Tuesdays in March: 15th, 22nd, 29th & April 5th, 7-9pm
Hunt’s Photo, Hanover, MA
Recommended Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of cameras
Class Level: Beyond Basic
This is a series of four workshops that will take the mystery out of lighting. We will cover everything from using a simple speedlight flash to basic lighting set-ups for portraits and more.
This practical and very hands-on series is suitable for all levels, all you need is your camera.
Topics covered include:
· Managing and controlling light
· Head shots
· Formal and informal individual portraits
· Family portraits
· Group portraits
· Weddings
· Event Photography
Learn to understand and control light and apply what you’ve learned in hands-on sessions to produce professional looking images.
SESSION 1 – TAMING THE LIGHT
Understanding how light behaves and what to do when it doesn’t.
Bend it, shape it: Modify light & get it to go where you want
The shadow side: Handling fill light
Portable lighting set-ups: Speedlights and lightweight setups
The bigger stuff: Studio lighting demystified
SESSION 2 – GET A HEAD START
How to handle a headshot
Heads Up!: Lighting the classic headshot
Get your head around it!: Lighting the Creative headshot
What’s behind it all!: Backgrounds and how to light them
SESSION 3 – AS EASY AS 1-2-3 OR MORE
Lighting from the individual to large group portraits
The one and only: Lighting for the individual
Two to Tango: Lighting for couples
Three’s a crowd: Lighting for groups
SESSION 4 – GET MOVING!
Taking it on the road
Hit the ground running: Lighting for event photography.
One-on-One: One camera one flash
Quick fire kit: Complex lighting, quick and easy
Making light of the big day: Lighting for weddings
Please read Hunt’s Terms & Conditions before signing up.
Ian has had a camera in his hands for over fifty years. In addition to being a highly successful portrait and event photographer he commits a significant portion of his time to teaching an average of over a hundred workshops each year. He runs a photography group with over twelve hundred members, mentors several up-and-coming professional photographers and regularly acts as a judge for camera club competitions.
His gentle, effective and entertaining teaching style coupled with vast knowledge has caused him to be referred to as the “Mr Rogers of Photography”.