Hollywood Portraiture and Film Noir Photography by Mike Kubeisy

Discover how to shoot outstanding Hollywood styled head shots using detailed lighting and posing techniques with celebrity photographer, Mike Kubeisy. Mike takes you from start to finish, setup to final image. Learn to shoot outdoor portraits, theatrical indoor head shots, dramatically lit 1930′s Film Noir style photography, and more. Mike shares his best tips and tricks of the trade, giving you the skills to achieve stunning Hollywood photographic effects!

Outdoor Lighting and Location (07:42)
Choose the right background to flatter the photo with Mike as he tours a Florida park with model Skipper to find the best portrait location for dappled light and deep tonality.

Manipulating Outdoor Light (11:43)
Mike manipulates the ambience using quarter silks, china silks and poly silks to diffuse the light, and explores critical Hollywood model posing to obtain the best shot to sell the subject.

Consumer Equipment Shots (02:17)
Mike re-stages the outdoor headshot with Skipper to demonstrate how to obtain an excellent outcome using strictly consumer equipment.

Indoor Theatrical Lighting (09:33)
Join Mike and Skipper back in the studio to create interior shots with a theatrical effect using gradiated light effects offering detailed set-up tips.

Hollywood Noir Sets and Lighting (11:25)
Mike demonstrates how to create the perfect ambient setting for an old fashioned 1930's Film Noir shot with set using lighting and props and special posing for model Carolina.

Hollywood Noir Posing and Shooting (06:51)
Mike delves deeper into the technical side of Film Noir photography as he achieves pronouced harsh shadows and offers important aspects of Carolina's wardrobe and facial posing to achieve the perfect 1930's shot.