Master class portrait Photography

Andy Knight Lecturer at University for the Creative Arts and
ex assistant to Nick Knight OBE fashion photographer
introduces a session to studio portrait photography.

10.00 14.00 Saturday 23rd july 2011.
Costing £50.00 per person £10.00 deposit required.
Maximum 6 students.

The short course will show you
How to set up basic flash lighting
Understand the exposure meter to get the correct light reading
Manage your models
Shoot studio portraits

The workshop is a short taster and will be practical with demonstrations and then there
will be time to put these into practice. You will work as photographer model and
assisstant to understand all the roles in a studio portrait session.

DAYS SCHEDULE

10.00 Welcome and introduction
10.15 Equipment check and flash demo
11.00 Exposure meter
11.15 Posing models and shooting test shots
12.15 Critique of shots
12,15 12.45 Brief break and discussion
12.15 13 30 Shooting specific ideas
13.30 14.00 Review

To book your place on this course please call the studio on 01892 526034 or E-mail info@photoshootstudio.co.uk

Introduction to Using Your Camera in the Studio

TRAINING SESSION BY Thomas Truscott Wednesday 25th May 2011, it will be priced at £50 per person

The aim of this workshop is to enable you to set-up and use the photographic studio for portraiture.

You will be able to:

• Select and set-up basic lighting arrangements.

• Obtain correct exposures through using a lightmeter.

• Set-up your camera for studio conditions and using a radio flash trigger.

• Pose and work effectively with your model.

The style of the workshop will be informal, with a high practical content. You will be encouraged to ask questions and perform basic tasks in order to gain confidence and experience. Places will be limited to 6 people to enable everyone to have some hands-on time. You should be willing to help others in the group and share roles of assisting, modelling and photographing as this will enable you to gain understanding from different perspectives.

Outline Program

10:00 Introductions

10:15 Equipment checklist and lighting plans

11:00 Exposures, metering and test shots

11:30 Posing the model and first shots

12:00 Review of the basics

12:30 Lunch break

13:15 Adapting the lighting - playing with shadows and highlights.

14:15 Posing and lighting for groups

15:00 Review

15:15 Finish

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