OCF (Off Camera Flash) Workshop

Learn OCF for Portrait Photography
Real world portraits location.

Prepare for upcoming fall equipment sales in October and Chrismas season.

Learn About

• Brands of flashes from inexpensive to deluxe
• Softboxes and Reflectors
• Recommended best brands and types of light stands
• Recommended flash power (wattseconds) for first flash
• Recommended type of wagons for transporting OCF equipment
• Three methods to setting proper flash exposure
• HSS (High Speed Sync) vs ND Filters (discussion only)
• Experience how Shutter Speed vs f-stop changes an exposure shooting OCF
• Balancing flash power when subject is indoors and windows are in background.
• Using angles to capture rich blue skies.
• Color of clothing and skin tones effect exposures so we will discuss configuring softboxes to their advantages.
• Use of gels to balance sunsets or produce sunset and for effects.
• Faking Golden Hour with OCF
• Recommended Youtube Videos to learn OCF exposure adjustment

What to Bring
Some locations a wide angle lens is best, other locations a portrait lens may be preferred

Course Description
Hands on course at a relaxed pace. We travel as a group to interesting spots that can be used for fitness, lifestyle, and portrait photography.
Focus will be on real world OCF lighting conditions. Backlighting subject with sun, photography in shade, photographing with mix of sun and shade and balancing the two types of lighting.

Students are welcome to jump in and help setup nightstand's, open softboxes, and flashes. You will get more experience jumping in.

Equipment setup by students is not required.

We will be using Manual Mode on camera. Photographers must already know how to set :

1. Shutter Speed
2. f-stop
3. ISO

After Course Help
Open txt and telephone access to ask Andy after class any questions. Mobile 858-610-2600

Sharing the Flash
Photographers take turns using the equipment. We need to establish a shooting order and we take turns in that order. It is easy to get so focused during your turn to lose track of time. As a group we politely communicate to active shooter after about 7 minutes that turn is over and rotation to next awaiting photographer. Don't take pictures when it is not your turn. Ideally, at each location we can take two turns. With fewer attendees we can take longer turns.

Instructor's Background
Andy Stone begun OCF usage more than 10 years ago shooting fashion editorials for high volume fashion magazines. Andy uses OCF about 99% of the time. Andy has a depth of background on photography products and techniques.

Photographer Fee
Photographer Attendance Fee
$80 prepaid only to attend.

ZELLE prepaid to 858-610-2600, Venmo @Andrew-Stone-290
Only paid Members are considered having a slot to attend this workshop.

TIPS
Any tips to model(s) will be appreciated. Model will be a 17yr old teen. She has a "good look". Perfect for building a High School Senior portfolio. You can directly email her mom with High Resolution (300 DPI) 8x10 images for the for the portfolio she is building. Mom's name is Erin Kelly. Email is [email protected]. Additionally, private bookings via this email address.

Minor Aged Models
Minor aged models are accompany by parent (or guardian). Only approach parent (or guardian) to coordinate private photoshoots.

Image Uploaded is Required to this Meetup Group.
Photographers who take pictures at this meetup event are required to upload images. No Exceptions.

By default, models can receive their images without needing to communicate any personal information (i.e. telephone numbers, email addresses, Facebook, Instagram). Images may be used to promote future meetup events.
Members of this meetup group enjoy looking at photographer images. It promotes the group as a whole. Photographers agree that their uploaded images taken at this event may be potentially be used to promote future events.

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