One Week Lighting Workshop With Stanley

Since 2006 I have been doing a one-week lighting workshop as part of the School of Photography program of YWAM with Dennis Fahringer in Kona, Hawaii.

This year I was asked by two of his former students to come to Dunham, Quebec, Canada, and teach the same thing, but this time to a school that will be in French and English.

This was their very first time leading a School of Photography for YWAM. The leaders Raphael Paquet and Julie Gavillet hosted me during the week and translated me into French.

We did four lighting assignments.

Rembrandt

© Heidi Bergeron

The students were learning where to place the leading light for a starting position with portraits. They also were learning not to light everything evenly.

Students in class working on Rembrandt Lighting

1:3 Lighting Ratio

© Heidi Bergeron

Clamshell Lighting

To demonstrate the Clamshell/Butterfly lighting, I took everyone’s photo. Here are the three students.

Tent Lighting for Products

This is because some students work with the tent lighting setup to photograph products.

Table Top Photography

I also told about my journey in photography and how it took time before I got the assignments I wanted. I also taught them a little about how to make a living with Business Practices.

You may be interested in a Lighting Workshop. Drop me a line if you are interested.

Still Life – I like it to look natural

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I prefer food looking like it is in the home or location and not in a studio

I was on a shoot at a home and noticed this on their dining room table.  It just looked so inviting that I had to make the photo.

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The photo I was shooting when I saw the pie on the table just a few moments later.

Together the photos really communicate life on the farm and in the country.  The photos were later used for Country Living.

When you are photographing people look for those detail shots. When you use them together you get what we call the x-factor.  This is when the message of the combined photos communicates something totally different than the photos just by themselves.  They strengthen each other.