Flash Clinic - Santa Barbara :

Highlights

Stunning stretches of coastline, the Santa Ynez Mountains and the authentic charm of this ocean side Mediterranean-like city will be your setting to capture one of a kind flash portraits of California surfers, kite surfers, bikers, runners, skate boarders and professional adventure models. Aside from the stunning beach locations within walking distance from your hotel, we will also take you off the beaten path in Santa Barbara for unique photo ops. Join PQA for this fun flash clinic where topographical diversity breeds a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities perfect for flash photography.

During this weekend long workshop, Tom Bol, an editorial and commercial pro photographer who specializes in adventure sports, portraits and travel photography, will teach you how to use TTL off camera flash and location lighting to create flash images like the pros!

Itinerary

Friday

• 7pm, meet at the conference room of the hotel.
• All evening: Intros, opening presentation, examples of flash photography by Tom Bol.
• Flash intro, qualities of light (angle of incidence, inverse sq.law, hard vs. soft) Light theories will be covered plus an examination of hard vs. soft light, shadow transitions, separation.
• Flash functions and accessories, get to know how your flash works.
• We will work with every student individually to make sure you know the functions on your flash.
• Live shooting demonstration photographing a model while being tethered to the computer.

Saturday

• This morning we will have our first photo shoot with models using TTL flash, balanced fill flash and bounce flash.
• This is a busy 3-4 hour session demonstrating the above (pros and cons and effects). We will also use and demonstrate Off camera flash with single and multiple flash set ups.
• After lunch we will teach battery powered studio lighting techniques and the use of Ranger and Quadra Packs, soft boxes, reflectors, scrim panels, gels and snoots.
• In the late afternoon, we will depart again for a twilight/evening Photo Shoot with 3 models (3:30pm-7pm).
• Students will experiment with soft boxes and gels to create moody portraits.
• After dinner we will meet in the conference room for a downloading/editing session and reviews of the techniques learned today.

TBD

Cost per person

$1050 per person

Limited to: 14 participants

Terms and Conditions

Included:

• Quest workshop fee
• Models
• Reviews
• All lectures
• Flash Clinic Booklet written by Tom Bol valued at $49

Not included:

• Flights for out-of-state attendees
• Lodging
• Transportation (Car-pooling is recommended)
• Meals

Tom Bol

Tom Bol is an editorial and commercial photographer who specializes in adventure sports, portraits and travel photography. He shoots assignments for clients including Columbia Sportswear, Men’s Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Nikon, Sunset Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. He is represented by 6 stock agencies, and his images are used for advertising, books, billboards, brochures and posters. He loves to teach, and has taught workshops for 12 years.

Gear to Bring

We recommend you bring the following gear with you.

Camera Gear

• Digital SLR with back up camera that will fit your lenses
• Battery charger
• A few extra batteries
• Memory cards (bring plenty!!!)
• Sensor cleaning supplies

Lenses

• 12-24mm lens or similar
• 28-105mm lens or similar
• 70-200mm lens or similar
• Lensbaby if you have one www.lensbabies.com or else you can try ours!

Computer / Digital Acessories

• Laptop with charger and Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom (not mandatory)
• Card Reader
• All cables for drives, computer, card readers, storage devices, etc.