workshops and seminars
I regularly present workshops and seminars on flash photography and digital photography.
The intention with these workshops is to help other photographers grasp whichever aspects had been elusive up until then – whether it is a technique, or bit of theory – and then have things suddenly fall into place. My approach is to teach other photographers how to achieve what they want to. And what I am trying for, are for a few “aaaah, NOW I get it!” moments.
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workshops on flash photography techniques
The workshops are divided into two sections.
Attendees can register for the 4-hour morning session only (9 am to 1:30pm) for $200,
or they can register for for the full day session which includes hands-on instruction,
and shooting sessions with models (9 am to 8pm) for $500.
Each Seminar + Workshop will be limited to 20 people – but there will only be 10 people who attend the entire day, including the photo sessions in the afternoon and the evening. The other 10 people will be those who chose to attend only the seminar presentation in the morning. This way I can make sure of individual attention with each photographer attending the workshop section of the day.
Seminar & Presentation (Morning Session)
Starting at 9 am, there is a presentation on flash photography, lighting and exposure, which is based on the articles on this website. I will answer all questions, and thoroughly cover a variety of topics, which will include:
* White Balance settings
* TTL / Auto flash .. vs .. manual flash
* Exposure metering for ambient light
* Implications of flash sync speed
* Flash modes available with camera systems
* Adding fill-flash to available light outdoors
* Flash indoors
* Directional bounce flash
* Flash modifiers – uses & limitations
* Dragging the shutter
* Tungsten light & flash
* Wireless TTL flash
* Using strobes for portraits, and small studio set-upsPractical Application (Afternoon / Evening Session)
This portion of the day is 5 hours of hands-on photography to reinforce the information presented at the Seminar & Presentation. There will be 2 models available during the afternoon and evening photo sessions, aand each attendee will be given the opportunity to work with the models, together and individually.Several different lighting situations will be set up and each participant will get to practice the concepts covered in the morning’s presentation. Pocket Wizards will be available for each attendee to use for the off-camera lighting / studio setup. The practical exercises will include:
* Using flash with max sync speed
* Metering for ambient light and fill flash
* Bouncing flash into a reflector as a fill
* Bouncing flash into a reflector as a main light at night
* Using off camera flash / creating a small studio set-upAttendance at the Practical Application portion of the workshop is limited to 10 people in order to allow everyone plenty of time to work with the models and to get personal feedback.
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cost + registration
Seminar Only (9 am until 1:30 pm) – $200.
Payment for the Seminar Only is due in full at the time of registration.
Seminar + Practical Application (9 am until 8 pm) – $500.
Payment for the full-day workshop is due in full at the time of registration.
Once the 10 spaces are full, no more registrations will be accepted for the Practical Application portion of the workshop.
Seminar / Workshop Cancellation Policy:
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Note that no refunds will be issued for cancellations inside 30 days from the date of a workshop for any reason. However, you are welcome to sell or gift your spot to someone else.
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Also note that Paypal only allows a full refund within a 60 day window. Outside of that period Paypal fees are incurred, and I won’t be able to refund the full amount.
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No refunds will be given for cancellations of workshops that have been announced as being fully booked. Once a workshop is announced as being fully booked, it stops others from bookings those spots. Therefore it would simply not be possible to refund your fees should you cancel a workshop which has been announced as being fully booked. And again, you are welcome to sell or gift your spot to someone else.
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extra goodies from the kind sponsors of the workshops:
Fundy SOS – Solutions on Steroids
Andrew Funderburg, (who we all know as Fundy), is the creator of the Fundy SOS – Solutions on Steroids software will give everyone who attends one of the flash photography workshops with a free copy of Fundy iGotActions, and can also get a massive 25% discount on any of the other Fundy SOS software pieces. In addition, Fundy is also offering 10% discount to any readers of the Tangents blog. Use the code ‘planetneil’ when checking out to get the 10% discount on any of the software.
ProDPI
ProDPI is one of the premier photo and press labs – and everyone who attends one of the 2009 flash photography workshops in the USA, will get a $50 voucher towards prints at ProDPI.
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upcoming dates for workshops in 2009:
(the specific venues will be announced about 3 weeks prior to event via email)
Dana Point, CA – March 17, (Tue)
San Francisco, CA – March 19, (Thu) - report-back on workshops
San Francisco, CA – March 20, (Fri)Nashville, TN – May 12, (Tue) - report-back on workshop
St Louis, MO – May 14, (Thu) - report-back on workshopHoboken, NJ - May 18, (Mon) - report-back on workshop
Albany, NY – May 20, (Wed) - report-back on workshopNJ / NY (2) - July 13, (Mon) – sold out!
UK / Ireland workshops
Brighton – July 28, (Tue) - sold out!
Birmingham – July 30, (Thu) – sold out!
Cork, Ireland - Aug 02, (Sun) – sold out,
but there is interest in another workshop in Cork on Aug 03 (Mon) .Denver, CO - Aug 18 (Tue)
Portland, OR - Sept 1 (Tue)
Seattle, WA - Sept 3 (Thu)NJ / NYC – Sept 14 (Mon)
Boston, MA - Sept 16 (Wed)Philadelphia, PA - Sept 29 (Tue)
Annapolis, MD - Oct 1 (Thu) (city changed from DC, and date also changed)Atlanta, GA - Oct 13 (Tue)
Palm Beach, FL - Nov 03 (Wed) (date has been moved forward by a day)
Austin, TX - Nov 17 (Tue)
Dallas, TX – Nov 19 (Thu)
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If your city isn’t listed and you would like to attend a workshop, I do keep a running list (by city) of all the requests I get. As soon as I get enough inquiries for a specific city or area that I think I can meet the minimum enrollment for a workshop (8 people), I’ll put an event on the calendar.
If you think you can help generate enough interest to meet that minimum, let me know. Or if you belong to an organization or a photographers’ group that might be interested in scheduling a private workshop for a flat rate, I’d be happy to talk to you about that as well.
Please feel free to e-mail me or phone me at 973-206-9490, for more info.
thank you
Neil van Niekerk
