Photography Workshop Another Success
May 29th, 2009My private photography workshops are going strong ! Two weeks ago a wonderful woman Sofia, came all the way up from Mexico. She is more of a portrait photographer but also wanted to learn a little bit of fashion so we shot in studio and outdoors. I took her to the Peter Strauss Ranch in Agoura Hills. Instead of lugging a bunch of lighting gear out there I wanted to teach her how to use an on camera flash. When we first start out we don’t always have the resources of getting an assistant. So for this shot we mounted her flash on a light stand. I also mounted a 3 foot by 2 foot white board to the stand and bounced the flash into the board. So we ended up with a nice soft light that didn’t look like harsh on camera flash. The stand was about 4 feet away off camera left and about 4 feet away from the model. This photo has NOT been edited, it is right out of the camera.
This next photo is of Sofia shooting Olga the fashion model. Sofia was shooting with Nikon gear and her on camera flash with a Stofen cover on the flash head. We all had a great time and Sofia learned many new techniques that she will implement into her shooting without having to spend a fortune on gear and also Sofia learned that shooting alone without an assistant is VERY possible.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
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June 1st, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Looks and sounds like a GREAT workshop ! I am going to sign up very soon.
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June 26th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I love these steps in the background, what were they used for?
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Jason Christopher Reply:
June 26th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Thank you Bram ! These steps were used as seating when Peter Strauss put on his animal shows.
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July 5th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Hey Jason,
loving your blog….. just discovered you yesterday…… did a quick read through it like you would when you get a new edition of your favourite comic….
Today…. I’m paying more attention….. reading and commenting….
You’ve found a new fan…. hope you don’t mind…. I will be asking a ton of questions….
tom
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Jason Christopher Reply:
July 10th, 2009 at 10:09 am
Hi Tom ! Thank you so much for discovering my fashion photography blog. I LOVE new fans ! Please ask and comment as often as you like. Make sure you register and click the RSS feed button on the front page of my blog. Thank you !
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