Big Lights Far Away

Advanced Photography Lighting Workshop for the Ambitious

Sydney February 24, 25 & 26

Instructor: Martin Prihoda

Martin Prihoda is a Canadian born advertising and portraiture photographer living and working in Mumbai. He is a regular contributor to Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar and Elle and maintains a growing advertising client base both in India and internationally.

Big Lights Far Away is a workshop series designed for the advanced amateur photographer looking to take their lighting skills to a professional level. The tone of the workshop is fun, experimental, focused and inspiring with students able to use equipment in a setting that has been traditionally reserved more experienced editorial and advertising photographers. Students are encouraged to make mistakes as they familiarize themselves with power packs and light modifiers.

Investment:

Full Workshop: AUD $1250 ($950 until January 31) - 12 spots only

Lecture Only: AUD $145 ($95 until January 31)

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Day One:

We will start the workshop with a 3 hour evening class session for viewing & discussing Martin’s work. We will then begin discussing lighting theory and why light acts on a subject the way it does. This session will include using/placing light modifiers, balancing ambient and strobe light in an outdoor setting and working with your subject.

Day Two:

We will be shooting two assignments on this day.

Assignment 1:

Photographing a CEO for an Annual Report. In this module, student will use advanced lighting techniques to photograph a CEO for the cover of an Annual Report. Final images will be expected to look professional, creative and well lit.

Assignment 2:

Photographing a music band/musicians for the cover of a contemporary rock magazine. In this module, students will be expected to create edgy, haunting, exciting and visually stimulating images for the cover of a popular rock magazine. Martin will act as Photo Editor and Art Director, over seeing the shoot in a realistic client setting.

Day 3:

Assignment 3:

Outdoor Fashion shoot for leading Women’s Magazine (Vogue, Elle). In this module students will be expected to do a cover shoot for a leading women’s magazine as well as 2 or 3 inside fashion story type shots. Students will work with a professional model to create imagery that is highly stylized.

Then we finally return to class for a review session of images and of the experience on location before we wrap up and call it a day.

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Website:

http://www.martinprihoda.com