13th Wednesday May - Medium Society Studio
15th Friday May - Alserkal Avenue
Introduction
Why do we need added light | When would we need it and how would it look differently.
What is the aspects that makes a great image.
How does the camera read the flash? The rest of the flash practical and technical part will happen on day 2.
The rest of the day is indoors with strobes indoors.
Looking at various light sources starting with ambient to continuous.
Learning how to set up studio lights with triggers.
Learning 2 basic studio light setups - from beauty to bounce
How to tether to Lightroom and Capture One.
Light to camera to subject to background reach.
Lunch
Shooting a model with various of light sources.
How to start any brief.
FUN EXERCISE: we shoot an image of you (you provide the example) sometimes you learn differently when your in front of the camera
- or -
we shoot an example that you provide and we light from scratch
Recap Day 1
How will we build confidence.
Flash on camera: How flash changes how the camera think.
The various ways to light and how to achieve it - from flair to blur motion. From natural light to our added fill in flash or studio light.
Lunch
Outdoor exercise with flash - lighting subject and background
Portfolio review
Marketing brain storming | from google maps to word of mouth
PHOTOGRAPHERS NICHES
Is your software updated?
Are you thinking out of the box in terms of light?
Looking at industry briefs with our new set of check lists.
13th Wednesday May - Medium Society Studio
15th Friday May - Alserkal Avenue
Introduction
Why do we need added light | When would we need it and how would it look differently.
What is the aspects that makes a great image.
How does the camera read the flash? The rest of the flash practical and technical part will happen on day 2.
The rest of the day is indoors with strobes indoors.
Looking at various light sources starting with ambient to continuous.
Learning how to set up studio lights with triggers.
Learning 2 basic studio light setups - from beauty to bounce
How to tether to Lightroom and Capture One.
Light to camera to subject to background reach.
Lunch
Shooting a model with various of light sources.
How to start any brief.
FUN EXERCISE: we shoot an image of you (you provide the example) sometimes you learn differently when your in front of the camera
- or -
we shoot an example that you provide and we light from scratch
Recap Day 1
How will we build confidence.
Flash on camera: How flash changes how the camera think.
The various ways to light and how to achieve it - from flair to blur motion. From natural light to our added fill in flash or studio light.
Lunch
Outdoor exercise with flash - lighting subject and background
Portfolio review
Marketing brain storming | from google maps to word of mouth
PHOTOGRAPHERS NICHES
Is your software updated?
Are you thinking out of the box in terms of light?
Looking at industry briefs with our new set of check lists.
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