On May the 23rd and 24th I’ll be giving a 2-day Portrait Lighting on Location workshop in Oslo, Norway. Since I’ve never visited Oslo and it’s high on my list of cities to visit, I’m extremely thrilled to do this. I really want to thank LIME-reader Martha Lewicka for taking care of the organizational part in Oslo. I love doing workshops abroad but it’s really only possible with a lot of local help, so thanks a lot Martha.

The Workshop:
On Saturday, we’ll start out by going over the basics of light. We are 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 Sunday, you’ll get the chance to put everything you’ve learned into practice on a location shooting day. You will get some fun assignments, that you will work on in small groups under Bert’s guidance.

You don’t need experience with flash, tons of expensive gear or a degree in photography to benefit for this workshop. A decent knowledge of the basics like shutter speed / aperture and the motivation to improve your photography, is all you need.

Pricing and location info
The first day of workshop will take place at P-Hotels in the centre of Oslo, at Grensen 19. On the second day we will be exploring different locations in a walking distance from the city centre. On both days the workshop will start at 10:00 and finish around 18:00.

To celebrate first classes with Bert in Norway this workshop is temporarily offered at the introductory price of 1800NOK*. This offer is valid till May, 9th, 2009. After this date the price will be 2200NOK*.

*All prices including VAT.

If you are interested in attending this workshop, please contact Martha at martha@lewicka.eu or +47 94249112 as soon as possible to secure your seat.

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.