Scott Wyden Kivowitz recently gave a presentation entitled Photography Studio Lighting on a Budget for the Google+ community of New Jersey photographers. Held at Dynalite’s Union, New Jersey studio, studio portraiture was demonstrated and practiced with Dynalite’s hardware triggered by PocketWizard PlusX radios.
After Scott’s presentation was over, students practiced studio portraiture using the Dynalite gear and PlusX radio triggers. Scott put together a quick video of student impressions on the PlusX.
We’ve profiledScott Markewitz and his work previously. He’s about to embark on his fourth annual workshop. If you’re into capturing high-speed sports and love to ski or snowboard yourself, don’t miss learning more about this exciting photographic opportunity. What follows are the details from Scott himself.
Erik Valind, previously featured on our blog, has an exciting workshop currently roaming the country through October. If you’re looking for instruction on fast and mobile applications of off-camera flash, this looks to be your ticket.
Valind will have live models and will cover the following topics:
The characteristics of light and how it behaves
Creative ways to control and direct light using modifiers on- and off-camera
Gelling your flash for both color correction and dramatic effect
Practical tips to help you overcome some of the most common worst-case lighting scenarios
Full details on Shaping Light: A Small Flash Workshop Tour can be found here, including dates and locations.
Valind is the master of not carting around huge lighting rigs and getting top-shelf professional results from PocketWizard radios and speed lights. For more information on Erik, visit his site.
Sports Shooter Academy recently held their 9th sports photography and remote workshop. PocketWizard rep Ian Ray was on-site throughout the four day event, offering knowledge, equipment and support to future PocketWizard shooters. SSA selected winning photographs from participants in two categories: Sports Remote and Portrait.
Elaine Villaflores took the remote category with her behind-the-net shot of a goal in action while Mat Boyle impressed the judges with his dramatic mid-air portrait. They will both receive a pair of PocketWizard Plus III radio triggers for their awesome work.
Elaine has her own impressions of the experience, complete with more photos from the workshop on her blog.
Are you ready to step up your photography game? Moshe Zusman, the talented, D.C.-based photographer we profiled in 2010, is offering two workshops showing you how to do just that.
Moshe, who uses PocketWizard MiniTT1® and FlexTT5® radio triggers, has been turning wedding and portrait photographic conventions on their head ever since he left the world of assisting and second shooting to become a full-time professional photographer. A master of the well-crafted and carefully composed shot, Moshe takes the time to make sure each detail is just right. The result is a beautiful image treasured by his clients today and for years to come.
If you’re in the Washington D.C. area, take advantage of Moshe’s years of experience running a successful photography business at two upcoming workshops at the Capital Photography Center. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
Business Skills for the Wedding Photographer
07/18/2012 – 6:30pm-9:30pm
Learn the skills it takes to run your own successful photography business. This high-energy seminar will cover branding, pricing, social media, outsourcing and more. Learn what it takes to turn your photographic dreams into a reality. Learn more and sign up!
Here’s an update on the Rick Friedman Location Lighting Workshops we’ve been hearing so many good things about. New dates below.
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 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, wedding photographers, and serious amateurs who want to improve their knowledge of illumination and light. 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!
This workshop begins with creating interesting light with one Speedlight, progresses through using multiple Speedlites with many different light modifiers, using grip equipment, adding colors to your images and ends with mixing both Speedlights and studio strobes. Rick teaches using both Nikon and Canon.
Workshop Schedule:
December 12th & 13th Calumet, San Francisco
December 16th &17th Calumet, LA
January 15th Unique Photo, Fairfield, NJ
February 11th & 12th Rick Friedman Studio, Boston
March 12th & 13th Midwest Photo, Columbus, OH
March 31st & April 1st Calumet, Cambridge, MA
April 6th & 7th Calumet, Chicago
Spring 2012:
Glazer’s Photo, Seattle
White House News Photographers Association, Washington, DC
November 5th & 6th in South End, Boston, Massachusetts
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 this workshop. One of the key things 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, wedding photographers, and serious amateurs who want to improve their knowledge of illumination and light. 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!
What happens when you take 16 working pro photographers, a ton of lighting gear, one location lighting expert, and stuff them all into the biggest barn you’ve ever seen? The place really lights up.
LPA recently sponsored and hosted a location lighting workshop for members of ASMP New England with Boston-based photographer Rick Friedman. Rick’s got the energy dial set to maximum pretty much all the time which is definitely part of his success as both a photojournalist and photo educator. He’s also got a bag full of PocketWizard radios which he puts to work in all his lighting work – both with speedlights as well as with studio lights.
Photojournalist Rick Friedman has been shooting the photos which show us what’s going on around the world for over thirty years. He has had his worked placed in top publications internationally and been responsible for more than 75 book and periodical covers.
Largely known for his lighting techniques executed on location, Friedman is currently undertaking his aptly named Location Lighting Workshop tour. With over 1000 satisfied attendees in the past year alone, this one-day workshop promises to showcase new ways of working with speedlights and PocketWizard radio triggers. He will instruct using both Nikon and Canon systems. Upcoming dates include:
August 22nd & 23rd Calumet, Philadelphia, PA.
September 12th & 13th Pocket Wizard, Burlington, VT.
September 19th & 20th LensProtoGo Concord, MA. Call 877.578.4777 to register.
September 30th & October 1st Calumet, Chicago, IL.
October 8th & 9th Midwest Photo Exchange Columbus OH. Call 614.261.1264 to register.
October 26-29 PhotoPlus New York.
December 12th & 13th Calumet, San Francisco.
December 16th & 17th Calumet, LA.
From the official description of the Location Lighting Workshops:
The class explores different ways to achieve the lighting effect you desire for your images. You will learn how to create awesome light with one speedlight and progress to multiple light situations, balancing available light with strobes and mixing speed lights with studio strobes. We will work with infrared transmitters and Pocket Wizards as well as softboxes, grid spots and other light modifiers. You will be guided in color balances, color correction, cross filtering as well as adding and controlling color when capturing your images.
Sports Shooter Academy
