Continuing Education

214 East 21st Street

From lifestyle and social media shoots to quick headshots and big studio setups-if you want to become a people photographer today, you need to be prepared to do it all. This hands-on course will build your skills with on-camera flash, continuous lighting and studio strobes. We'll explore how to mix lighting on location for interesting effects, how to build a beautiful look from scratch in an all-studio environment and how to bring a studio setup out to a location. Inspiring your subjects to build their trust in you will be addressed. In-class assignments build in complexity week by week. We'll talk about what worked and what didn't-and what to do when things go awry. By the end of this course you will have the skills to work with your own equipment on simple assignments, and the confidence to rent expensive studio strobes for more complex jobs. We will work both in the class and on location with professional models.
NOTE: Please bring 6 to 10 samples of your work (prints or digital files) and a DSLR or mirrorless camera that can be set in manual mode to the first session. You must be able to operate your own camera. This course is held on campus at SVA.