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Hunt’s Portrait Workshop: Dynamic Outdoor Portraits (with Flash) featuring Student Senior Portraits

August 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

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Class Summary

Date & Time:

August 18, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Location:
Saugus Ironworks, Saugus
Featuring:
Portrait sessions outdoors featuring senior portraits!
Skill Level:
All Skill Levels Welcome
Instructor:
Paul Nelson
Co/Guest Instructor:
Westcott Tech Rep JC Carey
What to Bring:
  • Make sure to dress accordingly with the most current weather report.
  • A standard zoom lens is a good starting point
  • Portrait lenses range from 85mm to 130mm. Those lenses are recommended
  • You may choose a wider lens, such as a 35mm or 50mm, but be aware they will include more of the background
  • You will not need a tripod
  • Feel free to bring snacks and water.
  • Bring an extra camera battery and memory cards.
  • As always, bring your enthusiasm and creative thoughts!
    Recommended Prerequisites:
    Basic Knowledge of your Camera
    Important Notes:
    You should receive a confirmation email upon signing up. We will also send a reminder 48 hours prior. If you need to cancel for any reason, please email us at classes@huntsphoto.com.
    Policies:
    Refund / Cancellation Policy

    Refund Policy – Classes / Walks / Workshops

    For classes, walks, & workshops, cancellations and postponement can be made up to 48-hours prior to the scheduled time. Refunds cannot be granted for cancellations placed less than 72-hours/3-days before a class or walk, but you can receive a 75% credit toward a future class, walk, or workshop.

    For all cancellations, you must contact classes@huntsphoto.com prior to the event. If you register for a class and do not show up, your payment will be forfeited..

    Join Hunt’s Photo Education and Westcott lighting representative JC Carey for another entry in our series of portrait workshops where we will be creating dynamic lighting scenarios to photograph portraits, with a focus on high school seniors. Attendees will learn about how to create amazing portraits using a mixture of natural light and flash, understand subject placement, when and why to use strobes (and where to place them), and will end up with some excellent portfolio-building images!

    This workshop will be co-taught with Hunt’s Photo Education’s Paul Nelson and Westcott lighting representative JC Carey.  We will use Westcott strobes and have a series of student-models available for the shoot.

    Join us for a fun and dynamic workshop!

    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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