The first meeting of the year has been and gone and now we look forward to the season ahead. It was great to see a number of new faces at the first meeting of the year, if you are thinking about coming along, and haven’t yet then please do so. On the 17th of September …
Start with just one light The second session of the studio workshop challenged all the photographers to take photos with just the one studio light. Thanks to the range of kit present there were single lights with softboxes, beauty dishes, umbrellas, simple reflectors, reflectors with grids and some more specialist high performance reflectors with added …
Begin at the beginning This week was the first of the studio lighting workshops, and once again the numbers of folks taking part proves the desire to learn a little about lighting in a studio environment. Whilst some of the more experienced members set up sets and shot their own pictures the group of folks …
A fun evening had by all I wasn’t there personally, but there were at least 4 different setups, with fluids of differing viscosity. We had milk, water, and even engine oil! Furthermore – and the horror of it still haunts me – somebody ruined a perfectly good cup of tea! The oil was interesting in …
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink! On 30th of October the program has two elements, the last of the beginners session in the back room looking at what to do with pictures after you have taken them; the computer night 🙂, and in the main room an attempt at water drop photography. …
Lighting is one of the topics that many photographers will benefit from learning more about. The word photography comes from the Greek language and means “to draw with light” after all. Creative Live has numerous online classes during the year and for us in the UK the courses are live and free to view from …
With the studio workshops running I thought I’d share a few links to some interesting websites that show not only great pictures, but also explain a little about how the effects are achieved. Light an outdoor scene with classical lighting – Joey L / popphoto.com Beers with the Old Masters – Rembrandt & Vermeer – …
With two of the four sessions of the lighting workshop now completed it’s definitely time to determine the theme or concept for the final session on 28/February. It’s been suggested to have some challenge or concept for the last session, and this might take some planning. It’s also possible to have several ideas or concepts …