Photography - Portrait Studio Lighting

Contemporary Photography Foundation offers a workshop on effective portrait lighting to develop likeness and character.

While covering many light sources, this class is intended to show how “big results can be achieved with little gear.” It concentrates on principals, rather than a specific light source.

Preparing and setting up lights for classical portraits.

Using single and multiple lights. When to use light modifiers. Lighting ratios to control the subject and the background.

Tips and tricks for posing people.

Gain competence with hands on experience.

Learning outcomes:

This class will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to create a variety of interesting well executed portraits.

After this class you will be prepared to make great images of family, friends and strangers and approach portraiture with more confidence and skill.

Gain experience before moving onto more advanced posing techniques.

Who should attend:

SLR photographers who are keen to take better portraits and have some experience with manual camera settings.

Applicants should have attended the introduction to lighting class (see CPF website) or have a good working knowledge of how to operate various lighting systems.

This class will use portraiture to teach the basics of lighting before moving onto more venturesome full figure photography.

What to bring:

An SLR camera with manual capability. Optional equipment include, flash, triggers, tripods.

This is a stand alone class, but may be taken as a series – Details on the website.
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To register go to: www.cpf.org.nz/course/course_detail/45