Studio Lighting 2 : Developing a Lighting Repertoire

Intermediate Studio Lighting

Pro photographer and instructor Rob Van Petten’s follow up to Studio Lighting 1 will enable the student to step beyond basic lighting techniques and build a confident set of lighting skills reflecting their own personal style applicable to any studio lighting situation.

Studio strobes, incandescent lights, speed lights and a variety of light tailoring devices and cutting edge designs will be demonstrated. Students will be asked to bring in samples of lighting techniques they want to emulate and to then solve lighting problems using their own personal style.

Course Objectives

• The use of single light, 2nd light, 3rd and 4th light
• How to light backgrounds independent from the subject
• How to build complex lighting diagrams
• Lighting of white/high key sets, softer sets and contrasting sets
• Lighting ratios and metering
• How to use various equipment, run wires, power pack tips, radio controlled sync, flash slaves and infrared triggers
• How to experiment with different types of light modifiers in combination

Prerequisite: Basic Studio Lighting

Itinerary

DAY 1: 9am-6pm

• Review basic lighting techniques learned in Studio Lighting 1
• Lighting techniques for the face

DAY 2: 9am-6 pm

• Lighting the whole body and full-length images
• Study diagrams and implement lighting for various moods and effects
• Studio practice with lighting gear and critic of technique

DAY 3: 9am-4 pm

• Models in Motion …emotion through motion
• One on One review of images

Studio

Bathhouse Studios
540 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10009

Directions

Subway

• Cross-town(8th Av/Williamsburg area): L Train to 1st Ave. stop. You’ll be on14th St. & 1st Ave. Walk East one block to Ave. A and hang a right. Walk down A ‘till you hit 11th St. Take a left down 11th & we are on the South (right) side closer to Avenue B.
• North/South : N, R Train (Brooklyn/Queens), 4, 5, 6 Train (Brooklyn/Bronx) To 14th St & Union Sq (East) stop. Walk east on 14th St. to Ave A. Take right on A (south) till you hit 11th St. Take left on 11th . We are on the
  South (right) side closer to Avenue B.

Parking

• Nice, LLC – 212.475.5262
  311 E 11th St btw 1st & 2nd Aves
  New York, NY (Please call for pricing)

Cost per person

$1899 per person

Limited to: 12 participants

Terms and Conditions

Included:

• Quest workshop fee
• All Lighting equipment
• Use of Studio
• Models
• Reviews
• All lectures

Not included:

• Flights for out-of-state attendees
• Lodging
• Lunch

Rob Van Petten

Rob Van Petten shoots fashion and lifestyle for advertising. His pictures are a dynamic play of models in motion against a strong colorful background. Metal texture, modern architecture, cosmic lighting and computer manipulation all contribute to the effects in these images. The use of light energizes the images beyond just illuminating the scene.

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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 or 17-35mm
• 28-105mm lens or similar
• 70-200mm lens
• Lens hoods for all lenses
• Fish-eye lens (if you have one, very creative lens!)
• Lensbaby if you have one www.lensbabies.com or else you can try ours!

Computer / Digital Acessories

• Laptop with charger and Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom (not mandatory)
• Storage device, such as an EPSON P5000, or portable hard drives like
• lacie hard drives www.lacie.com
• Card Reader
• All cables for drives, computer, card readers, storage devices, etc.

Other

• lightweight tripod (carbon fiber)
• Lint-free cloth to clean lenses and blower ball for dust