Fall 2008 Flash Photography Seminar + Workshop series
The workshops for Fall 2008 are divided into two sections.
Attendees can register for the 4-hour morning session only (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) for $200
or they can register for for the full day session which includes hands-on instruction,
and shooting sessions with models (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) for $500.
Each Seminar + Workshop will be limited to 20 people - but there will only be 8 people who attend the entire day, including the photo sessions in the afternoon and the evening. The other 12 people will be those who chose to attend only the seminar presentation in the morning. This way I can make sure of individual attention with each photographer attending the workshop section of the day.
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.
Seminar & Presentation (Morning Session)
Starting at 9 a.m., there is a presentation on flash photography, lighting and exposure, which is based on the articles on this website. I will answer all questions, and thoroughly cover a variety of topics, which will include:
* 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
Practical Application (Afternoon / Evening Session)
This portion of the day is 5 hours of hands-on photography to reinforce the information presented at the Seminar & Presentation. There will be 2 models available during the afternoon and evening photo sessions, aand each attendee will be given the opportunity to work with the models, together and individually.
Several different lighting situations will be set up and each participant will get to practice the concepts covered in the morning’s presentation. Pocket Wizards will be available for each attendee to use for the off-camera lighting / studio setup. The practical exercises will include:
* Using flash with max sync speed.
* Metering for ambient light and fill flash.
* Bouncing flash into a reflector as a fill.
* Bouncing flash into a reflector as a main light at night.
* Using off camera flash / creating a small studio set-up.
Attendance at the Practical Application portion of the workshop is strictly limited to 8 people in order to allow everyone plenty of time to work with the models and to get personal feedback.
Cost + Registration
Seminar Only (9 a.m. until 1 p.m.) - $200.
Payment for the Seminar Only is due in full at the time of registration.
Seminar + Practical Application (9 a.m. until 9 p.m.) - $500.
An initial fee of $300 will register you for the Seminar and reserve your space in the Practical Application section. The balance of $200 is due 8 weeks prior to event date. (You can choose to pay the full $500 fee in advance if you want to.)
Once the 8 spaces are full, no more registrations will be accepted for the Practical Application portion of the workshop. Please note if you choose not to attend the Practical Application section of the workshop, the $100 reservation fee is NOT refundable unless we are able to rebook the space.
Thanks to recent sponsorship by MPS, each of the 8 attendees of the full day workshops, will also receive a set of Sticky Filters, valued at $50.
