Students focus on brainstorming, concept development, and the practice of thinking outside the box when approaching visual storytelling.  We cover how to make your picture concept a reality through mood boards, production sheets, pre-production and scheduling; how to source locations, props, and lighting theory; how to cast and work with subjects, as well as problem – solving, communication, and working efficiently on set or on location.

We start in the classroom with presentations on historical and contemporary photography, breaking down the elements that make a powerful photograph. The idea, mood, composition, technique, lighting, location, model, styling, retouching, etc., are all included, followed by exercises for brainstorming, concept development, and all preproduction tools.  Students then develop their own concepts and create mood boards for an idea that they will pitch in a one on one meeting.

Everyone goes through the pre-production process for their own shoots. Photography teams execute their individual shoot concepts and assist in other student shoots with support from the instructor.  An individual edit is done after the shoot to discuss the selection process and touch on post production notes as necessary.  Each student is allocated a time slot to photograph his/her own concept with a subject, lighting equipment, and assistants from the class.  Students go through this process for 2 different assignments (a conceptual assignment and a fashion assignment). It is a process of learning the creative and technical means by which a photographer can design a momentary reality.

Course Requirements:  Students must feel comfortable using their camera on manual settings and should be familiar with flash equipment.

What to Bring:

Camera + Accessories

Card Reader

Laptop with Bridge/Lightroom, Photoshop and Word/Pages/Numbers/Excel, iMovie or other video software (optional but helpful)

Some Ideas and any Props/Wardrobe you think may be interesting

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See More Of Claire Rosen’s Work Here

Claire Rosen is a photographer and video artist blending a fine art sensibility with commercial work to create whimsical imagery inspired by fairy tales, fables, and other children’s stories. Her fashion, fine art and advertising work touch on the bizarre and unusual with the themes of vintage circus, burlesque, magic, curiosities and natural science interwoven throughout the images. Rosen is drawn both to beauty and darkness as it exists in life, and her images explore this duality.

Steve Sint started using Dynalite flash equipment over 40 years ago with our original D-Series power packs. When we received his newest book Digital Still Life Photography: Art, Business, & Style, we were interested in seeing what he had to say. Physically the book is thick and comprehensive; his conversational writing style makes each topic covered easily understandable.

Although we appreciated images of his Dynalite equipment sprinkled throughout the book, we applaud Steve that he didn’t push any one perticular brand of lighting equipment but was more interested in creating unique lighting solutions making this book ideal for those looking to learn.  He also explained how to build custom studio accessories that repurpose traditional lighting and studio equipment in different ways. Many of them create lighting effects that cannot be duplicated with ready-made products. Not many books show a lot of behind the scenes images letting the reader know in more than words exactly how the image was captured.

Being a professional studio strobe manufacturer, we found his chapter on business great! His breakdown of how many assignment days a year a photographer can work will open many aspiring photographers eyes and his ideas on marketing a photography business should fill them with ideas. Likewise, his point that photographers have to set a salary for themselves when figuring out the cost of doing business was especially important in todays photographic workplace.

This book created quite a stir around Dynalite’s home office. We feel that everyone who reads it, whether an aspiring photographer or an established professional, will find the information on its pages useful, inspiring, and ultimately refreshing to read. Congratulations on another fine book Steve!

 For more images, books, and information visit Steve’s website

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• Pure Sine Wave Inverter

• Weight: 15lbs

• 3 AC Power Outlets

• 3 USB ports for electronic devices

• 1.4 Second Recycle For Full Power with MP800

• Lithium-Ion Battery • Battery Capacity: 12000mAh

• Full Charge achieved in under 3 hours

• Output Power : 750 – 1400w peak

• Output Voltage: 110v/60hz

• Operating Temperature Range: 0-40˚C

To learn about portable lighting techniques that have enabled Rick Friedman to capture his on-location, award-winning imagery around the world, sign up and join in for one of his upcoming comprehensive workshops!  One of the key things that he will share in a “very hands-on way” is how to better control your lighting.  This dynamic, intensive, interactive seminar is designed for portrait photographers, photojournalists, corporate and event photographers, weddings photographers, and serious amateurs who want to improve their knowledge of illumination and lighting.  If you attend Rick’s class, you can plan on leaving feeling empowered to capture great images no matter what lighting situation you come up against!

2013 Location Lighting Workshops™

January 20-22 • Imaging USA • Atlanta, GA

February 6 • NH Professional Photographers Association • Manchester, NH

February 23 • Unique Photo • Fairfield, NJ

February 27-28 • Calumet Photo • Ft. Lauderdale, FL

March 22-23 • Glazers Camera • Seattle, WA

April 12-13 • Columbia College • Chicago, IL

April 15-16 • Calumet Photographic • Chicago, IL

April 29-30 • Calumet Photographic •Los Angeles, CA

May 3-4 • Calumet Photographic • San Diego, CA

May 18-19 • Calumet Photographic • New York City, NY

June 1-2 • Calumet Photographic • Cambridge, MA

June 21•  Unique Photo • Fairfield, NJ

June 22•  Great Falls  • Little Falls, NJ

July 12-14 • New England Camera Club Conference • Amherst, MA

Sept 28-29 • Calumet Photographic • New York City, NY

More Location Lighting Workshops™ coming to Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, Seattle, Austin, London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Antwerp and more in 2013! 

Rick Friedman has been a photojournalist for over three decades. Based in Boston, he travels the world for numerous publications, corporations, advertising assignments and film and television productions. His published work appears in Time, Newsweek, U.S. News, The New York Times, USA Today, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Stern, Discover and many other publications. He has produced over 75 book and magazine covers. The books Hillary Clinton, Infra Structures, and The Gourmet Prescription are a few of his projects.

He is currently the President of the Boston Press Photographers Association. Friedman has won awards from the American Society of Media Photographers, the National Press Photographers Association, and the Boston Press Photographers Association. To learn more about Friedman, his work and workshops, visit:  http://rickfriedman.com

© David Robin

Lighting Dramatic Portraits With David Robin At Sante Fe Workshops April 3-6

Portraitists, whether painters or photographers, are always confronted with the challenge of creating evocative and meaningful images of their subjects. In this workshop, David aims to decode this mystery and explore techniques to help participants develop their own unique voice and style.

Portraiture is a collaboration between photographer and subject, requiring skills beyond the technical. After examining the work of some of the master photographers in the genre, we explore simplified methods of working with subjects, including using light and setting to “speak” with our images. Through studio and location demonstrations, discussions, guest speakers, and assignments, participants learn how to visualize each portrait and how to create the appropriate environment and lighting to convey mood and emotion. David explains and demonstrates his techniques for achieving meaningful portraits, covering the gamut of editorial, beauty, advertising, and journalism. Participants leave Santa Fe with a refreshed, more clearly defined personal vision and the ability to achieve tangible photographic results.

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This is the eleventh year that Peter Read Miller has held his Sports Photography Workshop in Denver, CO. The workshop will run from the evening of April 8, 2013 through Sunday afternoon April 14, 2013. The workshop will meet at the studio of one of Denver’s top commercial photographers in the Highlands area of Denver, while shoots will take place all over the Denver area and the Front Range.  The the workshop is limited to 30 students and they will have the opportunity to photograph a wide variety of sports and sporting events. In the past these have included mountain biking, lacrosse, fencing, boxing, basketball (including setting up strobes to light a high school gym), baseball, college football (CU spring scrimmage) and track and field. In addition to action photography, the workshop covers portrait lighting with strobes, both in the studio and on location, arena lighting and the set-up and use of remote cameras. Student work is reviewed and critiqued every morning and each student receives a one on one portfolio review with Peter.

Beau Photo  is proud to present Fusion 2013 – the third annual trade show of gear and techniques for the DSLR videographer: camera rigs, recording devices, camera stabilizers, lighting and grip equipment will all be featured in this one event. There is also a great lineup of speakers booked; Kirk Neff, Nick Didlick, Kharen Hill and Life Studios will share their insight and experience with you and provide inspiration for your DSLR work.

This year’s event will kick off with a special presentation by Ian Ruhter on Friday April 12th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Burrard St. from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. The main trade show and speaker series will take place at the Hyatt Regency on Saturday April 13th beginning at 8:30am. Focusing on the continually growing DSLR video market, we will be bringing together industry leaders and showcasing cutting edge products that help photographers and videographers create compelling work more efficiently.

This is also the same weekend as the Canadian Imaging Conference presented by the Professional Photographers of Canada. You can attend both great events at the same location. PPOC members receive 20% off Fusion 2013 seminars!

At the trade show, see the latest in DSLR video gear from some of the industry’s leading suppliers including Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, as well as an up close and personal look at the MH2065V video flash head from Dynalite! This is a chance to talk to the experts about new equipment, or find out how to solve a specific issue you’ve been struggling with. Check the trades page for a list of vendors.

Fusion 2013 will appeal to the photographer who is transitioning from DSLR stills to DSLR video as well as those videographers who are already established and want to achieve better results, see the hottest new gear and hear about the latest industry trends.

Saturday, April 13th, 2013 • 8:30am – 5:30pm
Hyatt Regency Hotel – 655 Burrard St. Vancouver, BC

A behind the scenes look at Dynalite VIP Rob Van Petten’s latest shoot “Gold Rush” at Exposure Place Studios. Rob has won numerous Communications Arts, Art Directors Club and Andy Awards over the past 30 years. With a shift toward the internet, his website has won the FWA Award, the TINY Award and Yahoo’s Favorite Site. He has been featured in Photo District News, American Photo, Petersen’s Photographic, Studio Photography & Design, and Digital Photo Pro. He has endorsements with several equipment manufacturers including Nikon and Dyna-lite and currently hosts Big Shot Workshops 

See more of Robs work and latest shoots here!

Similar to our previous Road Max series flash heads, the MH2065v is a fan cooled 2000 w/s flash head.  With a built-in 120˚ reflector and a 18′ detachable heavy duty cable you maintain all the standards set by previous generations of strobe heads.

Weighing in at 2lbs and a diameter of only 5.125″ makes the MH2065V head seem visually similar to the MH2050, but with a standard 300 watt modeling lamp (and optional 650 watt modeling lamp available) in a protective glass cover, this head is far from what Dynalite has done in the past.

With the standard 300 watt modeling lamp and the improved fan-cooled design, Dynalite photographers can now utilize the MH2065V to capture video with there strobe lighting systems!  Below you will see an example of both the images and video quality the MH2065V is capable of.  All material is © Vincent Ricardel

BUTTERFLY from Vincent Ricardel on Vimeo.

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Click Here To See Hernan’s Dynalite VIP Profile

Journey into an experience of mastery in the technical aspects of photography, lighting, and processing in this intimate 1 on 1 venture with Dynalite VIP Hernan Rodriguez and his team.  Learn personally from Hernan during this 2-day seminar (3/23-3/24) about his unique way of capturing his subjects essence in cinematic, fantastic moments while creating memorable portraits.