Portrait Photography

FLASH Photography coming again in Fall 2025

Level of Difficulty

3 out of 5


Electronic flash is a very useful tool to enhance the lighting in low light photography or for creating dynamic light where it does not exist naturally.  Whether you are shooting on location with speed lights or creating photos in the studio, the use of strobe lighting is an excellent means to create great images. 


Flash photography is also very technically challenging for the amateur photographer. There are a lot of different way that your speed lights can be used on camera or off camera. Studio strobes can be difficult to master without proper training. 


Instructor Chris Stambaugh has been using flash in all its various forms for over thirty years to create his award-winning images. In this intensive weekend workshop, he will share his vast knowledge and teach you how to properly balance your on-camera flash with ambient light to create a more natural look to your candid photos. He will train you to use the advanced settings such as high-speed sync and read curtain sync for different effects. 


Once you have learned to use your flash on-camera, you will then learn to use it off-camera to create directional lighting that can enhance a dull scene, light a portrait or illuminate an image in complete or near darkness. 


To complete your training in flash photography, students will learn to use studio strobes to create great portraits. A variety of studio flash equipment and accessories such as umbrellas, soft boxes, diffusors and reflectors will be provided for your use. Practical hands-on exercises where students will use their own equipment or equipment provided by the instructor will be given along with informative demonstrations to help you understand the concepts covered in this excellent course.


You can demystify flash photography in only two days with the Burwell School of Photography.





COURSE DATES:

coming again in Fall 2025


COST $300

Canadian Dollar (plus tax).

What you will learn


• 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


 

What to expect

  • 12 hours of classroom instruction
  • Multiple sessions to photograph models using studio lighting set-ups
  • Hot lunch on both days
  • Certificate of completion
  • Small group size, limited to 12 participants


Equipment Required

  • A good quality DSLR or Mirrorless Camera with a hot shoe to attach an external flash.
  • A lens or lenses for your camera. A slightly telephoto lens is reccomended.
  • An external flash unit(s) compatible with your camera.
  • A remote trigger for your flash (optional).



Prerequisites for our FLASH Photography coming again in Fall 2025 class

Digital Camera Fundamentals Class or equivalent experience

Your Instructor for FLASH Photography coming again in Fall 2025

Your instructor will be Chris Stambaugh. Chris is the former president of the Professional Photographer's of Canada and has been working as a professional photographer for over three decades.


Chris holds the designations of "Master of Photographic Arts" and "Honorary Lifetime Member" from the Professional Photographers of Canada and has won numerous awards for his work including being a finalist in the Alberta and Canadian Portrait Photographer of the Year.


Chris runs his own photography business called Imagine That Photographics where he specializes in portrait photography, commercial/corporate photography and school/graduation photography. He is currently the lead instructor at The Burwell School and  teaches at the U of A Faculty of Extension. He has formerly been a photography instructor with NAIT Continuing Education and Edmonton Public Schools METRO. 


Chris teaches many classes at our photography school including the Digital Camera Fundamentals class, Digital Photography for Beginners, Photographic Composition, Posing Families and Children class, Macro Photography, High Volume Photography, Photoshop, and The Business of Photography.

 

Gallery

  "  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!"

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