Studio Lighting 101 with Joseph Meehan Feb 14, 2010

© Joseph Meehan

Members: $120 • Non-members: $170 • Prerequisites: None

Space Limited to 12 participants.

Description

Every successful studio photographer applies the same basic principles when controlling light in order to produce a desired look to the subject. The key is to know how to modify the raw light from strobes or continuous light sources using light modifiers such as umbrellas, soft boxes, gobos, diffusers and reflectors. The purpose of this all-day seminar is to explain and illustrate these basic principles and how typical studio equipment is used. It is designed for those who are thinking about moving into studio photography or have only a limited amount of experience with artificial studio lighting.
 
The all-important role of the “main light” is explored in detail along with the use of fill, accent and background lighting. Also covered is the question of lighting ratios and how to determine the correct exposure as well as obtaining an accurate white balance and the advantages of shooting in the RAW format. The seminar includes a presentation on different lighting styles and will end with a section on making choices for equipment in a start up studio.

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Biography

Joseph Meehan has been a professional photographer, writer and teacher for more than 35 years. Over a thousand of his images have appeared in books, magazines and advertisements as well as on Web sites all over the world. Meehan’s work has been profiled in many photography magazines including, Popular Photography, Outdoor Photography, View Camera Magazine, Shutterbug and the British Journal of Photography. He was also the Senior Technical Editor of Photo District News for over a decade, and the editor of the UK publication, The Photography Yearbook. In addition, he has written 25 books on photographic technique, several of which have received awards as well as being published in multiple languages.

You can visit his website at www.josephmeehan.com