Learn- Lighting & Posing with Real Models - “A Hands-On Workshop”

NCPP proudly presents: Tuesday Nov. 8th 2011

the fun starts at 7:00pm.

Marriott Hotel 2355 North Main Street Walnut Creek, CA in the Contra Costa Room

NCPP Alumni Night all current and past NCPP members get in free.

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For the last NCPP meeting of 2011 we have a special treat for you. In addition to holding a vendor night, we will be holding a live “Posing & Lighting” workshop. Everyone is invited to participate and you will have the opportunity to shoot with your own camera, or use one of the class cameras which will be tethered to a laptop so you will have the opportunity to see your images in real time. So make sure your batteries are charged and you have a freshly formatted memory card.

In addition to class cameras there will be a portable background, along at least three portable strobes fitted with a softbox, umbrellas, reflectors and a beauty dish, snoots, and for the adventurous there will be a Ring Flash, so lots of opportunities for creativity. In addition, flash meters will be available to test your exposures; you do shoot in manual mode – right!

In addition for your shooting experience and pleasure we will have a number of models, which will be there for you to pose and to experiment with different lighting techniques as well as different posing techniques.

For the adventurous, there will a couple of medium format film cameras available as well. This will be a test of your vision and exposure techniques, as there is simply no chimping. The backs will be loaded with film, so all you need to do is shoot; yours truly will develop and scan.

On hand will be a number of experienced members to help, understanding lighting ratios, main light, fill light, hair light and a whole bunch more.

The main purpose of this hands-on workshop is really to learn the basics, learn to direct your model and most importantly have fun while you learn.

If anyone has any particular requests fee free to email Mike Kirwan at mkirwan@pacbell.net and we will see what we can do to incorporate them into the event; and don’t forget to bring your camera.

OK, here is a quick peek at some of the models we have lined up for this event:

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