Studio Lighting Workshop

Being a part of a new series of educational events at Green Lens Studios this workshop will support you in making the next step in your photography and start creating images that truly make an impact. Knowing how to use studio lighting effectively for portraits, food or product photography is an essential element of every serious photographer’s skillset. For many people however, professional studio lighting and lighting techniques can seem a bit overwhelming, especially if you’ve never used them before. If that sounds familiar, this workshop is for you.

On this 5 hour practical workshop I cover all the basics of lighting to provide the necessary understanding of lighting techniques for you to feel comfortable in hiring a studio on your own, or to shoot on location with studio style lights, with the confidence to create your own professionally lit photographs.

What’s covered

• Light Theory - Understanding the “Inverse Square Law”
• Directional Lighting - understanding light and shadow
• Balancing flash and ambient light
• Use of light modifiers
• Using “Flags” and “Reflectors”
• How to use a Light Meter
• Using Gels for creative effect
• Using a Grey Card
• Classic lighting techniques like “Rembrandt”, “clamshell”, and “butterfly”
• Shooting “Tethered” directly to a laptop for instant review

This is a hands on, practical workshop where participants will learn how to set up lights in a working photographic studio. Spaces on the workshop are limited to no more than 4 people and participants will take turns in fulfilling the roles of photographer, model, and lighting assistant.

This 5 hour workshop is aimed at both beginner and intermediate level photographers who want to learn, or improve their photographic lighting skills. No previous studio experience is necessary although an understanding of exposure and operation of your camera in Manual Mode is a prerequisite.

Studio Lighting Workshops are suitable for individuals or small groups, but in order to get the most out of a session, groups are limited in size.

Sessions start at 10:00 and last approximately five hours, with a short break for lunch (which is not provided, so please bring your own packed lunch or purchase something from one of the nearby shops on Green Lanes).

Should you have any question feel free to get in touch on info@greenlenstudios.com and see you at the studio!