Formal Portraits: Sit and Shoot

For this Meetup, participants will alternately be the subject (sitting for their portrait), and the photographer (shooting the portrait). There are two parts:

We will meet at 10:00 am on Sunday February 1 for the first part - capturing the portrait images. Participants will be paired and take turns sitting and shooting while working though four stations, each with a different lighting setup (incorporating both natural and artificial lighting). Participants will need a camera with a hot shoe and to be familiar with operating the camera in manual mode. Participants are encouraged to brings props to reflect personality or character in their portraits; props include clothing choice, jewelry, and objects representing their interests or culture. We will end the session at 12:00 pm, and for those interested, meet for a beer at Cannonball Creek Brewing Company (393 Washington Ave, Golden, CO 80403).

For the second part we will meet at 3:00 pm on the following Sunday (February 8) to review our images; there is no scoring or judging, just opportunity to provide constructive feedback to improve our images. The focus is our creativity, not technical minutia although feedback of how to improve technically to capture better images is welcomed.

Both parts will be held in north Golden (in a commercial office facility near the intersection of Hwy 93 and Golden Gate Canyon Rd). The building address will be provided to people registering for the Meetup.

The Meetup is co-hosted by Fernanda Vasconez.

There is a $ 5.00 fee to join the Meetup which is limited to 8 participants.

Only RSVP “yes” if you can join both parts of the Meetup. You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions ([robertcooke@icloud.com](mailto:robertcooke@icloud.com)).