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Natural Light Portraiture Workshop

Advanced Level

Natural Light Portraiture

This class is for adults & teens (12+)

October 22nd 2023 (Sun)

2pm-5pm

Location: The Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

(The Music Concourse, the exterior of De Young Museum and along Hagiwara Drive)

*Policy: This is a non refundable, and non-reschedulable class as it is not offered regularly. Attendees are not able to reschedule the class under any condition, nor get a refund if he/she is not able to make it.

If you are not able to attend an in-person workshop, please sign up for the Online Portrait Class-Build Your Confidence in On-Location Lighting.

Quick Facts

Workshop Date

October 22nd 2023 (Sun)

Workshop Time

2pm-5pm

On Location

The Golden Gate Park (The Music Concourse & De Young Museum Portion)

Posing

The basics of posing

Composition

Make natural light work for you

Pricing

$420/person

*Including the fees for the model*

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FAQ

What is the prerequisite?

The Beginner & Intermediates I Photography Workshops OR ability to use the manual mode of your camera: Attendees are required to adjust the exposure in the manual mode VERY proficiently.
Do I need to bring my own camera?

Attendees are expected to bring their own cameras & lenses for this workshop.
What lenses will you recommend?

1) Wide aperture prime lenses that have equivalent focal lengths of 50mm, 85mm, 105mm are capable of creating light & airy looking photos.

2) Alternatively, telephoto zoom lenses will also work.

Examples:

Prime lenses:

Canon 85mm F1.2
Canon/ Sony/ Nikon 85mm F1.4
Canon/ Sony/ Nikon 85mm F1.8

Canon 50mm F1.2
Canon/ Sony/ Nikon 50mm F1.4
Canon/ Sony/ Nikon 50mm F1.8

Nikon/ Sigma 105mm F1.4

Telephoto:

24-105mm F4
24-70mm F2.8
70-200mm F2.8

To learn more about equivalent focal lengths, full frame & crop sensor cameras, please sign up the Intermediate II Workshop.
Will off-camera flashes and other light modifiers be used?

Using off-camera flashes is the focus of the Portrait Lighting & Posing Workshop I, but not this class.

What will you learn?

For Pros

Without the help of a flash, how do you make natural light work for you? How to see the light in any on-location site just like in a studio?

For Beginners & Intermediates

Train your eyes to see the light. Practice posing, composition and portrait focal lengths.

1. Location assessment & Lighting

It's all about the location.

In any given location, how do you find the prettiest natural light?

What is the strategy on a sunny day, overcast day and different times of the day?

What are the three types of shades?

How to turn harsh sunlight to your advantage?

How to shoot backlit pictures properly?

What is the Inverse Square Law of Light and how to apply in natural light portraiture?

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2. Light quality: Soft vs Hard

3 Types of Shades
Strategies for different weather/ light conditions: Sunny, overcast

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3. Posing your subject & capturing authentic emotions

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4. Improving photo composition

Also learn composition that applies to all types of portraiture, not only the Light & Airy Style. You will be able to use mundane objects in everyday life to compose your shots.