“Fundamentals of Exposure and Flash”

“Fundamentals of Exposure and Flash”
Billerica, MA : Saturday & Sunday, February 2 & 3, 2013

STL Instructor : Michael Milicia

This 2-day classroom seminar will concentrate on the technical side of Digital Nature Photography with an emphasis on metering and exposure for both natural light and flash. Photography has always been a blend of art and technology and digital capture has made this truer than ever. Mastery of the technical side will enable you to better realize your creative vision and start taking your imagery to the next level.

Determining the optimal exposure for digital capture is a critical ingredient for maximizing image quality. An understanding of the underlying theory and the various tools at your disposal will allow you to consistently come up with the perfect exposure. You will gain the confidence needed to shoot in manual mode as well as in the various auto-exposure modes and the knowledge needed to determine the optimal method for a given situation.

Flash is one of the most useful yet least understood tools available to the nature photographer. The addition of a supplemental light source can dramatically increase your productivity by allowing you to get quality results in a much wider variety of light conditions. Emphasis will again be placed on the underlying theory as well as the various tools and features available to allow you to come up with the perfect flash exposure including the use of manual flash.

The presentation will start with basic concepts and build on them in a step by step manner to provide an in-depth treatment of digital exposure. There will also be a hands-on component in the classroom which will allow you to immediately apply what you have learned using your own camera. This approach makes the class useful for beginners as well as for more advanced amateurs who want to solidify their technical background. The seminar is also intended to serve as an excellent way to prepare for one of Shoot The Light's other Instructional Workshops or its legendary Technical Series. A solid grounding in the basic concepts and terminology will enable you to take far better advantage of the volumes of valuable information presented in these other offerings.

Seminar topics will include :

Basics of digital sensor technology
ISO implementation for digital
RAW file content and conversion
Image Noise : Causes / How to minimize
Incident metering
Reflective metering
Reciprocity
Tone vs. Color
Metering patterns
Exposure modes
Exposure Compensation
Manual Mode
Exposing for highlight and shadow detail
Histograms : Luminance vs. RGB
"Expose to the right" methodology
Relationship between flash and ambient exposure
Inverse square law
Front, rear, and high-speed sync
Flash as main, balanced, and fill light
Manual flash
Automatic/TTL flash
Flash Exposure Compensation
Flash metering
Flash Exposure Lock
Use of Better Beamer

Locations :

February 2 & 3
Homewood Suites by Hilton
35 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA 01821
978-670-7111
http://www.bostonbillerica.homewoodsuites.com

February 9 & 10
Clarion Hotel
1230 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04102
207-774-5611
http://www.clarionportlandme.com/

Class will run 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day with lunch break from Noon to 1:00 pm

Fee : $450
Limit : 8 participants

Please review our Booking and Refund Policy

To sign up contact us at;
office 828-891-4082
e-mail info@shootthelight.com