ecommerce

9am to 5pm with a one hour lunch break on your own.
(There are lots of places to eat within a few minutes of the studio. A map will be provided)
Maximum number of students is 12, minimum number to make a workshop is 6

This workshop is for you if you’ve taken the beginner workshop, the first two evening courses or have the equivalent level of experience. In this workshop we’ll dig deeper into the equipment and get further into the creative choices and challenges of consistently taking, processing and displaying great photos.

• Review: shutter speed, f-stops, DOF
• Metering & exposure control: bracketing, exposure compensation, reading a histogram
• Using your spotmeter: getting good exposures in tricky situations by changing metering patterns
• Your camera: digging deeper into menus and options
• Equipment: sometimes toys encourage creativity, sometimes they don’t!
• Dust & cleaning: when to worry about sensor dust and how to get rid of it
• Lenses: creativity vs practicality (and $ !) we’ll look at the whole range from fisheye to super telephoto. How to get the most out of your glass.
• Lighting: finding it vs. bringing it with you, working with off-camera flash, great lighting from a lightweight kit.
• Shaping the light:  umbrellas, reflectors and softboxes
• Assignment: we will divide into small groups and shoot an assignment
• Assignment review: what worked, what didn’t, why?
• Software: a look at Lightroom and the basics of digital workflow, backing up your image files
• Going further: making great panoramas, getting into HDR
• Prints: some tips on getting good prints, home printing vs. using a lab
• Shooting for money: basics of liability, keeping it legal and basic business practices