Get the LED Out: An LED Lighting Photography Workshop with Jeremy Saffer
November 15 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Class Summary
November 15 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Your camera (digital if you could please)
- Any lenses you want to use
- Feel free to bring snacks and water. There will be snacks on hand, but if you have any dietary restrictions please let us know
- Bring an extra camera battery and freshly formatted memory cards
- Anything you want to take notes with
- As always, bring your enthusiasm and creative thoughts!
ABOUT OUR WEEKEND OF WORKSHOPS WITH JEREMYSAFFER- Get the LED Out is Day 2 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!
If you are sick or feeling unwell, STAY HOME! We will gladly give you a credit towards a future workshop. Also, please note: We are requiring that ANY ATTENDEE with a cough MUST wear a mask for the health and safety of the attendees, instructors, and models.
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.
Go behind the lens, lights, and mind of twenty-year rock and celebrity portrait photographer Jeremy Saffer and get a glimpse into the world of music, celebrity, and entertainment photography using LED lighting.
Students will get the unique opportunity to not only learn everything Jeremy has to teach about using different LED lighting in a variety of set ups using different types of LED lighting, but will also a chance to apply everything they’ve learned during hands on demos and photo shoots.
After having the chance to observe Jeremy’s approach to using LED lighting while working with a band, it will be your turn to create images.
We will also have a follow up online image review a few weeks with Jeremy reviewing and giving feedback to each student for the work they have produced.
TOPICS COVERED
• Introduction to LED- Slideshow of LED usages; LED application; Slideshow of BTS/final images/editorial/covers with spec breakdowns of LED settings
• LED Color Blending/Temperature- Reviewing color temperature theory/cold tone, warm tone, CTO; Reviewing color blending theory (mixing color); Show various LED lights and their effects and usages
• Camera Prep- A walk through of what cameras/lenses I will be using; Students prep their cameras/provided cameras prepped
• Studio build- Visual demo of turning classroom into a working studio with a full gear set up, and a break down of the gear/equipment
• Image review and feedback
SCHEDULE
10:00 a.m – 7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – Intro to LED
10:30 a.m. – Reviewing color blending theory with LED (mixing color)
11:00 a.m. – Show various LED lights and their effects and usages
11:30 a.m. – Studio set up demo
12:00 p.m. – Break / Lunch (Time may vary)
12:30 p.m. – Pre-shoot QnA with guest/models
1:00 p.m. – Live Shoot: Jeremy photographs models
2:30 p.m. – Live Shoot: Students photograph models
5:30 p.m. – Wrap up/final band QnA/feedback
6:00 p.m. – Image review
7:00 p.m. – Wrap/QnA
8:00 p.m. – Optional Dinner with Jeremy
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Anyone with an interest in portrait photography and lighting will gain much from this program. Music photographers looking to get into music portraiture. Any photographers who want the chance to photograph a band using professional lighting in a studio setting.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Having a basic understanding of photography, camera settings, and being familiar with your camera is important but students do not need any prior lighting experience.
ABOUT OUR WEEKEND OF WORKSHOPS WITH JEREMY SAFFER- Get the LED Out is Day 2 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.
