Studio Photography Lighting Intensive

This 2-day intensive workshop will prepare photographers to create striking portraiture. We cover everything you need to know to set up your own portrait shoots and execute them successfully. We will discuss equipment choice, lighting, posing, and basic technique. The workshop will cover creating a studio environment anywhere, concept development, client-photographer interaction, and workflow. We will focus on essential studio techniques using softboxes, umbrellas and other key tools. Students will be provided times to work with models and clients for experience and portfolio building, and will even receive instruction on retouching and creative artistic effects in Lightroom. Furthermore, this class covers the basics behind the Portrait Photography industry, providing students with tips on  making contacts and establishing income sources.

The Learning Modules:

Systems and Practices for Studio Lighting

• In this module students learn the art of portrait lighting and explore how various setups produce emotional and subjective responses in their subjects. Students create lighting diagrams; learn how to control and modify light sources, and how to combine light sources for desired light patterns and effects.

Shooting Skills

• Instructors lead students through the professional techniques, poses and lighting arrangements used in major studios while encouraging them to develop their own creative approaches.
  
  Areas of portraiture covered, Pregnancy Portraiture, Newborn Baby Portraiture, Families, Groups, Pets, Boudoir/ Pin-up & More

Workflow
Uploading, Adjusting and cataloging of clients and images. How to present images to clients for selection. Simple album design. Preparing and sending images to pro-printing labs for order fulfillment

Materials needed:

• Bring your Camera 
• A Tripod  
• Something to take notes, and if you would like, a snack and something to drink.