2020 WorkshopsPhotography Workshops

Family Life

$29.00

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Runtime
93 min
Skill Level
All

What You’ll Learn

Raw Image File Included!

  • Understanding the bidirectional light in the scene without using strobes or reflectors! Just pure beautiful natural light!
  • See the location behind the scenes
  • How to compensate for subjects on the different focal planes and why I shot at f2.8
  • The shoot time and camera setup in detail
  • Identifying key color and object distractions for this image and how to fix them
  • Initial fine-tuning of the image in Lightroom
  • Learning all the steps in Photoshop to spice up the image!
  • Correction of skin tonality and removing unwanted skin imperfections easily
  • Quick hack to remove minor fly-away hair + much more!

8 reviews for Family Life

  1. firefly090

    This was great for fixing skin tones and overall tones. I was able to pause and continue the video while editing my own image to follow the steps.

  2. Heather Kazmierczak

    This was such a detailed tutorial! I learned many knew things and I’m grateful for that! What a great teacher you are!

  3. Christine Chadwick (verified owner)

    Very helpful!

  4. alsparkman5

    Marvelous…..Love watching you work…..

  5. alsparkman5

    Another great tutorial……

  6. Andrea Ditta

    great!

  7. Clifton Yaney

    Another top-notch presentation. As before, the walk-thru of the scene, arranging the subjects to optimize lighting and talking the viewer through your thinking and decision-making add great value to this lesson.
    Question: With the great detail and precision you place on perfect colors, are you proving digitals or prints to your customers? If digitals, their results may not live up to the quality you put in. If prints, do you use Soft Proofing in LR or PS? Thanks!

    • Daniel Venter

      Hello Clifton! Thank you so much! Yes I offer both prints and digital to clients. I don’t use soft proofing in either as printing services are pretty good with sRGB files these days.

  8. terry Bell

    I was a natural light photographer but wanted to use a strobe. I wish I had found this tutorial and your education in general, I would have looked at and for natural light photography differently. I do now though so I am going to start using your suggestions.

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Meet Daniel – Your Guide to Professional Portrait Photography

I’m Daniel, a full-time portrait photographer and educator dedicated to helping photographers worldwide elevate their craft.

Since launching my professional career in 2013, I’ve built two successful photography businesses and captured thousands of client sessions across genres — from engagements and weddings to families, maternity, and newborns.

My work has been recognized internationally, including as a Grand Jury Winner on Viewbug.

Through real-world experience, I’ve developed proven frameworks for mastering natural light, client direction, consistent editing, and emotional storytelling — without relying on presets.

Now, I share these exact techniques through my membership: in-depth classes with behind-the-scenes shoots, downloadable RAWs, and step-by-step workflows designed to transform your skills and deliver client-booking results.

Whether you’re building a business or capturing family memories, join me to see the world through a professional lens and create award-worthy portraits.