May 20, 2023
at 9:00am -
4:30pm
with Christopher James Comstock, CPP
We will cover the fundamentals of studio lighting, including basic technology and safety (of you, your clients, and your gear). Metering and exposure - before going into the studio we will have a quick review in the classroom of the exposure triangle and working in manual mode on your camera. Studio light and strobe triggering - the various lights in the studio (main, fill, rim, background, hair), lighting ratios, modifiers (diffusers, Vflats, flags, etc.). We will have lots of hands-on practice in the studio. This course will touch on posing, but not in great detail. Your instructor is an adjunct professor of photography and portraiture at Eastern Florida State College (EFSC), a Certified Professional Photographer (CPP), and a photography business sole proprietor. We will break for 1 hour lunch at 12am-1pm. There are a few places close by to drive to but you can bring your lunch (there is a break room).
This PPA Workshop will be in Building 14 on the Cocoa EFSC Campus. Just go in the front door, then the classroom/studio will be on the right halfway down the hall.
EFSC Campus map: https://www.easternflorida.edu/our-campuses/cocoa-campus/campus-maps.cfm
Google Map coordinates: 28.382682328346124, -80.75945407109529
1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, FL 32922
Cocoa , FL
United States
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