Photographic Lighting Workshops for Photographers

This Two Day photography workshop will introduce you to lighting by learning the basics and then working with the tools of the trade to make the images you see in your head. We start with basics and move through the amazing world of lighting. We aren't interested in auto settings, or sticking a flash on your camera and clicking away. We do it with manual strobes, manual settings and attention to detail that is the mark of a professional photographer. Lighting is an art that can be learned. We keep the classes small (10-12 max) and the atmosphere fun and professional. Learn to Light has more information.

Simple Tools: Great Light

Look, having the coolest strobes on the planet is, well, cool. But it doesn't mean that you must have that gear to make great photos. Light is light. If you know how to light and how to use light, you can use a Home Depot work light and a shower curtain, or an old flash you bought off of Ebay and a cheap umbrella, or even the sun bounced into a car window shade for fill. I am not making that up, I do all of that and more. Go to our new site, Learn to Light for more information on the workshops.

Sure, there are times when you need the big guns, and we teach you what to do when you use them. If you know how, you can always rent some big ol' killer strobes when you need that power. But in my workshop, we focus on making light work for you. From small studio strobes to speedlights, natural light to blended strobe and ambient, we cover it all.

We use multi-media and demonstrations, setups that you can photograph and copy, actual hands-on developing of skills that you can practice right there, to see and examine the results. It is intensive, fun, exciting and information packed. You recieve a workbook on PDF, A notebook for notes, 3 DVD's featuring the lighting from the course, and membership in the Lighting Essentials Emerging Photographer Group. In addition you receive a SmugMug Pro Account free for a year. As more of the sponsors sign on, there will be more goodies.

Less Me, More You - Less Bluster, More Shooting

If you have ever attended a workshop where the presenter went on and on about how cool it was being them. And who they shot when. And all the cool people they hang out with... you are gonna be shocked at this one. We talk about light. We do light. We make light... pictures... we shoot. We light some more and we shoot some more. If you want to talk about me, we go out afterwards and you buy me a Corona - smoothie. I'll tell you all you want to know and more... but when you are paying me to learn to light... we're gonna learn to light.

We go all day and into the night on Saturday, so please don't make any plans for the evening. You have my total attention at the workshops, take advantage of it. Let's talk about photography and lighting and shooting and working with talent and all kinds of things that are amazing and creative and fun.

Saturday after the main part of the workshop, we break for the "Going Pro" segment. An hour and a half of getting your head around going out on your own. After this discussion, you will be ready to get started on the transition from amateur to pro-am or even pro. Bring a voice recorder... your gonna want to get this info.