Update 21st March 2020: Due to Covid-19 measures we will not be running any practical workshops until further notice.

Workshop: Studio Lighting Introduction

The April workshop is cancelled, and the next lighting workshop will be later in 2020.
Please email j.gilberd@xtra.co.nz now to register your interest.

10.30am-4.30pm at Courtenay Studios, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington.
Workshop places limited to 4 ( will run with 3).

Please contact  James Gilberd  now to register your interest in this workshop. Numbers are restricted to 4 people on each workshop, so you get plenty of opportunity to get your hands on the lighting gear, and to make sure we get to cover what interests you. This is a practical workshop, not merely a demonstration!

Cost: $230.00 including GST ($200.00 + GST)
A deposit of $70.00 is required to confirm your place on this workshop. See Conditions

Please book early to avoid missing out on a place. Also, if the timing doesn't suit you, please email me anyway. We have run this same workshop over two weeknights as an alternative. The workshop can also be run on demand for special interest groups.

Workshop outline:

• The workshop will cover safe operation of studio flash lighting; monoblocs and quad packs (but most of the professional lighting techniques covered also apply to continuous light sources such as LEDs and fluorescents)
• Use of various lighting modifiers and shaping tools: bowls, barndoors, honeycomb, snoot, softbox, reflectors, absorbers
• Light metering and exposure control, lighting ratios, histograms
• Use of cameras in the studio environment, tethered shooting
• Lighting for products & still life - just the basics
• Lighting techniques for portraiture - the main focus of this workshop
• Working with models, directing, working with portrait subjects
• Plenty of hands-on time to experiment & take your own shots
  
• Answering various questions you have, where possible in a practical way
• Full set of notes provided
  
• The studio is equipped with Elinchrom Pro HD-series studio flash units and accessories.
  

The studio lighting workshop,  tutored by James Gilberd, is aimed at people with a basic to intermediate knowledge of photography who are looking to become more professional and potentially earn an income from their photography, or who want to extend their creativity.

Understanding lighting concepts will also improve your general photography, indoors or out, through gaining a deeper understanding of how light works in any photographic environment or situation. Potentially, once you get the concept of using lighting to improve your photographs, the understanding can be applied anywhere, making the whole outside world effectively your studio.

If you're not a photographer, but maybe an art director or designer, you can better get to understand the photography and lighting side of things, and the terminology and working process of photographers. You may find this workshop very helpful.

Bring along your own digital camera. Tripods available. (If you're using a mirrorless camera, we need to ensure it can trigger the flash - i.e. it has a standard hot shoe or flash sync. terminal. If not, you can use our spare camera.)