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Lighting Workshop at Smash Photo Studio, Monday Nov. 23, 2009

An Introduction to Studio Lighting, a 2 hour basic lighting workshop covering some easy to use lighting techniques using professional studio equipment. This class will be the taught by professional instructors; Bill Schutt/Smash Photo, Dave Fieling/Dave Fieling Photography, and David Griffin/David Griffin Photography

Topics to be discussed
NEW! – Using small battery powered flashes, aka: speedlight, hot-shoe flash, or STROBIST techniques.
- Constant lighting and strobe lighting
- Light modifier [softboxes, umbrellas, and more]
- Reading a light meter
- White Balance
and a few other random bits of useful information

By the end of the workshop you will have some basic studio lighting information and will be able to shoot away with confidence.

WORKSHOP DETAILS
Monday Nov. 23, 2009
7PM to 9PM
LOW FEE $20 [entry fee includes a coupon for $10 off Smash Photo studio rental time]
*Fee will be collected at the door, cash only please.

CONTACT US TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY
Reservation strongly encouraged, class size is limited.
To reserve go to our contact page and send us an email or call us at 310-807-5752.

Additional Information
Photos and description of the studio space
Dave Fieling Photography
David of David Griffin Photography, Los Angeles, CA | Bill of Smash Photo Studio in Long Beach, CA – photos taken by your instructors.
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New workshop tomorrow. Mainly focusing on a couple of core setups that you will use routinely to build your lighting scenarios from.

Great for beginners, all levels of photography encouraged to attend.

Should be fun, come on down and pickup some tips or refine the setups your using now.

Wed. Oct. 27
7PM to 9PM
Only $20

Smash Photo Studio
2179 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806
310-807-5752

STUDIO LIGHTING WORKSHOP

The Seminar will explore the "CONCEPT" of lighting. Our goal is to teach you the ability to "SEE" light. We will look at the many different approaches to lighting and how they all evolve from a sound understanding of what light is. We will look at the many different lighting and light shaping devices and will explain the features that make each one useful. You will leave with the knowledge of how to achieve a desired lighting effect under varying situations not just a diagram of a "one size fits all" lighting set-up

• Exposure: Understanding the difference between illumination and "Lighting" a subject. Determining the correct exposure and the factors that affect exposure variations. How to achieve a desired lighting ratios.
• Color Temperature: A basic explanation of Color temperature and considerations to prevent color contamination.
• Type of light: Understanding the concept of the "Quality" of light and how to achieve a desired effect with the use of various light modifiers.
• Studio Equipment overview: Overview of various light modifiers the advantages and disadvantages of different modifiers.
• Lighting Setups:  Will demonstrate how a 3 dimensional portrait can be achieved with just one light then build on the basic setup with the addition of lights

WORKSHOP TAUGHT BY DAVE FEILING

LightWriting.com | OMP
Dave is an advertising photographer specializing in environmental portraits. He has been supplying photography to advertising and corporate clients for over twenty years. A Southern California based photographer, his work encompasses editorial, lifestyle, advertising, annual report, corporate, industrial, executives portraiture, health care and enjoys working with children. His commercial and fine art photography showcases his mastery of light and the ability to work well with people. Dave’s schooling at Brooks Institute and graduate work at Syracuse University has provided him with a solid background in the Visual Arts, Commercial Art, Photography, and Arts & Humanities.

WHEN, WHERE, HOW MUCH

• Saturday, September 12, 2009, 11AM to 3PM
• Cost for this 4 hour workshop is $60 and is limited to the first 14 attendees.
  HURRY AND RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!
• Smash Photo Studio, 2176 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, 90806 [click for Google Map]
• Beverages and snacks provided, air conditioned and comfortable photography studio environment

RESERVATION & PAYMENT INFORMATION

• Call 310-807-5752 -or -
• Email info [at] smashphotolb [dot] com
• Payment methods: Visa, MC, AMEX, CASH, or Paypal
• WORKSHOP IS RESERVATION ONLY, no walkins on day of workshop.

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“Go ahead and push the button” digital camera workshop.

This workshop is aimed directly at all the owners of DSLR or high-end prosumer digital cameras. If you just purchased your first DSLR or just looking to get a more in depth look into what all those buttons do on your camera then this is the class for you.

WORKSHOP DETAILS
Date – Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Time 7PM to 9PM
Location: Smash Photo Studio, 2176 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, CA [click for map]
Entry limited to 12 attendees.

Our last workshop sold out quickly, RSVP TODAY!

To reserve your seat today, go to our contact page and send us an email or call us at 310-807-5752.

LOW FEE $10 [entry fee includes a coupon for $10 off Smash Photo studio rental time]
*Fee will be collected at the door, cash only please.

BRING YOUR OWNERS MANUAL to the workshop.

WE WILL DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

Camera Body
– Program mode
– AV
– TV
– M
– Bulb
– Bracketing
– Burst mode
– Exposure Compensation
– Exposure, exposure lock
– ISO
– White Balance

Lenses
– wide angle
– telephoto
– prime
– filters: UV, neutral, gradient

Flash
– on camera
– off camera

Additional topics to be discussed
– sensor sizes, what is a 1.3/1.6/etc.. crop factor?
– file formats: Raw, JPG, TIF
– workflow managment: lightroom
– photo retouching using Photoshop
– Online resources: photo.net, flickr.com, pbase.com, meetup.com, forums
+ a few other useful tips / tricks

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Started design and production of a new front portfolio section for this site. Since we started here a few months back we have been using this blog as our main web site. I think the time has come for a proper and more presentable front-end that will display our photographic work in a better light, obvious pun intended.

Here is a screen shot of the comp I put together last night.

Very little flash will be used, I am balancing user friendly with search engine friendly. Designed around a couple of PHP pages, some CSS and a sprinkle of Flash the site will be easy for me to maintain and update. The focus being primarily on making it as easy as possible for visitors interested in our work to see exactly what we do.

Photography Workshop
UPDATE: Date of the workshop has been changed to March 30, 2008.

Recently struck a deal with a local photographer, David Griffin, who will be hosting a series of photography workshops at our studio. The first one is scheduled for March 23, 2008 March 30, 2008.

He will be going over inexpensive DIY photography tools and lighting techniques. A live model will be present so that workshop attendees will have someone to try out all their new knowledge on. More info to come, for now read the flyer below for full details.

I’m excited about the workshop, you should be too! The cost for all that your getting is very low and I understand he David will be capping the number of attendees so be sure to secure your spot soon.

Contact David Griffin to RSVP or if you have questions related to the workshop.

RSVP VIA PayPal or Check or Money Order
Send to David Griffin at:
605 W. 97th St. LA CA 90044

PayPal: destrianlives@yahoo.com