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Hunt’s Spring Expo Seminars: From Fear to Flash: 3 Steps to Better Lighting with Westcott

May 7, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

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Class Summary

Date & Time:

May 7, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Location:
Hunt's Photo, Melrose
Featuring:
How to Create Dynamic Portraits with Flash
Skill Level:
JC Carey from Westcott
Important Notes:
This is a free class, but registration is encouraged.

Do you want to make photos or just take them? Have you been frustrated with your flashes or strobes? Do you have a headache when adding artificial light to a scene? Have you been stuck creatively with your photography? If you’ve always wanted to get better results with your lighting but were fearful of the process then join JC Carey as he demystifies lighting into the simplest steps possible so that anyone with a basic understanding of camera functions can start producing more dynamic images immediately. With tips and tricks that can be used with any lights you add to your creative arsenal JC will talk about the basics and dive into some more advanced concepts. In three easy steps JC will take you from Fear to flash.
Topics covered:
The Simplest Most Straight forward recipe to adding artificial light to your work
Lens selection and how it relates to lighting
TTL vs Manual
Camera modes
High Speed Sync/Rear Curtain Sync
Getting the flash off your camera
Modifying the light
Joseph ?JC? Carey is a lifetime image maker that like so many photographers was terrified of lighting until he was gifted with a lighting class in 2007. The class wasn?t very good but it lit a fire. That gift changed everything. It transformed him from someone that barely took pictures of people and knew nothing about lighting into someone still trying to figure out how to light everything.

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