Digital Photography Classes
If you have questions or want to sign-up for a class, email jordan@advancecamera.com
Studio Lighting 101 is a three hour class designed to help all types of digital photographers understand light and how to control it. Whether you’re a working professional or a beginner just getting into photography, Dave Hutt will educate you on various forms of lighting, how to use them, the desired lighting affect, the optimal camera settings to use and how to use a flash meter. Included in the class, is an 8×10 packet of information including with images showing the various affects.
The class is held in a large studio, where we have a young attractive model pose, while Dave explains various ways to bend and modify light. He starts off by showing us various forms of diffused light, whether it be through a softbox, umbrella, snoot or colored gel. He talks about spacing, how far away and where the lights should be positioned, optimal camera settings, lighting ratio’s. He shows us how to set the lights with a light meter and as the setting changes, or he adds more lights to the mix, he tells us what ratio’s he is changing and why.
The class is limited in size (6-8 people) so everyone gets hands on training. We’ll have a professional model in the studio, which we will be photographing as Dave explains various lighting techniques. He will be showing us how to position the lights, the appropriate camera settings and how to pose the model. Make sure to bring your camera!
The newest studio lighting class Advance Camera offers is called “Posing People in Studio.” This class was designed by Dave Hutt to show portrait photographers how to create a variety of images through various poses and lighting ratios. Dave will demonstrate how to master these techniques by making minor adjustments that create an entirely different image. The class includes a handout that Dave has provided with pictures of different poses and how they are created. After Dave demonstrates each pose, you will have the opportunity to take pictures with your camera to go along with the handout. Because this is a hands on class, make sure to bring your camera!
In addition, this program will include a discussion on copyrighting your photographs: Why copyright photos? How to copyright photos? And what it all means.
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I.Intro to HDR – This two hour course is designed to: educate you on what HDR is, how to use your camera to take HDR images and how to download a free trial version of Photomatix. Your camera is required for this class because John will be teaching us how to determine your cameras specific dynamic range, which will help you maximize image tonal range.
II. The Art of Tone Mapping – This two hour course is based on the program Photomatix, where John will be covering all the adjustment tools Photomatix offers. These tools consist of General Adjustments (strength, color saturation, light smoothing and luminosity) Tone Adjustment (white & black point gamma), Color Adjustments (color temp and saturation in both high/low light) and Micro Adjustments (Contrast and smoothening). How all these fine adjustments play together, becomes subjective to the artist.
*Photomatix offers a free 30-day trial, which can be purchased at a discounted rate after attending this class.
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This program is for photographers who want to create photographs with artistic lighting without buying or carrying lots of lighting equipment. Learn how to control the flash unit in your camera and accessory flash units available for your camera. Investigate and practice the operation and configuration of various flash units to achieve desired lighting in various photographic conditions.
This class meets four separate times and is not studio photography course. Instead it is dedicated to using on camera flash to enhance lighting conditions, in any situation, to creatively improve your photography and become a more versatile photographer in any lighting situation. Below, you will see a list of topics we cover, each week.
Week 1: Terminology, Camera Settings, Synchronization, In-Camera Flash & Various Flash Modifiers
Week 2: On/ Off-Camera Flash Units, On/ Off Camera Diffusers, Ring Flash Units, Flash Control Units, Balancing Mixed Light
Week 3: On & Off-camera Flash Combo’s, Master /Slave Operations, Multiple Off-Camera flash Units, Group Operations
Week 4: Putting it all together, Indoor Shooting, Outdoor Shooting
*Note: Please bring your camera, lens, flash (if you have one), any flash accessories you may have and your camera manuals.
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If you are interested and want to know more about any of these classes, or want to sign up, please call (503.292.6996 x.21) or stop by the store. Class prices, dates and availability vary. All classes include hands on training and a handout on various techniques we cover in class. Classes are filling up fast so please don’t hesitate to call and sign up today! You must prepay to enroll in any class.