brings insight, inspiration and enthusiasm to her students at the International Center of Photography in New York, Santa Fe Workshops, Julia Dean Workshops and Bobbi Lane Workshops. Bobbi is also a contributing editor for Photo Techniques magazine. Approx. 41 minutes in length.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas on using natural light, February 5, 2010

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SMXSteve (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This is a good DVD on using natural lighting to shoot portraits. I have taken her online class but I think this is better because you can actually see how she sets everything up such as the positon of her subject, reflectors, etc. While she does use a meter and other equipment you don't need it to put her ideas to use. You can get by with the meter in your camera and just bracket or take a couple of extra shots with slight adjustment. As for a reflector a white sheet of cardboard is a great start. In other words, you do not have to buy extra equipment to make use of the excellent techniques in this DVD.

Following her techiniques you will be extremely pleased to see how well you can improve your portraits!

There are two downsides to this DVD. It can be a bit corny at times maybe even a bit amatuer (casual?). It also could be considered a promotional DVD with the ads for the equipment used. For that I wouldn't pay full price. But it doesn't take away from the valuable information she presents in this DVD. If you really want to improve your portraits she is one to learn from.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mistress of Light shares her secrets, September 19, 2007

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Robert Crowe (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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I took Bobbi Lane's Introduction to Portraits class at the Maine Media Workshops last summer and was blown away. I haven't learned so much in one week since I was cramming for the bar exam. This excellent DVD covers the material on natural light portraits from the workshop plus a little more. It reinforced what she taught us and added detail I did not grasp the first time around. The style of the DVD is informal, practical and easy to follow. It does presume a little bit of technical knowledge: for example, that you can use a light meter and know a soft box from your elbow. People who want to take great pictures of people will enjoy this very much. Highly recommended.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars M. Logsdon, September 23, 2008

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Marsha Logsdon "office systems teacher" (Owensboro, Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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I have watched the video several times and planned to take Bobbi's class online. Wow! The video is full of great information especially if you are a beginner like me. Bobbi Lane keeps it very simple and easy to understand. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to take photographs using natural light.