Studio Lighting: 1-Day Beginner Workshop

Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9:00AM - 5:00PM

This Beginner Studio Lighting Workshop is a one-day intensive course that will prepare photographers to create striking portraiture.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The workshop will cover creating a studio environment anywhere, concept development, client-photographer interaction, and workflow. Furthermore, this class covers the basics behind the Portrait Photography industry, providing students with tips on making contacts and establishing income sources. We cover everything you need to know to set up your portrait shoots and execute them successfully. We will discuss equipment choice, lighting, posing, and basic technique. We will focus on essential studio techniques using soft boxes, umbrellas, and other key tools. We will provide students with time to work with models and clients for experience and portfolio building.

In this module, students learn the art of portrait lighting and explore how various setups produce emotional and subjective responses in their subjects. Students create lighting diagrams, control and modify light sources and combine light sources for desired light patterns and effects. David LaNeve will lead students through the professional techniques, poses, and lighting arrangements used in major studios, encouraging them to develop their creative approaches.

You will leave this course with a tremendous amount of studio lighting knowledge, techniques, do’s and don’ts, and ready to put this into action. Practicing these new skills will make shooting more fun, excellent results, and your work and photos will look more professional.

TOPICS COVERED

• Systems and practices for studio lighting
• Shooting skills
• Pregnancy portraiture
• Newborn portraiture
• Family portraiture
• Group portraiture
• Pet portraiture
• Boudoir and pin-up

MATERIALS NEEDED

• Camera and extra battery
• Tripod
• Something to take notes,
• If you would like, a snack and something to drink

QUALIFICATIONS

• Beginner

INSTRUCTOR

David LaNeve, CPP