Colorado Professional Videographers Association

🎥 July CoPVA Meetup | Mastering Talking Head Lighting with Dan Jahn

What makes one interview subject look confident and cinematic while another looks flat, harsh, or unflattering—even with the same camera?
The answer is often lighting.

Join the Colorado Professional Videographers Association (CoPVA) for an evening with Dan Jahn, owner of PhotoSpace Denver, commercial photographer, educator, and mentor to Colorado’s creative community. Dan has spent years helping photographers and filmmakers create polished, professional imagery through thoughtful lighting design and practical, real-world techniques.
In this engaging 45-minute demonstration, “Talking Head Lighting: Men vs. Women,” Dan will explore how subtle changes in lighting can dramatically change the look and feel of an interview. You’ll see live demonstrations comparing lighting approaches for male and female subjects while learning when traditional techniques still apply—and when modern storytelling calls for a different approach.

You’ll learn:
• Key light placement for flattering facial shape
• Soft vs. hard light and when to use each
• Contrast ratios that shape mood and personality
• Lighting for skin texture, jawlines, and facial detail
• Hair lights, edge lights, and background separation
• Corporate vs. cinematic interview styles
• Lighting mixed-gender interviews consistently
• Quick adjustments you can make on set for better results

Whether you produce corporate interviews, documentaries, podcasts, YouTube content, or commercial productions, you’ll walk away with practical techniques you can put to work immediately.

📅 Date: Monday, August 3
🕕 Networking: 6:00 PM
🎤 Presentation: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: PhotoSpace Denver- 209 Kalamath St. Unit 1, Denver, CO. 80223
Bring your questions, connect with fellow production professionals, and experience one of Colorado’s premier production studios while learning from one of the region’s most respected studio owners.

👉 RSVP today on Meetup and invite a fellow creator. We look forward to seeing you there!