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Fly on the Wall with Jeremy Saffer

November 14 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Class Summary

Date & Time:

November 14 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location:
Hunt's Photo Waltham (or Online)
Featuring:
Want to see what goes into every decision from location solving, selecting the lighting, the poses, directing, the shots, and beyond? Now is your chance!
Skill Level:
All Skill Levels Welcome, but having a basic understanding of photography, camera settings, and being familiar with your camera is important. Students do not need any prior lighting experience.
Co/Guest Instructor:
Rock & Celebrity Photographer Jeremy Saffer
Misc:

Fly on the Wall is day 1 of 4 weekend workshops with Jeremy.  Thursday is Fly on the Wall, Friday is Get the LED Out, Saturday is Small Lights/Epic Portraits, and Sunday is The Anatomy of a Shoot! If you would like to sign up for all four days at a discounted rate, make sure to choose the Four Day Option!

Important Notes:
Please note: Since this class is a seminar only, you can attend live in our Waltham store location or streaming (via zoom). Please sign up for the appropriate ticket above!
Policies:
Refund / Cancellation Policy

Refund Policy – Special Workshop

Certain special workshops, such as this one, are non-refundable. However, we understand that life happens, and you can receive a 50% credit towards a class in the future if you need to cancel.

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.

This is an ALL AGES event open to any photographers (pro, amateur, hobby, etc)

Please note: This class is a seminar only, which you can attend live at Hunt’s Photo or watch streaming (via zoom) – both tickets are available.

OVERVIEW

Have you ever wanted to see Jeremy do a real life, full day, full scale photo shoot with a band? What do you need to do to prepare for the shoot in pre-production? How do you make a proper call sheet and shot list? Want to see what goes into every decision from location solving, selecting the lighting, the poses, directing, the shots, and beyond? Now is your chance, for the first time ever, Jeremy will be doing a full live photo shoot with a band while step by step breaking down and calling out every decision, every pose, every light placement, every change in lighting, every change in pose (and why that direction was given), and every shot taken to achieve the goal of a successful photo shoot. This will be a unique opportunity to see every detail, with explanation, that goes into a full photo shoot from the perspective of a learning student audience from preproduction to wrap.

Topics covered:
Pre-Production: what goes into prepping the shoot
Lighting selections: What lights to use in what lighting situations and why
Pre-pro lighting plots: What lighting set ups are pre-determined to be used for the shoot
Pre-pro posing ideas: An idea of what poses will work with what lighting and why
Call sheet: Not only will we cover the call sheet but all students will get a call sheet to take home documenting exactly what details are in the shoot and schedule.
Shot lists: Putting together a comprehensive shot list with room for changes on the fly
Greeting the band: What to do upon arrival of band
Pre-pro meeting with band: What is talking about before the shoot
Set up: Setting up the studio and prepping the gear to be shoot ready
Test Shots: getting test shots in before the band is ready to shoot
The Photo Shoot: A full day photo shoot with the band concentrating on direction, posing, lighting, and interacting with the band.
10:00 a.m. – Intro to Jeremy Saffer
10:15 a.m. – Pre Production
11:00 a.m. – Shot Lists
11:30 a.m. – Hands on gear demo
12:00 p.m. – Break / Lunch (Time may vary)
12:30 p.m. – Band Arrival/band pre-shoot meeting
12:45 p.m. – Test Shot
1 p.m. – Live Shoot: A full live photo shoot with the band. (there will be breaks every hour or so)
5:00 p.m. – Wrap up/final band QnA

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone with an interest in photography will gain much from this program, but of particular note are elements of posing, directing, interacting with clients, and conceiving and building lighting designs.  While the focus of the day will be music portraiture, it is transferable to other forms of portraiture.

ATTENDING LIVE OR ATTENDING ONLINE 

You can attend  this workshop live at Hunt’s Photo in Waltham or online via Zoom. The recording can be streamed for 30 days after the recording date. 

ABOUT OUR WEEKEND OF WORKSHOPS WITH JEREMY SAFFER- Fly on the Wall is day 1 of 4 weekend workshops with Jeremy.  Thursday is Fly on the Wall, Friday is Get the LED Out, Saturday is Small Lights/Epic Portraits, and Sunday is The Anatomy of a Shoot! If you would like to sign up for all four days at a discounted rate, make sure to choose the Four Day Option!

About Jeremy Saffer: Since 2004, photographer Jeremy Saffer has been making figures from the world of music, movies, and pop culture look iconic. Rightfully regarded as one of the most stylish and likable visual artists in contemporary media, he has crafted a recognizable, unique and fantastical range of styles that continue to dazzle in fresh and creative ways.

Utilizing his natural gift for alternative flair, it is Jeremy’s calling card to develop images and looks for clients that truly make the subject matter shine with star appeal and majestic imagery. For these reasons plus his likable, knowledgable personality, his portfolio extends to the covers and inside the pages of international publications such as Kerrang, Revolver, Metal Hammer, Alternative Press, Guitar World, Outburn, and countless other publications.

For a look at the caliber of entertainer who trusts Jeremy with their iconic imagery, you can look to the likes of hard rock and metal legends from Alice Cooper, Metallica, Slayer, Korn and Megadeth to contemporary heavyweights Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Ghost, Bring Me The Horizon and more, movie and TV legends from A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Walking Dead, Hellraiser, A Clockwork Orange’s Malcolm McDowell and many, many more.

Saffer has been enlisted by both publications and the talent themselves, providing eye-popping album covers for the likes of Killswitch Engage and A Day To Remember, producing multiple A-list print series projects and gaining millions of YouTube views from music videos he has directed with In This Moment, Buckcherry, members of Rob Zombie and New Years Day and more.

On top of this elite tier talent list, for the past 10+ years, Jeremy has held seminars and workshops all across the United States encouraging droves of budding photographers and helping tomorrow’s visual artists develop a style of their own.

As you would expect for someone with such a dynamic and interesting style, Saffer extends to fine art photography with a litany of impactful and cinematic shots and scenes in his archive. His international back catalogue also includes hundreds of models and settings being used across a multitude of books, galleries, displays and art prints that have been sold all over the world.

The wealth of vision from his storied and unique career can be found in Jeremy’s latest project, The Daughters Of Darkness. A fearless and provocative hybrid of his iconic music photography and penchant for fine art, the project explores beauty within the macabre and features tributes to his love of black metal, doom and fantastical imagery. Daring to take his art into the furthest reaches of his imagination, this is sure to be a milestone in a career that continues to impress and expand into bold and brave new horizons.

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