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John Woodward

Mastering the Light

As a professional photographer for 30 plus years and a speaker for almost two decades, I am constantly amazed at how much we can learn each day. My goal is to make better photographers. As I come up with new ideas or techniques I will constantly add to the contents of my course. As we enter a new age in photography, we are being confronted with new ideas, new business plans and massive amounts of new technology. We sometimes forget that no matter what the media, understanding light and exposure will always be the one essential component to success in photography.

Some of the areas to be covered in this course:

• We’ll explore lighting in the studio and in the field.
  
• We will discuss facial analysis and how each lighting form affects your subject.
  
• We will build a working studio and through live demonstration illustrate the strengths of portrait, glamour and modified glamour lighting forms.
  
• The program will then discuss environmental lighting and how you can streamline your operation by eliminating variables. The focus will be on learning to “see the light.”
  
• We will additionally illustrate the starting points for product and foot photography.
  

Prerequisites:

• Understanding your camera and controls
  
• Have a light meter or buy one
  
• Have a portable flash
  
• Understand terms (f-stops, etc.)
  
• Basic photoshop understanding

Have Fun!

email: woodward2@aol.com