Nick Church Photography: Studio Lighting and Portrait Master Workshop

Overview

Studio photography and portraiture are fantastic genres for both amateur and professional photographers to move in to.

With just a little outlay on studio equipment, professional headshots, family shoots, children, pets and artistic portraits are all possible and will keep you busy with work.

However, to make your work stand out from the crowd and to command higher value from your bookings, studio work requires knowledge of many key areas of photography: camera settings, lighting techniques & placement, positioning and interacting with your subjects and finally some Photoshop techniques that really take your work upwards.

This one-day session with Nick Church covers all of this and more, and you will leave buzzing with the knowledge you need to make your studio a success.

Course Content:

• Studio setups: lighting, lenses, backgrounds and modifiers
• Advanced photography for studio work
• Lighting theory: how does it work, and how does it interact with our cameras
• Lighting set-ups for multiple lights and single-person or groups
• Positing and controlling your lights for stunning images
• Lighting patterns for a variety of subjects and styles
• Replacing backgrounds and introduction to composites in Adobe Photoshop
• A model will sit for us for an hour or so to put into practice all the techniques we’ve learned

Who is it for?

This session is aimed at photographers moving into studio work. Perhaps you’re a busy photographer, keen to take your business to the next level by tapping into the lucrative Family, Portrait or Headshot markets.

Or maybe an enthusiast, simply keen to take your skills to the next level.

If you are a beginner photographer, we suggest taking the ‘Photographer Unleashed!’ workshop first.

If you are not confident using artificial light, we suggest taking the 'Flash Photography Master' workshop first

Pre-requisites:

You need to be confident with your camera, and with photography and lighting theory. Feel free to bring any flash setup you have so you can practice with your own kit. Consider the 'Flash Photography Master' workshop if you'd like to brush up on your lighting theory first.

But if you do not have lighting kit yet, no problem, you can use mine and I can also give recommendations on equipment during the session.

Other

Lunch and hot/cold drinks included - please let us know any special dietary requirements.

Free parking available