Location Lighting Techniqueswith Joe McNally

Lighting Techniques from one of the worlds top shooters

Here’s the opportunity of a lifetime to spend the day with a legendary photographer regarded as one of the world’s best shooters! Join Joe McNally, internationally acclaimed American photographer, long-time photojournalist, and author of the ground-breaking smash best-selling book (The Moment it Clicks) for the only photography lighting seminar tour of its kind.

Joe shares his lifetime of experience and his personal secrets to using off-camera flash and on-location lighting to easily and quickly create the look you see in professional publications. You’ll see the whole process unfold right there in the class, as Joe shows you how to set-up, position, and control simple lighting that has a huge effect on your photography.

You’ll learn the step-by-step process of going from bad to good light with just one flash, then working your way up to two or more flashes. You’ll see the dramatic difference taking your flash off the camera makes. Then you’ll learn the difference between the quality and quantity of light when using small flashes and studio lights. Joe will take you through a variety of lighting set ups with live demonstrations and you’ll see first-hand how improving your lighting techniques can take your photography to a new professional level. This is your chance to learn the secrets of one of the world’s most respected and admired photographers!

Off Camera Flash Essentials
10:00 to 11:00 A.M.

It all starts with getting the flash off your camera to create directional light. In this session you’ll learn how to set up and control your flash, use Sync Speed to your advantage to mix your flash and the ambient room light for more natural-looking images, recognize the relationship of your camera’s built-in meter to the flash settings, diffuse light from a flash to give you that large softbox look without using one, handle emergency situations using your built-in pop-up flash, and control the direction and power of your flash, and limit where the light goes using some simple add-ons.

Multiple Flash: The Next Step
11:15 A.M. to 12:15 P.M.

Learn how easy it is to add a second wireless flash to take your look to the next level. You’ll learn how to get your flashes to talk to each other wirelessly and how easy it is to use more than one flash, and control your flash from your camera position. Joe’s will share his own power ratios for quickly setting up creative off-camera lighting effects that really work, and his strategy for starting with one flash, and then how and when to add a second (or third) flash. He’ll also teach you how to quickly and easily set up multiple flashes on location and break your fear of using more than one flash.

LUNCH BREAK
12:15 to 1:15 P.M.

Great Portraits with Multiple Flash – Live Portrait Sessions
1:15 to 2:15 P.M.

This session is going to blow your mind! Joe shoots a live portrait and an athletic editorial-style portrait shoot right in front of you! You’ll see the entire process from beginning to end. He’ll cover the “15-minute executive portrait for tight deadline,” (the bread and butter of many commercial shooters). You’ll discuss how to analyze the location and establishing a game plan, and the secrets for working with rim light, fill light, the main and background lights.

Unleashing the Power of Your Flash
2:30 to 3:45 P.M.

Now it’s time to uncover the hidden power of your off-camera flash, along with a few advanced techniques that will dramatically improve your photography. You’ll learn which controls on the flash are critical which you can ignore, and which syncing options really work and how to use them to your advantage. Joe will teach you exactly when and why to use Front Curtain Sync, Rear Curtain Sync, Slow Curtain Sync, and how the pros use them. You’ll learn the next level of diffusion, when to use Wide Area Adapter and when to zoom the flash manually. You’ll work with gels and learn how to get realistic-looking color from your flash. And, Joe will demonstrate advanced off-camera flash techniques which allow you to sync your flash well beyond the top sync speed— great for shooting in bright sunlight when you want to stop motion.

Bringing out the “Big Guns” – Intro to Big Lights on Location
4:00 to 5:00 P.M.

In this session you’ll see how to decide when to use Big Lights versus small off-camera flashes and how this affects the quality and quantity of light. You’ll learn how to incorporate lighting tools for Big Lights to control and direct your light, using large soft boxes, mid-size soft boxes, and a Beauty Dish for the look major magazines are looking for. Learn to take group portraits – Joe takes one of the most intimidating lighting challenges and makes it so quick and easy, you’ll never shy away from lighting a group portrait again. You’ll take all the techniques you’ve learned and bring them together to create great light consistently and predictably on-location or in the studio. Finally, Joe shares his shortcuts, workarounds, and real-life tricks-of-the-trade that he uses every day to make the most from his time behind the camera.