How To Capture Beautiful Dark Skin Tones in Your Photography

How To Capture Beautiful Dark Skin Tones in Your Photography | Aundre Larrow

Рет қаралды 100,991

5 жыл бұрын

Check out the full article and see the photos here 👉geni.us/qCiyr
When we were in NYC for the film festival, Niles met up with our friend and amazing documentary-style portrait photographer, Aundre Larrow. In this video, Aundre shows how to mindfully shoot dark skin tones which can prove to be difficult sometimes. Learn how to nail photographing dark skin tones both in natural and artificial light. Aren't these photos insane?!
Follow Aundre on Instagram 👉 / aundre
Check out Aundre's website 👉www.aundrelarrow.com/
DOWNLOAD THE MOMENT APP
Moment iOS App 👉geni.us/o4ebZi
Moment Android App 👉geni.us/cGEc3yV
BEST music for KZfaq👉share.mscbd.fm/moment
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
KZfaq: / moment
Instagram: / moment
Facebook: / moment
Twitter: / moment

Пікірлер: 157

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

Did you find these tips helpful?

@84neilbone 5 жыл бұрын

Why did the video get taken down then re-uploaded?

@KaraNery 5 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@taslike05 5 жыл бұрын

Very! Thank you so much!!

@84neilbone 5 жыл бұрын

@Colin Gajewski You're welcome I know it was a lot of information in such little words glad I could help.

@Stealt707 5 жыл бұрын

No. Would have liked to see camera settings and what software you used for the editing. This information is not shown.

@MiracleWinchester 5 жыл бұрын

That bit about the colour of the veins. Dude! Thank you!

@MinecraftManiac300 4 жыл бұрын

"If you're veins are more blue, you have a cool undertone, and if they're greener you have more of a warm undertone. If you can't tell then you're more neutral."

@nachannachle2706 3 жыл бұрын

As a black African woman, I have found that the only people who can REALLY appreciate and honour my skin tone are visual artists/painters. They know how to look at my skin tone and see its nuances and analyse what is unique about it. Literally, on EVERY single staff photo that has been taken at my workplace over the years, I am a shadow: no eyes, no mouth, no nose, no mouth...nobody really. Maybe it is because I'm the only black woman working there, maybe the photographer is just useless with light, maybe they just do the photo as a mindless ritual. Anyway, I'm glad I'm done with them and will be resigning in a couple of weeks.

@LateBoomer1964 3 жыл бұрын

If your features are drowned out in the photo, then the person taking pictures is not a photographer! Hope you find a better place to work. Don't ever settle!

@IsaacWolfOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

1:07 Dang, he said that so well. I came here for the methods of taking portraits of people with dark skin, left with that and a nice philosophy. Good day.

@Wonderlust69420 5 жыл бұрын

Andre is so chill. Love his articulation. Fantastic video :)

@Digitaldance75 4 жыл бұрын

I live in NYC, and have been searching for 2 YEARS for this man!!! Randomly turned on KZfaq today and started looking for light boxes for my home on camera filming /audition setup, not even looking for a photographer today and stumbled on this video!! OMG, I think just found my new GoTo photographer!!!

@SopranoMusings 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! And for explaining undertones and for how one can use them to their advantage when taking photos. As an aspiring photographer, this is much needed and valuable information!

@uniworkhorse 4 жыл бұрын

Andre seems very passionate about his work and so happy to share, it's awesome

@sbhopper8511 4 жыл бұрын

That was great. Aundre's a natural teacher. I take a lot of photos in low light and have often struggled with proper exposures + flash with darker complexions.

@teeno1769 4 жыл бұрын

Loved everything about this. I tried finding my undertone years ago but couldn’t pinpoint it. The photos are awesome. Thank you for making dark skin look just as beautiful on camera!

@junevid 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really want all people to feel comfortable and loved in front of my camera. I'm working on mastering all skin tones :)

@olddirtyheels3501 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for making this video. When I first started shooting and editing I had the most difficult time finding tutorials & tips for darker skin, which is what I was mostly capturing. Most of the time when I was searching I was just finding information on tanned white skin instead of rich black and brown skintones. It took months of trial and error to figure it out. This video is still super helpful and I'm so happy to see more of them coming up!!!

@JaneivyHilario 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you on here Aundre! -- Spot on the tutorial you're a natural.

@Luisjavn 5 жыл бұрын

Photography is so freaking interesting and cool! Those shots were SO good.

@abesilva 5 жыл бұрын

I just came back from a long camping trip. It so awesome to see two new videos! These tips a great!!! More photo editing video tips please!!!

@jennifercapitan8721 4 жыл бұрын

This was amazing!! SO helpful; so thorough, thank you so much. Xxx

@larywinkfield4535 2 жыл бұрын

low light photography has always been my fall point. It is a weekness I am trying to overcome and so I thank you for sharing your expiriances with lighting techniques. I like that you took the time to talk about the cameras exposing for 11% gray and how that affects the subject. I was used to people answering in odd ways that I had trouble understanding when I went to school to learn photography. Man you even post preduction! I want to work with one someday on a photoshoot all the way througyh post.

@beMOTIONdESIGN 5 жыл бұрын

Unbelievably amazing information! Aundre is a great teacher!

@simsimma305 5 жыл бұрын

thank you thank you so much for posting this. this guy is a genuis

@felipea1844 3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for a video on how to light brown, olive, and dark skin tones. This video was insightful. Thank you Aundre.

@charlottedevos1637 5 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS VIDEO. So many helpful and uncomplicated tips

@DanilKarpychev 3 жыл бұрын

I simply enjoy listening to this tutorial. Super objective, super helpful!

@raymondgonsalves2138 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Post Moment!!!! I'm attending a wedding in the Caribbean on Saturday so these tips are gonna help me up my portrait photo game 100% Thanks again

@thefoodfanatic9914 5 жыл бұрын

True true TRUE!!!😭 It's really disappointing getting dressed up and excited for picture day and boom--I'm not able to look back at that moment in full color. We CAN do better😕 -looking forward towards the future of photography📷 & also Thanks for this I/E video!!😀

@lsamoa 2 жыл бұрын

This is super useful, thank you so much. Other videos and articles about this topic are so vague like telling you to "keep in mind the tones and highlights" but not telling you how to actually do it. I really appreciate how practical this video's advice is. Thank you thank you thank you!

@tedsmith_photography 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip on the "Would you wear silver or gold" and also the vein colour trick. Didn't know that one. Many thanks for sharing. On the metering issue, incident light metering makes any concerns around reflectance of someones skin (or fur if photographing a black or a white pet) go away.

@Ben-fq1lj 5 жыл бұрын

I'll have to look at that vein trick :)! Never heard of that before.

@omari484 5 жыл бұрын

Big respect to moment! Diversity is important

@paulanthony4029 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video!

@SUNGOD7APOLLO 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the upload

@KaraNery 5 жыл бұрын

learning A LOT tysm

@dionnasade 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for creating this content

@iriereviews 5 жыл бұрын

That was excellent! Thanks.

@selenabostick5844 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I learned a lot from this!

@Macco-xj4we 5 жыл бұрын

Such good tricks! Thank you

@jaytheunculturist 5 жыл бұрын

This was the missing piece needed to upgrade my game. Thanks.

@sweenshots2798 4 жыл бұрын

Justin Anderson I agree great video

@kevins1286 5 жыл бұрын

Aundre has such a great smiley face that even it's 01:55 am in France and i'm smiling like a baby koala instead of being close to sleep. It makes the video even cooler to look at :p ! Keep this attitude man, it's great ;) (and nice tips by the way ^^)

@TshepoMohasoane 5 жыл бұрын

This was really helpful!!

@TownofTawiah 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy this video exists 😍

@BruceMount Жыл бұрын

This was super helpful, thank you!

@chicaonthego 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a helpful video!!!

@jkspinalchoice 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@roy254ify 5 жыл бұрын

Bruh, you have this great teaching skill.

@lw3646 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, you clearly know your stuff

@a.knottycurl 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video 😃 thank you.

@lydialyon5097 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! He's incredible

@vvillberry 5 жыл бұрын

Suuuper helpful! I needed this. Now I just need to get out there and practice

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

🙌🙌

@dwy426 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these photos Samples

@MagnitudeReviews 4 жыл бұрын

This video is more helpful than anything I learned at school...

@williamhunton8224 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful.

@AshishBalkhande 4 жыл бұрын

Good vid, very thorough

@malibutheprincess7711 4 жыл бұрын

Great and tons of information

@eugeniaanane-brown6936 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@LateBoomer1964 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the great tips. Still trying to determine if my veins look blue or green. LOL

@pennydome5051 5 жыл бұрын

With Niles in California, Moment now travel coast to coast! Great jobs guys!

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

we're all over the place!

@fitlovepower661 5 жыл бұрын

Learned a lot from this Niles and Moment thank you for this content.

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

🙌

@fitlovepower661 5 жыл бұрын

@@moment Your welcome always great stuff on this channel. Can't wait for next film contest/meet up and chill with you guys again.

@hyeness2 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have any more resources on lighting two different (“opposite”) skin tones?

@mpayne6500 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video, as Aundre provided a wealth of information at a blistering pace at times. This is perfect for this medium, because one can go over the video as many times as needed. Thanks goes to all who participated in this production!!

@uniworkhorse 4 жыл бұрын

Man that dodge tip was great

@nowsgood5017 4 жыл бұрын

Been looking for a video about darker skin tones

@silva-anderida7695 3 жыл бұрын

Really interesting.Cheers!

@leonardojose5571 5 жыл бұрын

Wow ❤️

@megaman2016 4 жыл бұрын

How do you shoot dark bald people, or bald people in general? Do you still use a hair light?

@shawnvegavelez121 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you.

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed 🙌

@jjxlifts 5 жыл бұрын

I do know why you reposted cause I noticed the errors in the previous video and now the video is just smooth through every clip, great work and like I said before in the previous video: This Video is amazing with great tips and guidance I would love to keep seeing videos like these.

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, totally had the wrong edit up! whoops. thanks for the nice words. glad you liked it!

@amosculbreth5308 4 жыл бұрын

Dress needs to have a masterclass on this , those photos were amazing

@gypsyjane6352 4 жыл бұрын

as long as this video is, im just really surprised he didnt take about camera settings, iso etc.... thats what we need.

@talithacrow7530 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know much about photography, but my partner is a dark skinned mixed man, and I'm a very pale olive multiracial woman, and I'm very worried about our wedding/engagement photos not coming out well cause of the large difference in skin tone.

@karnellschultz6446 5 жыл бұрын

So nice I watched it twice.

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

amazing

@adamec145 5 жыл бұрын

That's what I call pro tips!

@amaank7174 4 жыл бұрын

I literally have been having problems with darker skin tones lately!!! thank you!

@jaankristjanutno5305 3 жыл бұрын

"That fun internet fade" :D

@Nghilifa 5 жыл бұрын

You uploaded it twice? Good info, even though I don´t find it particularly challenging at all

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

repost - had the wrong edit up. glad you found the info helpul!

@tonypmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man .. where on earth did you get that backdrop setup? That looks like it was commercially built on site and not bought! Can you link me to that setup please?

@itskenth 5 жыл бұрын

Hi moment! Planning to buy a battery case for iphone x. Is it compatible with osmo mobile 2? Or i need to buy moment counterweight as well?? Please please reply so i can place my order.. thanks a lot!!

@RaynFemaleProducer 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!! 3 questions. Where are the pics taken on the phone? What lens is on the phone and do you have a link or the info for the specific lights he used?

@tulanifoy1071 5 жыл бұрын

Which phone (iphone or pixel 3) works better for darker skintones?

@sSnuzzy 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do a updated.. editing video on the iPhone XS Max +

@moment 5 жыл бұрын

good idea!!!

@jennahinton4043 Жыл бұрын

Can you share your camera settings?

@cesmend 5 жыл бұрын

Did you re-uploaded it because of the audio from the b-roll? :O

@paida9322 3 жыл бұрын

What studio light do you use please?

@Littlehickish 5 жыл бұрын

Andre /kinda/ reminds me of Mark Fishbach? he's super beautiful

@nighthawk20011 4 жыл бұрын

I so needed this! But I also have a question based on my type of photography. I'm an amateur sports photographer. How do I get darker skin tones to be correct in sports. All the shots here are in a controlled situation. How do you deal with skin tones in a non controlled situation like sports.

@L.Spencer 4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering about daylight, too.

@JonathanAkosah 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm a 17 year old Black sports Photographer in highschool, I've been shooting from January 2019 to present day. You can reach out on instagram @mtruproductions and we can talk. I shoot softball, basketball, soccer, tennis and others. Keep shooting, keep learning.

@khadijahmuhammad7122 4 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend editing photos on the computer or would I be able to do it through my phone ?

@RakNtaK 4 жыл бұрын

It happens I edit with Lightroom she when I try snapseed on my iPhone I choose the snapseed editing ...( and it’s free!)

@duttique 5 жыл бұрын

That's cool moment* guys

@JagFi 5 жыл бұрын

What about the other android phones....no lense for them

@carlodipaolo5826 3 ай бұрын

18 percent gray. Camera meters and light meters balance for 18 percent gray.

@davidcolephoto 4 жыл бұрын

🙌🏽

@hemantsalaskar6004 Жыл бұрын

Bro tell me setting

@DarkwingproductionsNet 3 жыл бұрын

This is crazy but, the young lady at the 6:00 mark - I think I know her. We worked on a project in a Brooklyn sneaker store a few years ago and I've been trying to track her down ever since. Do you have her contact info?