Strobist Off-Camera Flash Boot Camp: More Details
I have been thinking long and hard about the format (and assignment content) for Strobist's first-ever version of summer school. And I think I have something pretty fun lined up for you guys.
There will be six assignments. Each will be very realistic, with real-world problems and opportunities. The assignments will all center on specific (and very accessible) subjects, each to be shot with a specific technique. We will mostly be shooting people.
Yes, I realize that art schools tend to tell you to light something inanimate, like an egg. (Booor-ing, Sidney.) But lighting and shooting a person has its own special challenges. And besides, this ain't no art school.
Further, if you can light a person you can light an egg. Not so, the reverse.
The first assignment will be deceptively easy - it is designed to let a publication test-drive your level of ability and committment to your craft without taking much of a risk. The jobs will quickly progress to more challenging assignments just as they would in the real world - provided you had been nailing the easy stuff.
You will have to declare (in you photo tags) whether you are a pro or an amateur. For the purposes of this series, anyone who earns more than 10% of their income shooting photos is a pro. We'll be on the honor system - but I want people to be able to compare work within their own class.
If this works out well, by the end of the course you will be able to rely on a new bag of techniques. Beyond that, you will see what dozens - possibly many dozens - of shooters from around the world did with your exact same assignment. That is very valuable stuff. If you are building a portfolio, the assignments will likely produce a couple of new entries for you.
And if any of you photo students are out there interning for the summer, I hope you'll play along, too. The assignments may prompt you to shoot some cool stuff on assignment for your respective publications.
I am very psyched about the series, and I hope word of it spreads before the fact. I am pretty sure word will get out after it starts, as I do not think anyone has done something like this online before. But the more people we have participating from the very start, the better it will be for all.
There will be six assignments. Each will be very realistic, with real-world problems and opportunities. The assignments will all center on specific (and very accessible) subjects, each to be shot with a specific technique. We will mostly be shooting people.
Yes, I realize that art schools tend to tell you to light something inanimate, like an egg. (Booor-ing, Sidney.) But lighting and shooting a person has its own special challenges. And besides, this ain't no art school.
Further, if you can light a person you can light an egg. Not so, the reverse.
The first assignment will be deceptively easy - it is designed to let a publication test-drive your level of ability and committment to your craft without taking much of a risk. The jobs will quickly progress to more challenging assignments just as they would in the real world - provided you had been nailing the easy stuff.
You will have to declare (in you photo tags) whether you are a pro or an amateur. For the purposes of this series, anyone who earns more than 10% of their income shooting photos is a pro. We'll be on the honor system - but I want people to be able to compare work within their own class.
If this works out well, by the end of the course you will be able to rely on a new bag of techniques. Beyond that, you will see what dozens - possibly many dozens - of shooters from around the world did with your exact same assignment. That is very valuable stuff. If you are building a portfolio, the assignments will likely produce a couple of new entries for you.
And if any of you photo students are out there interning for the summer, I hope you'll play along, too. The assignments may prompt you to shoot some cool stuff on assignment for your respective publications.
I am very psyched about the series, and I hope word of it spreads before the fact. I am pretty sure word will get out after it starts, as I do not think anyone has done something like this online before. But the more people we have participating from the very start, the better it will be for all.
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