Shaping Lights
Next Shaping Lights Workshop in London will be on the 25th July!
You know how to use a camera, but you feel that there is a barrier that you need to go through?
Do you look at your photos and see that there is “something” missing in comparison with the cover of Vogue?
Have you ever felt that the light is not exactly as you would like it to be in your frame?
Did you try to use your on-camera flash, without being remotely satisfied with the unflattering results?
If so, you probably feel the need to push your skills a little further and you might find a foundation course in lighting extremely useful!
What will you learn from this workshop?
At the end of the “Shaping Lights” workshop you will be able to take your camera and use studio lights and/or flashes to take better photos. You will learn how to move the flash away from your camera to give depth to your portraits, how to deal with models and how to set up the lights to obtain the portraits you want. While this workshop will cover primarily portraiture, you will be able to apply the same experience to every type of photography.
And it will be FUN!
What are the prerequisites for this workshop?
You need to know how a camera works and you want to explore the world of lighting. An interest in photographing people is advantageous, as we will focus on how to manage models.
What does this workshop cover?
We believe that “Practice makes perfect”, therefore we have structured our one day workshop in lighting foundation in two parts, one theoretical and one practical.
- The ABC of photography: F-Stops
- Going Manual: how to control your camera settings
- Light: understand the flash
- Gears: how to make the most of the studio tools
- People: how to manage them
- People: how to light them
- Lights and Shadows: why they are both important and how to use them
- Rules of Photography (and how to bend them)
What to bring
This workshop has a practical approach therefore the best thing you can bring along, apart from your brain and your attention, is your camera. If your DSLR comes only with a kit lens, I would suggest you to buy an inexpensive 50mm f/1.8; both Canon and Nikon have a cheap one.
Cost and what’s inside the price
This one day workshop costs £200 and includes everything you need to learn in a foundation course, plus something to eat and drink during the day. You will get a copy of the lesson material in order to have a reference with you every time you need to refresh what learned. Every workshop session will be limited to a maximum of 10 people, in order to give each and everyone of you the right time to experiment with lights and models.
The workshop will start at 10AM and finish around 6PM when the attention will be moved to a local pub in order to discuss further (for those who will be interested).
If you are interested in our Shaping Lights Workshop, if you want to participate, book a place or just enquire about it, send us an email!
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