Strobe Workshop: Lighting with Speed Lights

Learn how to light your photographs without the use of heavy or expensive gear. This intensive workshop teaches the art of strobe lighting using off-camera flashes and other equipment such as flash triggers, gels, grids, softboxes and more. Through demonstrations, in-class assignments and independent projects, students will learn to maximize their options shooting with a core set of gear including a camera with manual controls, inexpensive speed lights and basic light modifiers.

Please see the note below regarding equipment.

Note: 

Elective for Professional Certificate in Photography. Prerequisite: Introduction to Black & White Photography, Photo I or equivalent experience.

No equipment is needed for session 1, and we will cover various gear choices that day if you need help deciding exactly what you should get.
Equipment IS mandatory for session 2 (The first Saturday session) so you will have 8 days to acquire anything you don’t already have.

Equipment needed for this course:

Camera (lens, batteries) with manual controls for ISO, shutter speed, aperture
1 off camera flash with manual power controls (e.g. Canon ex530, Nikon SB800, Vivitar 285hv)
1 umbrella (convertible preferred) or softbox
1 light stand and cold shoe umbrella bracket
1 flash trigger (e.g. Radio Popper, PocketWizard, PC Cable, etc.)
 

Course Number: ART-40511
Credit: 2.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Photographic Portraiture, Photography: Images and Techniques

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1/31/2019 - 3/9/2019

$375

In-class

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  136553

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class, Traditional Classroom instruction

• INSTRUCTOR:

  Regala, Michael C, Expert in shooting and lighting who enjoys sharing techniques with his growing list of clients and colleagues

  Mike Regala received his bachelor's degree in biochemistry from UC San Diego and has been passionate about photography since taking film photography classes in high school. Dedicating nearly all his free time to refining his shooting and lighting techniques, he has developed a growing list of clients and colleagues with whom he shares his techniques. He especially appreciates the challenge of photographing people.

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 2/6/2019.
  Early Enrollment Discount: $350 ($375 if enrolled after 12/10/2018).
  1st no meeting date: 2/16/2019.
  

• NOTE:

  SCBWI and MOPA members can take advantage of our $25 Early Enrollment discount at any time prior to course start date. The maximum discount a MOPA or SCBWI member can receive for one class is $25. Discount is applied upon course enrollment over the phone or in person with proof of membership.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
1/31/2019	Thu	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	Room 201, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
2/9/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 112, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
2/23/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 112, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/2/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	5:00 p.m.	Room 112, UCSD Extension University City Ctr, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
3/9/2019	Sat	10:00 a.m.	5:00 p.m.	TBD