 TWO DAY LIGHTING SEMINAR WITH JOE McNALLY
Please join us
September 18th and 19th for a rare
opportunity to spend two days learning from
Joe McNally, one of the world's top
photographers and the Grand Master of
Flash. Thoughts, actions and ideas
incorporated into Joe's work come from over
thirty years in the field as a photographer
and twenty-plus years on the road in over 54
countries and 50 states for National
Geographic, Sports Illustrated
and Life Magazine.
 The seminar will be held in the Brown
Education Center Auditorium at the Houston
Zoo. Each day will begin at 9:00 am
and run until 4:00 pm with a 1-hour lunch break.
Lunch will be provided. There will be
15 minute breaks in the morning and in the afternoon.
You can register by:
Visiting or calling the Houston Camera
Exchange at (713) 789-6901
Cost is $125 for one day or enjoy both
days for $199!
Seating is limited to
250 people and slots are filling up quickly
so contact us today.
Presented by
Houston Camera Exchange
Sponsored by
Nikon
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Agenda
Brief Introduction
Off-Camera Flash Essentials
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Creating directional light with the
flash off the camera |
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Setting up and controlling your
flash so it doesn't look like you are
using flash |
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Mixing flash and ambient light using
sync speed |
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Diffusing light |
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Controlling the direction and power
of your light |
The Next Step - Multiple Flash
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Taking the look to the next level
with two wireless flashes |
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Getting your flashes to talk to each
other |
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Controlling flashes from your camera |
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Using power ratios to quickly set up
creative off-camera effects |
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Joe's strategy for starting with one
flash, then learn how to exactly add a
2nd and 3rd, etc. |
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Quickly and easily set up multiple
flashes on location, breaking your fear
of using more than one flash |
Live Portrait Sessions - Great Portraits
with Multiple Flash
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The 15-minute executive portrait for
tight deadlines |
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Analyzing the location and
developing a game plan |
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Shaving 5 minutes off the 15-minute
timeline for on-location athletic style
portraits |
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Secrets for working the rim light,
the fill light and the main and
backgrounds lights |
Unleashing the Power of Your Flash
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Which controls on the flash do you
need to know about - which are critical
in moving to the next level and which
can you ignore |
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Which sync options really work and
how to use them to your advantage |
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The next level of diffusion, when to
use Wide Area Adapter and when to zoom
the flash manually |
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How to work with gels and get
realistic looking color from your flash |
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Advanced off-camera flash techniques
like FP High-Sync Mode - syncing way
beyond the top sync speed of your camera |
Intro to Big Lights on Location -
Bringing Out The Big Guns
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Deciding when to use Big Lights
versus small off-camera flashes and how
this affects the quality and quantity of
light |
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Incorporating the lighting tools for
Big Lights to control and direct your
light |
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Lighting a group portrait - quick
and easy |
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Take everything you've learned and
bringing it all together to know "what
is good light" and how to create it
consistently and predictably on-location
or in the studio |
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Joe's shortcuts, workarounds and
real-life tricks of the trade that he
uses every day to make the most from his
time behind the camera. You will
be able to take these same techniques
and put them to use today. |
Summary, Brief Q&A and Wrap-up
Book Signing
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