Category: strobist

Bernie Ledesma’s Outdoor Strobist Seminar

A seminar on using flash outdoors, featuring Bernie Ledesma, in cooperation with Aperture Trading and Shutter Master.

November 22, 2008 (Saturday) from 9AM to 5PM
Venue: DPI XL Studio, 2227 Don Chino Roces Ave. (formerly Pasong Tamo), Makati City (formerly PowerSmash, near Don Bosco Makati)

Seminar Fee: PhP 2,500 per person
Inclusive of meals, e-field guides and certificate.

Discounted seminar fee available care of Aperture Trading

(Please inquire with the contact information below.)

The seminar will cover:

Hardware

• What to use?
• How to use them and why use it?

Fieldwork Workflows

• Lighting techniques, quality and style.
• Step-by-step setup and workflow
• Dealing with the “Outdoors”,the elements

This seminar is intended for both rookies an intermediate and even pros as well who would want to learn more on lighting for outdoor shoots strobist style.

Bernie Ledesma’s dayjob is being the Channel Development and Customer Support Manager for the DPC Yellow Pages. But for Bernie, photography has been his passion since the 80’s where he still used black and white films. He built his own darkroom back then and was elated everytime the image would appear as he was developing the print.

Bernie’s works have been featured in both local and international Magazines. You can see some of his published/featured works and more at his online gallery.

Nowadays he always try and find time to share his knowledge to those who want to learn. Bernie relates

Using Flash as a means of creating beautiful image is what we call “strobing”.  David Hobby, the founder/owner of Strobist.com, practically the pioneer of this movement coined the term “Strobist” as he would protectively but rightfully claim. So now strobist have found the flexibility to be able to creatively illuminate their subjects, while using the world as our backdrop. And this is what I will be sharing in the seminar.

For reservations: Please call or text Dennis at 0905-428-122 or email denytan@yahoo.com or YM: denytan

Exciting raffle prizes awaits seminar attendees courtesy of Aperture Trading.

Basic lighting seminar BATCH # 29: When: September 13 Saturday (1:00pm to 5:00pm), September 14 Sunday (scheduled shoot) and Portable wireless lighting and Critique session on September 15 Monday (6:00 pm to 9:00 pm)

Where: Unit 602 Cityland 10 Tower 2, H.V. Dela Costa St. Salcedo Village, Makati City, behind RCBC Tower. http://www.photosbykengo.com/misc/map.jpg

Maximum of 10 Participants
Topics:
1. Types of commonly used studio lights
2. Light modifiers
3. Trigerring lights
4. Measuring light
5. Light positions
6. Types of portrait lighting
7. Dealing with models
8. Portable wireless lighting (Strobist)

1st day of seminar will be on discussion of the topics, there will be no shooting to be done. Though there will be a hands-on practice in measuring lights using a flash meter. You will not be required to bring anything during the 1st day.

2nd day, scheduled shoots for the group (9am, 1pm and 4pm), models will be provided. Participants should only come on their time slot, to avoid over crowding. During the shoot, each participant will be asked to conceptualize a lighting set-up to be done with their model, other participants on the same group will be assisting. After the participant finishes the shoot, other participant on the group will do the same, so the previous participant will now be acting as the assistant. (round robin system) this guarantees a hands-on set-up, thus learning from actually doing it rather than just listening. This will also make sure that the participant will the only one shooting at the time of his/her set-up, so he/she gets all the needed angles to complete the shoot, no more wrestling for a spot just to get the photo.

3rd day, Portable wireless lighting discussion, includes gear needed and how to apply basic lighting techniques to this type of set-up. For the Critique session we will allow fellow students and me to critique ones work, as they say getting better needs one to realize its faults as to make sure to correct it the next possible time.

Kindly bring 1 to 2 of your favorite photo from the photo session printed on 5R, ink jet prints on photo paper are acceptable. All photos will be posted together on the wall for viewing. I usually also discuss some questions regarding post processing during these critique sessions.

Seminar Price is P. 3,000.00 - inclusive of handouts.

If you want to sign-up kindly send me the following info:
Name:
Email:
Cel. No.:
Preferred time slot for Sunday (9am, 1pm or 4pm):
Which Seminar:

seminars@photosbykengo.com

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