Lighting

Basic Lighting Concepts

• Understanding quality of light
• Four essential light patterns for portraiture
• Presenting subjects to the light
• Presenting subjects to the camera
• Making subject flattery a priority
• Intelligently breaking the rules

Location Lighting Techniques

• Finding beautiful light naturally
• Modifying light when necessary
• Adding light where none exists
• Using flash that doesn’t look like flash

Studio Lighting Techniques

• Window light without a window
• Creating intimacy with constant light
• Return to the nostalgic look of tungsten
• Big results from battery powered flash

Workflow

• Get it right at the time of capture
• Minimize or eliminate download time
• Edit and organize in half the time
• Raw versus Jpeg, why it no longer matters
• Great effects with almost no effort
• Hardware solutions for peace of mind
• Little known secrets of Lightroom and CS3
• Simplified color management concepts
• Learning to print like a pro

Marketing & Sales

• Learn to build clients for life
• Succeeding through community service
• Branding and the boutique studio
• Maximizing sales through projection
• E-commerce, the overlooked revenue stream