Photography Classes & Models Shoots

Only 1 person can RSVP = Private Workshop
- You can bring a guest, yet only you Pay = RSVP
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Private Workshop Goal
Master your Camera functions and all Photography bases and mais features, to take control and become free and creative

My Teaching is: Practical - Methodic - Personalized
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Carlos Loff - Photographer and Certified Teacher

• Reviews to Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com/workshops-reviews
• Regular events by Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com
• 15 years teaching at - www.meetup.com/pt-BR/irisfotografia/

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PRIVATE WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Start - 10AM - Miradouro S Pedro Alcântara

Finish - 1:30PM - Rossio Square - Downtown

PRIVATE WORKSHOP - CONTENTS & EXERCISES

Camera Bases, Functions & Main Techniques

• Exposure triangle
• Camera modes
• White balance
• Focus types & areas
• Metering types & areas
• Focal distance vs reality & planes
• Movement effects

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Exposing and compensating
• Wide angle vs 50mm vs zoom
• Focus side locking
• Depth of field
• Light angles & results
• Volumes & Textures
• High speed captures
• Focusing moving subjects

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Dynamics:

• All contents and exercises are done on a methodical, step by step, fashion, with no hurries and aiming for mistakes, corrections, doubts and clarifications

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• Gear you must bring
• Digital camera with shooting modes (Manual, Apertures, Speeds)
• Any lens you have, ideally (((somewhere))) between 18mm and 100mm
• Gear not mandatory but useful if you bring
  - External flash - Polarizer filter - ND filter

Suitable for beginners and regulars wanting evolution

Teaching is: Practical - Methodic - Personalized
- Your RSVP includes all 5 Private Classes in English
- Bring 1 friend & split the cost - Only you RSVP & Pay

Further logistics are given for each class
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About me - Photographer and Teacher - Carlos Loff

• Reviews to Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com/workshops-reviews
• Regular events by Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com
• 15 years teaching at - www.meetup.com/pt-BR/irisfotografia/

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FULL 5 DAY PROGRAM

> Class 1 - Monday - June 17 (10:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
- Camera Bases, Functions & Aperture Techniques

Place - Chiado/Lisbon

Contents

• Exposure triangle
• Camera modes
• White balance
• Focus types & areas
• Metering types & areas
• Focal distance vs reality & planes
• Apertures and ISO
• Apertures vs Focal distance

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Exposing and compensating
• Wide angle vs 50mm vs zoom
• Focus side locking
• Changing Depth of field

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> Class 2 - Tuesday - June 18 (10:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
- Camera Functions & Shutter Speed Techniques

Place - Rossio/Lisbon

Contents

• Shutter Speed priority
• Max slow vs Max high
• Speed vs Aperture
• Speed vs ISO
• ND Filter and tripod

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Slow speed captures
• High speed captures
• Focusing moving subjects
• Flash freeze on close subjects
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> Class 3 - Wednesday - June 19 (10:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
- Landscape techniques

Place - Almada/Cacilhas (Cais do Ginjal)

Contents

• Camera settings for landscape
• Lens features & limits
• Exposing in high dynamic ranges
• Color vs black & white
• Depth of field vs planes
• Hand vs Tripod
• ND filter
• Daylight long exposure
• Fill flash

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Shooting in wide angle, 50mm & Zoom
• Selecting best compositions
• Adjusting exposure for editing
• Practicing focus locking
• Shooting in hands vs tripod
• Optimizing volumes and textures
• Shoot long exposures with ND filter
• Shoot with fill flash
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> Class 4 - Thursday - June 20 (8 PM - 11 PM)
- Main Nocturnal techniques

Place - Rossio/Lisbon

Contents

• Camera settings for night shots
• Camera usage with tripod
• Full stability features
• White balance optimization
• Frame focus selection
• Metering & Compensating
• 3 main different approaches
• Landscapes vs movement

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Focusing manually on tripod
• Exposing and compensating
• Customized White Balance
• Shooting for max quality
• Shooting for longer exposure
• Shooting for higher speed - No tripod
• Road vehicles light paint
• Human creative light paint
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> Class 5 - Friday - June 21 (10:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
- Outdoor Portrait Techniques

Place - Linha D´Água Garden/Lisbon

Contents

• Camera settings for portrait
• Lens features & limits
• Focal distances vs Subject vs Background
• Spot Metering - Subject vs backgrounds
• Focusing for portrait
• Framing for portrait
• Hard light vs soft light
• Shadows fill with reflector
• Shadows fill with flash
• Flash with remote triggers
• High speed in portrait

Camera options & Practical Exercises

• Testing wide angle aberrations
• Shooting 35mm, 50mm, 80mm
• Shooting with zoom
• Controlling backgrounds
• Changing Depth of Field
• Optimizing light on subject
• Shooting high speed
• Using the reflector
• Using the flash in camera
• Using flash out of camera

Dynamics:

• All contents and exercises are done methodically, step by step, with no hurries, aiming for mistakes, corrections, doubts and clarifications, until you reach optimal results while learning by doing
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Gear You must bring

• Digital camera with shooting modes (Manual, Apertures, Speeds)
• Any lens you have, ideally (((somewhere))) between 18mm and 100mm
• Tripod - Except on Class 1 and 4

Non Mandatory Gear (Only if you have)

• External flash - Flash Triggers - Polarizer filter - ND filter - Reflector
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ANY DOUBTS ???
>>> Contact Carlos Loff - (+351) 910710142

Run by 15 year Photography Professional & Teacher - carlosloff.com

8 Spots taken & paid from outside Meetup

• Here at my Website
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International Event - Portuguese and English spoken

- In the same time and place, 30 Amateur or Pro Photographers meet with 15 Amateur Models and everyone takes turns during the whole morning, to ensure each Photographer shoots each Model

- Models are Amateur, not professionals, selected by Carlos Loff the next weeks, since the goal is to uncover new talents for future elaborate shoots, do not expect pro handling but in compensation you get 15 different new experiences and contacts

- Carlos Loff will offer you any tip you need with your camera, lens and accessories, to ensure a smooth, fun and creative shoots
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Carlos Loff - Photography Teacher - Carlos Loff

• Reviews to Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com/workshops-reviews
• Regular events by Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com
• 15 year teaching at - www.meetup.com/irisfotografia/

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Linha D´Água

Many reasons make this place a great spot for shooting Models
- Many different spots and atmospheres
- Many different backgrounds alignment
- Not crowded and only civilized visitors
- No special entities license needed
- Facilities for snacks/clothes change
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Weather
- June is ok in Portugal but there are backup dates to be agreed between all, in case of sudden rains

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Detailed Program

9 AM - Meeting and Briefing
- Camera settings, tips & logistic rules

9:30 AM - Models presentation
- Models & Photographers Introduction
- Shooting rules and turns logistics

10 AM - 7 Shooting Rounds
- Each Model with 2 Photographers
- Both Photographers take turns
- Groups exchange every 12 mins

11:45 AM - Formal Pause
- Snacks & WCs

NOON - 8 Shooting Rounds
- Each Model with 2 Photographers
- Both Photographers take turns
- Groups exchange every 12 mins

1:30 PM - END at Linha D´Água

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Collaboration in Pairs
- There will be some flashes and triggers and reflectors, so each pair of Photographers, when dealing with each Model, can help each other with those accessories
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You must bring
- Digital DSLR or Mirrorless camera - Lens that allow to shoot somewhere between 35mm and 200mm

You can bring
- Portable Reflector - Speedlight flash - Radio triggers
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Carlos Loff - (+351) 91 071 01 42 / geralcarlosloff@gmail.com

Your RSVP includes all 4 classes + 6 Models

Early Bird Price (240€) / Goes up soon
- If you acquired Free Passes, for you is 140€
- Get Free Passes - HERE - Regulars get many discounts

International Course - Portuguese and English spoken
- Models chosen by participants from wide list
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About the Photographer and Teacher - Carlos Loff

• Reviews to Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com/workshops-reviews
• Regular events by Carlos Loff - www.carlosloff.com
• 15 year teaching at - www.meetup.com/irisfotografia/

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CALENDAR - 4 SUNDAY CLASSES IN JULY (3h each)

1 - July 7 - 10 AM (Only Us) - Lisbon / Parque Nações
2 - July 14 - 10 AM - 2 Models - Cacilhas / Ginjal Piers
3 - July 21 - 10 AM - 2 Models - Lisboa / Alcantara Piers
4 - July 28 - 8 AM - 2 Models - Lisbon - Linha D´Água Garden
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THEMES AND TECHNIQUES
- Camera, Lens, Background, Framing, Posing, Sunlight fill reflector - Backlight fill flash - Pose guidance - Planes (emotion vs information) - Story telling - Cloudy vs sunny
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Weather
- July mornings are ok in Portugal but there are backup dates to be agreed between all, in case of sudden rains
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Detailed Calendar and Classes Contents

Class 1 - July 7, Parque Nações (Basics)

THEME - Casual (Only Us)
- Participants practice shooting each other

Outdoor Portrait Basics
--- Hard VS Diffuse light
--- Angles - Volume and Textures
--- Choosing focal distances
--- Subject VS background
--- Camera setup for dynamic range
--- Aperture control
--- Stability and freeze
--- Photometry and Histogram
--- Spot metering lock
--- Selective focus
--- Depth of field
--- Aesthetic rules and tips
--- Minimal VS complex composition
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Class 2 - July 14 - Cacilhas (Cais do Ginjal)
10 AM - Ginjal Pear, near Cacilhas/Almada

2 MODELS - Styling - Dresses in the Wind
- Individual and collective shoots

Dynamic Range control
--- Metering the extremes
--- Subject VS Background
--- Light VS Shadows

Reflector shade fill
--- White, Silver and Golden
--- Metering with use of reflector
--- Distances, angles and and Flash fill

Flash VS Natural Light
--- Using Speedlight in camera
--- Using flash triggers

1 PM - Finish - Cacilhas/Almada
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Class 3 - July 21 (Alcântara Riverside)
10 AM - Lisbon - Docas de Alcântara

2 MODELS - Styling - Sexy Rebels
- Individual and collective shoots

Background & Posing control
--- Focal distance VS background control
--- Planes - Information VS Emotion
--- Posing rules
--- Model conduction tips
--- Rights and wrongs
--- Storytelling
--- Creating expressions
--- Roleplays and timings
--- Still VS Dynamic poses

Shooting in motion
--- Burst VS Blur

1 PM - Finish - Docas de Alcântara
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Class 4 -July 28 (Jardim Linha D´Água)
8 AM - Linha D´Água, near El Corte Inglés

2 MODELS - Styling - To be chosen in Class 3
- Individual and collective shoots

Personal Projects
- Briefings to Models
- Free shooting with learned contents

11 AM - Finish - Linha D´Água
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You must always bring
- Digital DSLR or Mirrorless camera - Lens that allow to shoot somewhere between 35mm and 200mm

You can optionally bring
- Portable Reflector - Speedlight flash - Radio triggers
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ATTENTION - RSVPs
- Scheduling these sessions force me to compromise with models payments, so if for any reason you can´t attend a session after you confirm your presence, I won't be able to refund you
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Carlos Loff - (+351) 91 071 01 42 / geralcarlosloff@gmail.com