Sensational Strobing

Presenter: Seng Mah
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 10am to 5pm
Date: Sunday 23 May
Cost: $280 ($260 earlybird - book before 31 March)
Maximum participants: 8 (minimum required: 5)

Workshop notes provided.

Pre-requisites: To make the most of this workshop, you will need to be comfortable with using your DSLR in its Manual setting.

Confused about using your speedlight (external flash)? Would you like to gain a better understanding of how speedlight and studio strobes can give your images greater impact and "oomph"?

Sensational Strobing is aimed at photographers interested in flash lighting - often called strobing - in their photography.

The strobing phenomenon has taken the photographic world by storm: the best strobists create images of great impact and drama.

If you've ever wanted to learn more about using strobes to create portraits with that Wow! factor, then sign up for this.

This workshop includes studio and on-location photoshoots with a model.

What you will learn:

• Setting up and controlling your speedlights in both automatic (i-TTL or e-TTL) and manual modes.
• Using bounce flash.
• Setting up and using studio lights.
• Using light meters to accurately obtain exposure.
• Using lighting modifiers such as diffusers, softboxes, beauty dishes, reflectors and scrims).
• White balance for flash photography.
• Studio lighting techniques.
• Implementing lighting ratios.
• Low key vs high key lighting.
• Art direction of models.
• Balancing ambient light with flash lighting for outdoor strobing.
• Photographing motion with strobes.

Testimonial:

Having a good camera doesn't give you good pictures. Seng's Snap workshop however helped me to finally make good pictures out of my Nikon D700. Now I have the freedom and confidence to shoot with my flash gun (no more blown out highlights!) after a day's workshop. I had a lot of fun and learned so much in such a short time that I'm hanging out for more

Songy Knox

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