Capture the intense colors of fall foliage. This class will take us to a park in Greenwich, CT with a beautiful lake surrounded by trees. Capture the magnificent lakeside reflections of the surrounding fall foliage. We'll then take a quick hike to some interesting architectural ruins and explore interesting angles to photograph them. There's even an Italian style Trulli at the entrance where we can get some cool portraits of each other.

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Introduction to Studio Strobes A hands-on class covering the fundamentals of studio lighting. We'll explore flash duration, recycle time, watt seconds, color temperature, radio remotes, TTL, incident light metering, modifiers, and speed rings. Learn how to choose the right strobes and use them effectively for portraits, still life, and more. Bring your camera and a notebook.

Studio Strobe prices have become very reasonably priced lately and strobes are indispensable for small aperture photography, balancing sunlight or freezing movement. It's important that photographers understand and choose the strobes which best match their needs. Especially at entry level price points, none of these devices do everything equally well.


Studio Strobe prices have become very reasonable lately and strobes are indispensable for small aperture photography, balancing sunlight or freezing movement. It's important that photographers understand and choose the strobes which best match their needs. Especially at entry level price points, none of these devices do everything equally well.

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Get ready for the new year with a professional headshot. In this hands-on workshop, participants will photograph each other (no models, no fees) using studio lighting setups. We'll cover headshot lighting with a Mola Beauty Dish and Westcott Eyeliner, posing techniques for men and women, incident light metering, and using an 18% grey card. Bring your digital camera with a normal to portrait zoom lens and a Pocket Wizard radio remote if you have one. Dress in solid white, black, or solid colors. All skill levels welcome, but you should know how to use your camera in manual mode.

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Explore the art of floral still life photography inspired by Robert Mapplethorpe. In this studio workshop, we'll deconstruct Mapplethorpe's dramatic lighting techniques and create striking black and white floral images. We'll cover key and fill lighting, incident light metering, contrast ratio, and radio remotes with studio strobes. After the shoot, we'll learn to use DxO Film Pack 8 to convert digital captures into convincing B&W film simulations. Participants bring a Mapplethorpe-inspired natural or silk flower in a bud vase. Take turns photographing each other's flowers while adjusting studio lighting. Prerequisites: know how to use your camera in manual mode and be familiar with Mapplethorpe's floral work.

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