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participants step-by-step through how light truly works, dissecting the ways we can manipulate it and the results each technique achieves. Once you understand what’s possible with studio lighting, it not only equips you to create your own studio set-ups at home, but it dramatically improves how you approach and use natural light. Q. What can attendees expect from this workshop? A. We start by introducing the theory of how light works, how to modify it and what effect this has on our images. Once we’ve covered the theory, we immediately apply it by working through several different lighting set-ups with a professional model. As your instructor, I’ll be right there with you, helping with model direction and encouraging you to unleash your creativity. All of this happens while you get to use the latest and greatest Fujifilm James Greenhalgh “I’ve been a photographer for ten years now. I first picked up a camera at the start of my A-levels, not knowing the incredible journey it would take me on. I initially thought cameras were just cool as mechanical objects, but hadn’t deeply considered their creative output until my photography teacher encouraged me to see Wolfgang Tillmans’ exhibition at the Tate Modern. It gripped me in a way I still can’t quite describe, but that was precisely the point – photography is a language in itself, capable of saying what words cannot. “I went on to earn my undergraduate degree in photography and, while studying, worked between London and Paris for fashion and portrait photographers. For the past three years, I’ve been privileged to work with FUJIFILM School, which has enabled me to inspire and guide others on how to translate their thoughts into compelling images.”
Learn by doing when you attend our introduction to portrait lighting workshop AT THE FUJIFILM HOUSE OF PHOTOGRAPHY Lighting GET HANDS-ON WITH
T he best way to learn how studio lighting affects an image is to start physically moving lights around and creating photos. However, you don’t need to build a studio at home in order to wrap your head around these techniques. The introduction to portrait lighting workshop by FUJIFILM School takes place in the photography studio at the FUJIFILM House of Photography.
We spoke with FUJIFILM School Photography Specialist James
Greenhalgh about why this is the best way to start learning about lighting.
Q. Why is studio lighting an important skill to learn? A. Because it empowers you to move beyond guesswork with light. Instead of getting a mixed bag of results, you’ll understand exactly why the light looks a certain way, what’s causing it and – most importantly – how you can replicate that effect consistently. At the FUJIFILM School, we guide
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