July 10 & 11, 2010
Bellevue, Washington
Presented by:
Image two full days of flash photography, lighting set ups
and hands on shooting experience. This workshop is a great opportunity to learn
new flash techniques, refresh your skill set and try new lighting set ups.
Learn how to balance flash and ambient light. Controlling exposure in Manual
Exposure mode. Using gels to balance the white balance. How to properly use the
non-TTL flash modes. Models will be available to photograph on the second day.
Try some different lighting set ups. Experiment and have fun.
Nikon SB-600 Nikon SB-800 Nikon SB-900
Day One - Saturday 10
July 2010
9:00am to 4:30 pm
· iTTL flash workshop
o Flash Modes
o Camera Sync Modes
o Flash Power Compensation
o On camera flash set up
o Wireless flash set up
o Exposure Modes
o Indoor flash lighting set up
o Outdoor flash lighting set up
Day Two - Sunday 11
July 2010
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
· Controlling flash exposure
· Creative lighting set ups
· Front and Rear camera sync mode photography
· How to drag the shutter
· Creating Flash Dominate, Balanced Flash and Ambient or Fill Flash exposures
o One flash + Ambient - Portrait lighting
o Two flash – Portrait lighting
o Three flash – Portrait lighting
o Four flash – Portrait lighting
o Photographing couples and small groups of people
You will learn:
- Multiple flash set up and usage
- Creative lighting set up
- Portrait lighting
- Light diffusion methods (umbrellas, reflectors, etc.)
- Manual flash mode
- Non-TTL Flash mode
- Flash output level compensation
- Power Compensation
- SB900 setup as a Master flash
- SB800 setup as a Master flash
- SB900 setup as a remote flash unit
- SB800 setup as a remote flash unit
- SB600 setup as a remote flash unit
- SB800 & 900 as a SU-4 slave
- Outdoor and Indoor fill-flash methods
- Alternative bounce flash methods
- Slow-sync flash methods
- Colored gel usage
What you'll need for this workshop:
Required:
- Nikon Digital SLR
- Your SB-600, SB-800 or SB-900 strobe.
- Your SU-800 Master
- Fully charged battery for your camera
- Extra "AA" batteries for flash
- Digital media (memory card)
- Camera Manual (Optional)
- Flash Manual (Optional)
- Curiosity
- Bring your tripod
- Hands on instruction from Nikonians Academy professional photographer Winston C. Hall
- Hard copy of the training handout
- Models to photograph on Day Two of the workshop
- Lighting set up diagrams
- Flash photography experience
