Julia Dean Workshops
www.juliadean.com

PORTRAIT LIGHTING INTENSIVE
April 24 and 25, 2010

This dynamic studio and location workshop is designed for photographers who are ready to take the next step in lighting. It is a great opportunity to explore and expand your portrait skills for editorial, corporate and advertising photography. Each day a new technique is demonstrated with an opportunity for the participants to photograph models, immediately putting to use what they learn. We will review basic lighting techniques including lighting patterns, ratios, high and low key, and the qualities of umbrellas, boxes and grids. From there we will explore many other lighting techniques including some specialized equipment, bounce and reflective, combining strobe and ambient, multiple light set-ups, creating drama with grids, using beauty dishes, broad and soft lighting by bouncing, and dragging the shutter.

Saturday will be spent at Studio 1112, located at 1112 North Beachwood Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90038. This little gem is complete with skylights, a cyclorama, a brick wall, long corridors, and sitting and loft space. Sunday will be spent on location at Hotel Erwin, located at 1697 Pacific Avenue, Venice Beach, CA 90291. This gorgeous, full service hotel offers a wide array of shooting possibilities, including roof top access for a stunning twilight shoot overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Covering both beauty as well as interpretive lighting, the scope of the class encompasses design and composition, use of tonalities, establishing rapport, choosing locations and props, and constructing ideas. Students must be familiar with their cameras and basic computer skills. This is an intermediate level workshop, so some lighting experience is helpful.