Kevin Gourley Photography - Austin, Texas - Classes/Workshops

Photography - Beyond the Basics Series
Studio Lighting

Saturday March 10, 2012   9am - 6pm
Includes break for lunch.

Since your February workshop filled up so quickly,
we've added this March workshop!

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Students are saying about Kevin's teaching: "Kevin Gourley is a fantastic instructor!" "Hands on, collaborative, conceptual and practical at the same time." "Kevin's style of teaching is outstanding. He is a very caring person and bends over backwards to make certain he solves any problems you may be having with your equipment or photos. He creates a great learning environment." More Testimonials

Studio Lighting

• Studio lighting equipment
  • Types
  • Options
  • Setup
  • What's right for your needs
  • Pocket Wizards
• Manual exposure
• Ensuring you have the right exposure
• White balance
• Metering
• Lighting ratios
• Light qualities
• Light Modifiers
  • Barn Doors, Grids, Gels, Gobos,
    Egg Crates, etc.
  • Umbrellas, Soft Boxes, Reflectors, Scrims
• Styles of Lighting
  • Short lighting
  • Broad lighting
  • Butterfly lighting
  • Loop lighting
  • Rembrandt lighting
• Posing
• One light setup
• Multiple light setups (two through five)
• Lighting the background
• Layered lighting techniques
• Creative light ideas
• This class will mostly focus on "people" photography in its examples, but we will also go over some considerations to keep in mind for product photography.

Student Comment: "Kevin has so much experience and great tips for every issue you could possibly think of. He doesn't only teach the theory, I could really tell that he actually DOES what he's talking about - these are real tips from a real photographer."

We will be covering all of the key information you need to take great studio photos using monolights.   We'll be working with a model, and everyone will have an opportunity to shoot and create their own great photos with their own digital SLR.  The final portion of the workshop will be a photo session where the students will be doing all of the photography.  It's a free form session where the students are challenged the put into practice what they've learned in class. Class size is limited!

The Day
It's a full day, but we'll have breaks and time for lunch, and lots of learning experiences. By the end of the day, you will be skilled at taking your own great photographs with studio lighting using your own camera.

Prerequisites

• Good understanding of the basics of photography including setting exposure, the relationship between shutter speed and aperture. My Photography 101 Workshop is a good preparation for taking this class.
• Required:  A Digital SLR (DSLR) that supports Manual exposure mode.  Contact Kevin if you have any questions about this before signing up.
• You do not need to have any prior experience with studio lighting to take this class, nor do you even have to currently own studio lighting.  In fact, you might want to take this class before buying studio lighting in order to get a better understanding of what you need for the type of studio photography you want to pursue.

Ready to Learn?

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this class at another time, CLICK HERE!

This Makes a Great Gift!
Give this class as a gift to your photographer loved-one or friend!  I will provide a nice gift certificate that you can give as a present!

SORRY THIS CLASS HAS ENDED!

If you are interested in taking
this class at another time, CLICK HERE!

Cancellations made on or before February 25, 2012, will receive a refund of the workshop fee minus a $50 cancellation fee. Sorry, no refunds will be made for cancellations made after February 25th.

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