THE LIGHT IT UP WORKSHOP

What truly separates a professional photographer from a hobbyist is the ability to create killer images any time of day in any environment with any subject matter. To do this you must have the ability to control light in whatever way the situation requires. It’s not about memorizing a couple set-ups and camera settings. It’s about learning to think and see. Our goal in this workshop is not to wow you with what we can do, but to teach you to do it yourself. You will leave having successfully learned how to light a subject in many different scenarios. We want you to feel comfortable enough by the end of our time together that you can go home and implement what you’ve learned into your client shoots with confidence.

We’ll start off in the studio building different lighting designs. Dan will share his most used studio setups, and everyone will practice shooting indoors to get comfortable placing and balancing light. Then we’ll take what we’ve learned and move outdoors to practice it with the added variables of ambient light and the elements. We'll spend the last day learning Dan’s retouching process as he finishes images from the previous days.

THE LIGHT IT UP WORKSHOP – xxx xxxx

$1995 per participant

Workshop fee includes lunch and refreshments each day. Upon registration, a $500 retainer is required to reserve your spot.

In order to provide our attendees with one-on-one instruction, this workshop will be limited to 8 participants only. The workshop will be filled on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you do not make the cutoff, we will keep you on our list and notify you if any spots become available.

The complete xxx Light It Up Workshop schedule can be found below.

SCHEDULE

August 30 – Optional meet and greet at the studio from 7–9 pm

August 31 – 9am–6pm; optional group dinner at 6:30pm

September 1 – 9am–6pm; optional group dinner at 6:30pm

September 2 – 8am–1pm

WHERE TO FIND US

The Light It Up Workshop will take place at our studio in Ames, IA. The nearest airport to us is the Des Moines International Airport (DSM), located 50 mins south of the studio. Rental cars can be reserved at the airport. If you do not wish to rent a car, it will be possible to get here without one. Shuttles run between the airport and Ames by reservation ($66 round trip or as low as $36 round trip if people coordinate booking). You could use Uber or the hotel's shuttle service to get to and from the studio each day.