Level of Difficulty
3 out of 5
Join professional wedding and portrait photographer Bruce Clarke for a hands-on photography class that will teach you the proper tools and techniques to using electronic flash to create striking images. The class begins with instruction on using portable flash units such as Canon or Nikon Speedlites. Creative flash photography can be very difficult to learn without expert instruction. Many photographers rely on automated settings and are often disappointed with their flash photography. Small, portable flash units can be used to create spectacularly lit photographs, and this class will teach you how to use them properly. Your instructor will guide you through the techniques and technical aspect of off camera flash, helping you to understand and to simplify the process.
The next day delves into the proper use of studio strobe units and the variety of light modifiers that can help you shape and sculpt light into pleasing and creative ways. Learning to photograph in a studio environment can seem a daunting task. This class is designed to demystify the studio equipment and provide you with hands-on opportunities to gain an introduction to studio lighting and techniques.
Demonstrations and hand-on practice with live professional models is an essential and fun experience in this workshop.
COURSE DATES:
November 18th & 19th
Saturday and Sunday
9:00 Am to 4:00 PM
COST $300
Canadian Dollar (plus tax). Price includes hot lunch
• Knowing your flash - flash fundamentals
• Differences between ambient and flash
• How to get your flash off camera
• sync modes
• bounce flash
• FEC
• Shutter drag
• Movement
• Calculating Exposure
• Shooting wireless
• Lighting direction and quality
• lighting ratios
• Flash modifiers
• Additive, subtractive, reflective, diffuse. How to see and shape light
• Studio set-ups
• Lighting Equipment
• Hot lights versus strobes
• Mono Lights versus Speed Lights
• Metering in studio
• White balance
• Basic portrait set up.
• Overview of light sources
• High key vs low key lighting
• Creating mood with light
• DSLR or Mirror-less camera with an external flash hot shoe.
• Lens(s) for your camera. Slightly telephoto lens recommended.
• Formatted memory card.
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• ADDITIONAL Optional Items – if you do not own any of the following items, the school will provide equipment for your use during the class.
• External Flash Units
• Wireless flash triggers
Digital Camera Fundamentals Class or equivalent experience
Your instructor for the class will be Bruce Clarke. Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Bruce received his first camera when he was about 9 years old. It was a Konica C35 film camera – a gift given to him by friends visiting from Japan. As soon as he picked it up and put his eye to the viewfinder, he was hooked. Bruce’s love for photography grew and he really started to pursue it as a serious hobby when he lived in Japan for a few years in the mid-90′s. Although he didn`t understand the first thing about f-stops, aperture, depth of field, or ISO settings, everyone kept telling him that he had a good eye for photography and they encouraged him to pursue photography at a professional level. Bruce is a professional event, wedding and portrait photographer. He focuses primarily on wedding and event photography but also enjoys portrait and commercial photography.
Along with this studio lighting class, Bruce also teaches the Wedding Photography Class, the Lightroom for Photographers Class, as well as our Off Camera Flash Class which makes him quite knowledgeable in lighting techniques.
In addition to running his photography business, Moments in Digital Photography, Bruce is also the Director of Content for the popular website and podcast This Week in Photo with Frederick Van Johnson.
Together with his wife Sarah, Bruce loves working with clients to tell their stories with his camera. His love of travel and thirst for knowledge has given him the opportunity to photograph some of the most spectacular places on the planet. Most recently, they visited India & Nepal to photograph a wedding and do some travelling with their cameras.
" I highly recommend the off camera flash course to anyone who has little or no experience working with off camera flash.The course completely demystifies it. By understanding the basics on how to work with one or more off camera flashes, I am more confident that my photos will be that much better and I can't wait to start practicing!"