Portraits Unplugged | Field Workshop
Portraits with Flash: Instruction and Demo |
Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: Downtown Square (Gazebo), 24 Cathedral Place
THURSDAY 6:30 TO 9:30 A.M.
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 3
Price: $100 | Max. No. of People: 15 | Difficulty Level: Beginner to Advanced
Portraits Unplugged is all about natural light, nothing technical or mechanical with
reflectors and diffusers as our only tools. Bobbi teaches you how to find and work
with natural light to make flattering and dynamic portraits of any subject. The
beauty of available light is its ability to describe your subject from powerful and
strong to soft and creamy. We work on capturing the essence of the people by the
use of posing, expressions, tonality, composition, color, backgrounds and props.
Bobbi shows you how to work with all kinds of light: hard, soft, bounced, window,
“garage door”, reflected, diffused, etc. Supervised shooting with models.
Suggested Gear List: Medium telephoto lens (85mm or longer for full frame, 60mm or longer for crop frame)
SATURDAY 3 TO 4:30 P.M.
Posing and Directing People | Photography Seminar
Meeting Location: GTM Research Reserve, Classroom 3
FRIDAY 3 TO 4:30 P.M.
Price: $25 | Max No of People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Beginner to Advanced
The two biggest challenges facing portrait photographers are how to guide the sub-
ject into a pleasing and effective pose, and communicating and directing them to
achieve real expressions. This class breaks these areas down into essential and usable
techniques. The use of hands, head tilts, props, and hats as well as hiding physical
defects is demonstrated. We will demonstrate many classic and effective poses for
men and women, individual and couples, kids and families.
The photographer/subject relationship is delicate, so the art of listening and
asking questions is a major factor in gaining the trust of your client. Through the
use of scripting and practice sessions between the participants, we will discover the
best ways to relax and relate to your clients. We discuss how to overcome both the
photographers’ concerns and the client’s fears or nervousness, the discovery process,
building the teamwork and speaking respectfully to the client in order to guide the
photographic session.
Suggested Gear List: Medium telephoto lens (85mm or longer for full frame, 60mm or longer for crop frame)
Festival Organizer Note About Field Workshops: We want you to enjoy and learn as much as you can
in your field workshops. Therefore, it is important to arrive early and have all of your gear ready
to go so you do not miss out or hold up the group. Each field workshop will begin with a 10 minute
overview of the subject and techniques. Suggested gear lists are included with each field workshop.
15
Price: $25 | Max. No. People: 30 | Difficulty Level: Beginner to Advanced
This class is a step-by-step guide on how to use speed lights, or portable flash, to
make an effective portrait, both in the studio and on l