Portrait Lighting Workshop with Joel Grimes April 17, 2010

Taking your creative vision to the next level
April 17-18, Biddeford, Maine

This workshop will be held at Chasing the Sun Photography studio in Biddeford Maine - about 20 miles from Portland Maine, and about a two hour drive from Boston.

This workshop is a must for those who what to take the mystery out of using strobe lighting and THNIK LIKE AN ARTIST. Become a creative force, not a just a technician.

Over the two days Joel will be covering how to use all sorts of modifiers such as soft boxes, the beauty dish, octagon banks, umbrellas, grids, etc., and work from an intuitive, emotional approach. Without question this is the key to the whole creative process. You will be presented with ways on how to develop your personal creative vision that is unique to you.

In addition, Joel will be having a few fashion/beauty/sports models on site for the hands on lighting demonstration portions. Each of the attendees will have an opportunity to experiment with the various lighting techniques covered in the lectures, so bring your basic camera kit.

And not to be overlooked, Joel will be covering his Photoshop techniques use in his photographs, including the HDR techniques is use for all his backgrounds. Joel holds back nothing and reveals all his secrets.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
•Recognizing your greatest asset.
•Developing your personal vision.
•Promoting yourself as an artist, not a technician.
•Keeping up with the industry trends.
•The basic fundamentals of lighting.
•Breaking the established rules.
•Experimentation is the key to innovation.
•Hands on lighting demonstrations.
•Capturing the image is just the beginning.
•Mastering Photoshop is a necessity.
•Some tricks of the trade.
•Keeping it simple.
•Marketing, competing in today’s marketplace.

Throw out the lighting diagrams, those annoying lighting ratios and sell your flash meter on eBay. A technical instrument can never make a creative artistic decision. That is reserved for the creative mind.

Biddeford Maine, April. 17-18, 2010 (Sat. - Sun.). For directions, please visit (http://www.chasingthesun.net/contact.html )

Price: $499 USD
Travel, lodging and meals are separate. We will be taking a one hour lunch break off premises each day.

For questions, please email me, joel@joelgrimes.com, or or call 520-237-5687 or visit http://web.me.com/joelgrimes/Joel_Grimes_Photography/Workshops_Maine.html

Due to a cancelation, payment will be refunded 100 % if notification is at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.

Official Website: http://web.me.com/joelgrimes/Joel_Grimes_Photography/Workshops_Maine.html