Creative Lighting High Key Low Key -beginner/intermediate

Vocational qualification

In Alton, Hampshire

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Vocational qualification

  • Location

    Alton, hampshire

  • Duration

    6 Months

This is a practical course covering natural and studio lighting techniques, and how to achieve them. The emphasis would be on developing an understanding of creative studio lighting, and manipulating available/natural light. The aim would be to gain a better understanding of natural light and studio flash equipment. It would benefit both keen beginners and the advanced amateur.

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Location

Start date

Alton, Hampshire (West Yorkshire)
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Old Odiham Road, GU34 2LX

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On request

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Course programme

Creative Lighting High Key Low Key

Level: This is a beginner/intermediate course.

What is the Creative Lighting: High Key/Low Key course
This is a practical course covering natural and studio lighting techniques, and how to achieve them. The emphasis would be on developing an understanding of creative studio lighting, and manipulating available/natural light.

The aim would be to gain a better understanding of natural light and studio flash equipment. It would benefit both keen beginners and the advanced amateur.

There would be practical studio workshops and demonstrations on a local field trip.

Course topics
  • High key an abundance of light
  • Low key no light
  • Chiarascuro, and all points in between
  • Using studio flash equipment
  • Using a light meter/flash meter
  • Reflectors and scrims
Teaching and Learning
The range of lighting covered would be suitable for most subjects, from taking better portraits and shooting model portfolios to still life and abstract compositions. In addition the field trip would give students the opportunity to work with natural light, and experiment with using flash equipment on location.

Students would be encouraged to bring in particular examples of lighting, in order to copy them in the studio. Weekly projects would be set and reviewed each week.

Assessment details
Assessment is by observation with verbal feedback.

Notes

Extra costs : Own transport for the field trip, digital camera, memory stick for saving digital files (this is essential) writing materials and notebooks.

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Creative Lighting High Key Low Key -beginner/intermediate

Price on request