Saturday
On this action packed day, Rob and G will teach you hands on at three locations how to shoot HDR landscapes and street photography the easy way. In the AM we will be shooting HDR at the SouthEastern Railway Museum. Around lunch time we’ll grab a bite to eat and head over to Showcase Camera and process the shots. After we’re recharged and ready to rock we’ll finish up the day will end with an amazing Sunset shoot. You will learn this and way more:
HDR Landscapes
What is HDR and what to look for
Camera settings
Auto bracketing
Manual bracketing using the live histogram
Street Photography
Types of street photography and what to look for
Camera and JPEG settings
What lenses work best for your type of shoot
How to best deal with people on the street
Sunset Shoot
How to meter sunsets
Composition for dynamic sunsets
Getting creative with white balance
Creative in-camera filter effects
Shooting sunsets that move
Post Processing
Lightroom to HDR workflow
Photomatix workflow
LR and PS for realistic HDR
Plugins for HDR processing (NIK)
Tonal Editing for Portraits
Enhance video clips in Lightroom
Sunday
Sunday fun day! Today is all about portraits in studio. You will learn to shoot amazing portraits like pros that shoot do it for magazines. Working in small, rotating photo-teams everyone will be learning hands on with professional models. Professional hair and makeup artists will be on staff as you shoot in this real life editorial style shoot.
Shooting with natural light, small on-camera flashes and studio strobes Rob and G will show you how to get the most out of each light source. By days end you’ll be shooting portraits faster, more accurately and with confidence like a pro.
The day ends with a live critique of your work and a wrap party.
A taste of what you will learn:
Editorial style portrait shoot
Shoot with natural, on-camera flash, wireless flash, studio strobe
Use mixed lighting to your advantage
How to direct a model with confidence
HDR Portraits
Motion Portraits
Additional topics will cover
Wireless workflow
Recording still pictures while recording video
When is it best to shoot JPEG or RAW and why
How to grow as an artist