Lighting On Location Photography Intensive

To be a great photographer, you must learn to use, shape, and modify all kinds of light to create the image in your mind's eye. This two-day, on-location class will give you a a clear understanding of lighting theory and the tools and techniques for lighting in any situation.

We'll start with basic lighting principles and discuss how the type of light and its distance from the subject affects its quality. Next, we'll go through a demonstration of the tools in a location lighting kit, including reflectors, modifiers, and portable strobes.

Over the course of two days, we'll move from simple, single source lighting concepts to combining multiple light sources for both natural and dramatic effects. You'll come away knowing how to use light in service of your creative vision.

Day 1 will cover:

• Examples of hard and soft light
• Essential equipment for a location lighting kit
• Adding fill light to the available light in a scene
• Creating dramatic lighting effects, even in daylight
• How to meter single source and multiple source lighting situations
• Determining the ratio of ambient to artificial light
  

Day 2 will cover:

• White balance adjustments
• Using color gels to add impact to your picture
• Using light modifiers to adjust the look of the light
• Creating powerful images with multiple lights
• Reviewing and critiquing your work
• Refining your technique
  

Students are encouraged to bring their own computers for the ease of saving their work, but if you do not have an easily portable computer, we can provide an iMac for you to work on. Please indicate your preference in the 'Notes' section when registering.

Allen Birnbach

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Optional Payment Plan for Transitions Certificate Programs:

We want to make our training as accessible as possible so we offer a simple payment plan for our Transitions Certificate Programs. Each of the 4 payments is 25% of the total registration fee with no finance charges or other costs. The first payment will be taken when you register and the remaining 3 payments are paid every month for the following 3 months (detailed payment information in the table below). It's easy to take advantage of this option and we encourage you to sign up early since these programs often fill up fast! If you're interested, don't register online. Instead, please contact BDA staff at 303-800-4647 or email us with the name and start date of the program you wish to attend (info@boulderdigitalarts.com) and we'll get you setup, take your first payment, and confirm your registration.

 

Payment Program Details

	BDA Member	Non-Member
Payment 1 Paid at time of registration.	$112.25	$122.25
Payment 2 Due one month after registration.	$112.25	$122.25
Payment 3 Due two months after registration.	$112.25	$122.25
Payment 4 Due three months after registration.	$112.25	$122.25
Note: registrants using the payment plan are not eligible for the early registration discount and always pay the standard registration fee ($449.00 for BDA members and $489.00 for non-members).