Video description
Shot over the course of a year at locations across the globe,
the master classes on these two full-length DVDs cover virtually
every skill in celebrated photographer and teacher Michael
Freeman’s professional armory. This uniquely accessible approach
takes viewers from first principles—exposure, focus, and
composition—to the subtle art of storytelling in pictures.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
What a difference a lens makes
00:10:50
Compressing for effect
00:06:21
Deep focus
00:08:34
Shallow focus
00:07:29
Shutter speed to suit
00:09:52
Holding, fixing
00:11:14
Chapter 2
Subject & background
00:06:47
Format
00:08:43
Planning a still life
00:04:33
Eyelines
00:07:04
Heavy angles vs. dead straight
00:07:05
Going wide
00:06:53
Chapter 3
Exposure decisions
00:07:52
Exposure situations
00:11:35
Into the sun
00:04:08
Mist & fog
00:07:18
Fill light
00:11:21
Still-life lighting
00:09:08
Chapter 4
Golden hour
00:06:46
Blue evening light
00:09:33
City lights
00:08:11
Gray light, soft light
00:07:32
Perfect colour
00:06:05
Converting to B&W
00:09:10
Chapter 5
Landscape drama
00:07:45
Crowd scenes
00:08:43
City overviews
00:07:12
Portraits in context
00:06:43
Location settings
00:05:50
City details
00:06:33
Chapter 6
Planning a story
00:11:45
Shooting for variety
00:09:07
Making-of stories
00:06:32
Covering a story
00:08:50
Improvising
00:13:52
Showing the story
00:26:10