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PHOTOGRAPHY TUITION / WORKSHOPS

Do you want to understand your camera, learn how to use studio lights, work with ideas and concepts, or all of the above?

As a qualified training professional (CIPD) John knows how to make the technical brain friendly. John offers two types of training event:

  • a bespoke 1-2-1 session covering your exact needs, contact John direct for more information about this service
  • a variety of targeted workshops
    for 3 to 4 photographers, to ensure maximum time to learn and shoot

All sessions offers:

  • A chance to develop your style with John's technical guidance
  • How to use lights. Starting with one light. Explore the effects that reflectors, flags, bounces, grids and barn doors have on a light
  • Different lighting setups for different effects; soft and hard light
  • Experiment with flash and continuous lighting and ringflash
  • Learn how to work with a model from concept to final shot
  • How to develop ideas, concepts and creativity
  • The use of Elinchrom, Broncolor and ARRI studio kit, inc. ringflash, large lightbanks, softboxes, soft eggbox grids, fresnel spots, snoots and so on
  • The use of a Nikon D3 or D2x and Nikon pro lenses if required
  • Shoot a professional model in a purpose built studio environment
  • Signed model release for all images if required

"I had an amazing day & learnt far more then I expected", James

Introduction to Studio Lighting Workshop

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Level: Introductory


 

Intermediate Studio Lighting Workshop

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Level: Intermediate

 

 


 

"We covered what I needed to learn, plus things I didn't realise I needed to know", Mario

A typical timetable:

10.00am Start at John's studio for coffee, equipment check and discussion

10.15am Model arrives for briefing

10.30am Shoot using different lighting and setups. Concentrating on the lighting and the technical setup.

11.30am Review

11.30am Continue shooting

12.30pm Lunch

1.15pm Review

1.30pm Shoot continues with more discussion, interaction and feedback with the model. Conveying ideas and concepts to the model.

3.00pm Afternoon tea and review of afternoon's work

3.30pm Activity - set task to take concept through to finished shot

4.30pm Review days work

5.00pm Close

 

Learn what you need to learn, not what the rest of the group need to learn.

 

 

 
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