Basic Strobe technique, South Africa- 2006 Photograph by Student: Gert Vrey

Time: 2 sessions

Requirements:

• DSLR or Prosumer Camera with full manual control (Time Exposure, Self Timer, Manual ISO, Manual Focus, Manual shutterspeed)
• Raincoat (or large plastic bags)
• Tripod or beanbag
• Flash unit (off camera) - Not essential to complete the workshop but handy
• Torch (flashlight) stronger is better

Description:

This is a fun workshop in which we play around with light in dark areas. We will look at using our standard flash units to create strobe/multi frame shooting effects. We will also be exploring different ways to use our flash units to create effects on day to day shooting conditions.

On the last day, we will be painting with light (on a budget) using standard torches and light sources, we will create lightpaint effects against indoor and outdoor backgrounds

Materials Included:

• Course Notes
• CD (with Full Colour manual if you want to have your notes in colour, explanatory images and video clips)
• Tea and coffee
• Items to shoot
• We will provide the strobes for the strobe shoot