Lighting Iconography: A Strobe Lighting Photography Workshop with Jeremy Saffer

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 Strobe lighting.
Students will get the unique opportunity to not only learn everything Jeremy has to teach about using strobe lighting in a variety of different set ups, 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 strobes while working with a band, it will be your turn to create images. The workshop will conclude with Jeremy reviewing and giving feedback to each student of the work they have produced.
TOPICS COVERED
? Strobes vs led; Different types of strobes (battery vs pack vs self contained, etc)
? Strobe mods- Show and review of different light mods and their effects; Boxes, umbrellas, parabolic, gels, grids, etc.Color temperature theory
? Lighting examples using 1 strobe, 2 strobe, 3 strobe, 4 etc. etc.; Break down of lighting in images; BTS to final image walk throughs; Controlling your environment using lighting and camera settings
??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
??Strobe demo, passing around the strobes/sizing/controls; building the lights to set
??Camera Prep- Going over what Cameras/Lenses/Gear will be used; Prepping everyones camera to shoot strobe.
? Image review and feedback
SCHEDULE
Each day has the same schedule.
10:00 a.m ? 7:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. ? Intro to Strobes
10:30 a.m. ? Show and review of different light mods and their effects
11:00 a.m. ? Visual demo of turning classroom into a working studio with a full gear set up, and a break down of the gear/equipment
11:30 a.m. ? Strobe demo, passing around the strobes/sizing/controls
12:00 p.m. ? Break / Lunch (Time may vary)
12:30 p.m. ? Pre-shoot QnA with guest/band.
1:00 p.m. ? Live Shoot: Jeremy photographs guest bands
2:30 p.m. ? Live Shoot: Students photograph guest bands
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 WORKSHOPS WITH JEREMY SAFFER
Lighting Iconography is the first day of our weekend workshops with Jeremy Saffer. Saturday is “Get the LED Out” featuring all LED lighting; Sunday is “Totally Tubular” featuring all Tube Lighting. If you would like to sign up for all three days at a discounted rate, make sure to choose the Three 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.