Cinematic Portraits: Mastering Coloring & Light [Video]

Adding color to a scene is a great way to exercise your creativity and add visual appeal to your portraits. One of the easiest ways to do so in real time involves adding colored gels to off-camera flash. The colors you choose can vary based on your mood or the mission of the shot, such as complementing the subject’s wardrobe or matching a brand’s color scheme for an ad campaign. In this article, we’ll share a step-by-step, advanced guide to using gels in the studio to help you create interesting, stylized portraits.