The workshop is one full day, and will focus on practical how-to advice in achieving the best results when using on-camera flash
in a variety of lighting situations, both indoors and out.
Using a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on practice
for the attendees, this workshop will help photographers refine their flash technique so that they achieve more consistent and
predictable results.
A brief summary of the days topics includes:
- White Balance settings
- TTL / Auto flash .. vs .. manual flash
- Exposure metering for ambient light
- Implications of flash sync speed
- Flash modes available with camera systems
- Adding fill-flash to available light outdoors
- Flash indoors
- Directional bounce flash
- Flash modifiers – uses & limitations
- Dragging the shutter
- Tungsten light & flash
- Wireless TTL flash
- Using strobes for portraits, and small studio set-ups
The number of attendees will be limited, so that everyone can participate and ask questions during the practical/hands-on part of the workshop.
The first part of the workshop starts at 9 a.m. and will continue until approximately 5pm.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
We will break for dinner at 5 p.m. and reconvene at 7 p.m. promptly for the night-time lighting section of the workshop.
Part two of the workshop will last approximately 2 hours, ending at 9 p.m. or until all questions have been answered.
Models will be provided for both parts of the event to allow all participants a chance to put into practice what they have learned.