On September the 7th and 8th I’ll be giving a 2-day Portrait Lighting on Location workshop in London, UK. I’m very much looking forward to it. Big thanks to LIME-reader Callum Winton for taking care of the organizational part in London. I love doing workshops abroad but it’s really only possible with a lot of local help, so thanks a lot Callum.

THE WORKSHOP
On Monday, we’ll start out by going over the basics of light. We’re going to learn to recognize good light and shape bad light into good light.
In the afternoon we are going to learn how to MAKE the light with small flashes and mix ambient light with flash.
Bert will also discuss equipment choices and will squeeze in lots of tricks of the trade. With lots of real life examples and mini-shoots, we’ll make the theoretical part easy to digest.

On Tuesday, you’ll get the chance to put everything you’ve learned into practice on a location shooting day. You’ll get some fun assignments, that you will work on in small groups under Bert’s guidance.

You don’t need any experience with flash, tons of expensive gear or a degree in photography to benefit from this workshop. A decent knowledge of the basics like shutter speed / aperture and the motivation to improve your photography, is all you need. If those attending are a bit more advanced with lighting then we’ll quickly progress to advanced techniques over the days.

WORKSHOP LOCATION
We’re aiming to host the workshop in or near to Richmond† which is easily accessible by road, rail and tube. The first day will be in a conference room or hall and the second day we’ll be exploring different locations in a walking distance in and around Richmond or Twickenham. On both days the workshop will start at 10:00 and finish around 18:00.

Directions and other information will be emailed to each participant prior to the Workshop

WORKSHOP PRICING
To celebrate first classes with Bert in the UK, this workshop is temporarily offered at the introductory price of 220GBP*. This offer is valid until midnight on August 16th 2009, after which the price will be 250GBP*

We have some models as well as a young and talented make-up artist lined up for our practical day. They’re coming on a TFCD basis, so it’ll be courteous to supply to them some polished images for their portfolio to thank them for their time

* All prices include UK VAT

If you are interested in attending this workshop, please visit the workshop website that Callum has set up as soon as possible to secure your seat. There’s also a Facebook event page where you can find the latest news on this workshop. It will be possible to sign up from Saturday, the 25th of July at 16.00 hours (London time).

BERT STEPHANI is an internationally known professional photographer, mostly known for his creative portraiture, commercial work and his lighting style. Bert is also a passionate teacher who’s frequently asked to conduct workshops, seminars and lectures in Belgium and the rest of Europe. Bert doesn’t believe in ’secrets’ and is always willing to share everything he knows.