USING FILL -IN FLASH to beat the falling light at the end of your days shoot.
If your shooting late in the day with that beautiful gold, contrasty light but you loosing this amazing light because the sun is goes down. I am often in this situation but still need to shoot pictures that day.
Like on a shoot I was doing in Western Australia for a swimwear client. We were shooting our last collection of swimwear for the day but the sun was going down very fast, I still had 4 shots left and they need to have a consistency with the rest of the shots Id been doing.
This is how I got over the problem:
I had my assistant holding a Californian Sunbounce mini reflector, with the gold foil cloth attached, at an angle pointing towards my model, high up to the left side of my position, I aimed a Metz flash gun onto the reflector so it bounced the lovely golden light onto my modeI. You can achieve the same bounced light using a battery powered Ranger Flash from Elinchrom which is what I use now to achieve this.. My old Metz packed in this year..
I set the flash exposure to be approx 1.5 to 2 stops under the ambient light reading taken from my models position.
This is one of the shots taken using this technique.
Example of camera and flash settings:
My ambient reading (taken from the same position as my model) was 125th sec at f5.6, I adjusted the power output of the Metz flash gun to give me a flash reading, ( taken from the same position as my model ) of f2.8 to f2.8 and a half stop.
If you set the power any higher, the fill-in flash starts to take over the ambient light and starts to look like you have used flash on your shot.
This is why I choose to have my flash out put at 1.5 to 2 stops under the ambient reading. Try this yourself the next time your shooting late or your shooting in the shade..
Click on the photograph to visit my web album, there are c150 images on there. If you want to know how I achieved the images, just drop the images in an email to me and ask how did you do this, I will tell you..
Most if not all of my images are lit very simply. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE..
Keep an eye out for my next fashion photography tip.
Why not post your own samples of your fill-in flash and tell us your techniques.
DATES: April 12th - April 23rd, 2010 ( 10 days of class/14 nights, including free time during the weekend)
This fabulous program is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is beyond just a tourist trip to Paris!
This amazing 10 day fashion photography master class gives each student an opportunity to experience what life is like being involved on a professional assignment , it also offers students that are interested in a career in fashion and beauty photography the chance to produced editorial fashion images for their portfolios, learn first-hand what it's like to be a pro-photographer in the fashion capital of the world, and to take in the culture and passion of PARIS -- all with the guidance of Bruce Smith, who has been shooting commercial and editorial fashion and beauty photography for over 30 years.
This master class is limit to a maximum of 15 students, enrollment is subject to a review of 10 of your own images. Unless you have already taken one or more of Bruce's other fashion photography master classes, including his online courses, in which case you will not be subject to a review. International students please contact us on b.s@mac.com for more information. We may waive the current requirement on a case-by-case basis.
See the gallery of images created by students in other program's produced by Bruce Smith.
Watch videos of Bruce and some of his former students in action shooting fashion images during class. (if you are a past student of one of Bruce's classes that wishes to have their work featured in this gallery, please submit your images 14in x 11in at 72dpi by email to b.s@masc.com.)
TUITION FEES: £2999 + supplies fee £150 (this covers 20 14in x 11in prints plus DVD's of your 20 finished images) Total £3149 plus VAT. This does not include accommodation and meals or airfares to Paris.
To book: please send an email to b.s@mac.com with your 10 images for review. If your review is successful, you will be sent a confirmation message and payment instructions via paypal. Please advise me if your inside or outside the EU so I can charge or not charge the UK purchase tax VAT.. If you choose to take the installment program, you will receive 3 payment requests via paypal, see bellow for payment program. Please advise me if your inside or outside the EU so I can charge or not charge the UK purchase tax VAT..
HIGH QUALITY LEATHER PORTFOLIO'S AND CARRY CASE'S Are available from Brodie's Portfolios in London,, please check out their website for details and specification's. If you mention Bruce Smith Master Classe's, you will qualify for a 10% discount of portfolio lists price's.
TO GET YOURSELF BOOKED Book and pay full price of £3149 online BOOK
OR
ENROLLMENT & DEPOSIT DEADLINE: DEPOSIT of £1000 (£1150.00 inc VAT for EU residence bookings the class)to be completed on or before 31st December 2009
FINAL PAYMENT BALANCE: £2149 (£2471.35 in VAT for EU residence booking the class) to be paid on or before February 20th, 2010
3 INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAM for EU residence: £3149 + 5% £157.45 = £3306.45 + (for EU residence) VAT £495.97 =£3802.42 ÷ 3 = £1276.43
1st payment £1276.43 as deposit on or before 31st December 2009 2nd payment £1276.43 on or before 31st February 2010 3rd payment £1276.43 on or before 31st March 2010
3 INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAM for none EU residence: £3149 + 5% £157.45 = £3306.45 ÷ 3 = £1102.15
1st payment £1102.15 as deposit on or before 31st December 2009 2nd payment £1102.15 on or before 31st February 2010 3rd payment £1102.15 on or before 31st March 2010
We accept credit cards via Google Checkout or Paypal.
Please call +447904485253 or or +441514760432 or email your details to b.s@mac.com to enroll.
A 5% discount on tuition fees for students that have previously taken a 4 or 5 day location or studio master class.
If you have any questions regarding fees and payments, or any other details relating to this master class, please feel free to ask. b.s@mac.com
SCHEDULE: Arrive in Paris on Sunday 11th April
ORIENTATION MEETING: 6pm Sunday 11th April (venue TBA)
Fashion Photography Master Class: 1st week class begins Monday 12th April at 9am and ends Friday 16th April at 5pm 2nd week class begins Monday 19th April at 9am and ends Friday 23th April at 5pm
ELIGIBILITY: Acceptance into this program includes a review of your current images (website, online gallery, or lo-res jpegs submitted via email.) We do not require you to have fashion photos but you should have an feel for fashion in your images and be at an intermediate to advanced shooting level photographer.
INCLUDES: 1. Activities and excursions including visits to or with a fashion editor of a magazine, a Paris-based photographer, an art director, to a studios and a fashion designer based in Paris. 2. Location scouting. 3. Model casting at a Paris agency. 4. 2 x 3 day professionally produced fashion shoots, in a studio and on location in Paris. We will provide professional wardrobe stylists, makeup and hair stylists, both from from Paris. The productions will also include a production location vehicle, driver, location fees/permits, whilst we are out on location or on set in the studio. 5. 10 days of instruction with Bruce Smith. 3 days of theory plus 1 day editing and photoshop. 6. Transportation during location shoots and to class excursions. 7. A workshop instructor or assistant available 24 hours a day "on call" from arrival to departure. 8. Lighting equipment will be provided in studio. We may also have additional equipment available throughout the workshop (cameras, lenses and lighting equipment). If you need kit, you will be provided with a list of whats available. Your use of ANY provided equipment requires a £100 refundable security deposit plus a hire charge, which will depend upon how much and which equipment you need. 9. Editing and photoshop for fashion class on the last day. 10. Your photos may be published in our website.
DOES NOT INCLUDE: 1. Flights or train tickets to Paris, these should be purchased well in advance of the class start date as fares rise rapidly during high season. Transfers to and from the airport/rail station or your hotel/appartment. We recommend getting tickets with flexible restrictions (e.g. minimal refund/change penalties) and obtaining travel insurance. 2. Travel costs to/from your home or prior to the class departure and after the return day 3. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners and beverages (see below)** 4. Entrance fees or costs for activities not listed in the "Includes" section above. 5. Cameras, equipment, film or processing, apart from certain equipment provided by us such as reflectors, diffusers, studio lighting and location lighting. 6. Excess baggage charges and departure taxes 7. Medical expenses 8. Personal items 9. Room and accommodation, damages or incidental charges incurred at the your hotel such as internet, phone calls, laundry and minibar 10. Baggage or travel insurance 11. Passport or visa expenses (see below) 12. Accommodation is not included. We can recommend comfortable, hotels or apartments for you stay in Paris, all centrally located in and around the 6th Arrondisement, a neighborhood with a rich history of creativity and artistry. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: You must bring a current PASSPORT! Check to make sure it doesn't expire in less than 6 months from the travel dates (otherwise you have to renew it now.) If you need to renew it or do not have one, we recommend expediting it through your local post office or a passport service, which usually takes about 4 weeks. If you go the normal government route it could take several months. (Please note: if you are not a U.S. or EU citizen, additional rules apply.)
Lunches and breakfasts during class and photo shoots are not included with the master class fees. For most meals we will eat at inexpensive cafe's and restaurants. Plan approximately £15 - £25.00 per meal in most cases.
A detailed itinerary and pre-class research package is provided after your enrollment and payment is received - and will include additional details about the hotel options that we have set up good deals with, maps, transportation specifics, important phone numbers, emergency information, etc. (Please ask for a copy of our terms and conditions in a printable format.)
This amazing 10 day fashion photography master class gives each student an opportunity to experience what life is like being involved on a professional assignment , it also offers students that are interested in a career in fashion and beauty photography the chance to produced editorial fashion images for their portfolios, learn first-hand what it's like to be a pro-photographer in the fashion capital of the USA, and to take in the culture and passion of New York -- all with the guidance of Bruce Smith, who has been shooting commercial and editorial fashion and beauty photography for over 30 years.
This master class is limit 15 students, enrollment is subject to a review of your images. Unless you have already taken one or more of Bruce's other fashion photography master classes, including my online courses, in which case you will not be subject to a review. International students, contact us on b.s@mac.com for more information. We may waive the current or recent student requirement on a case-by-case basis.
See the gallery of images created by students in other program's produced by Bruce Smith.
Watch videos of Bruce and some of his former students in action shooting fashion images during class. (if you are a past student of one of Bruce's classes that wishes to have their work featured in this gallery, please submit your images 14in x 11in at 72dpi by email to b.s@masc.com.)
TUITION FEES: £2999 + supplies fee £150 (this covers 20 14in x 11in prints plus DVD's of your 20 finished images) Total £3149 plus VAT. This does not include accommodation and meals or airfares to Paris.
To book: please send an email to b.s@mac.com with your 10 images for review. If your review is successful, you will be sent a confirmation message and payment instructions via paypal. Please advise me if your inside or outside the EU so I can charge or not charge the UK purchase tax VAT.. If you choose to take the installment program, you will receive 3 payment requests via paypal, see bellow for payment program. Please advise me if your inside or outside the EU so I can charge or not charge the UK purchase tax VAT..
ACCOMMODATION IN NEW YORK: GETTING TO NEW YORK FROM EUROPE There are various options re airlines that fly to New York. I would recommend calling DialAFlight, 0844 811 4444, ask for Poppy. They have been arranging my international and local flights for 10 years, highly recommended.
HIGH QUALITY LEATHER PORTFOLIO'S AND CARRY CASE'S Are available from Brodie's Portfolios in London, please check out their website for details and specification's. If you mention Bruce Smith Master Classe's, you will qualify for a 10% discount of portfolio lists price's.
TO GET YOURSELF BOOKED Book and pay full price of £3149 online BOOK
OR
ENROLLMENT & DEPOSIT DEADLINE: DEPOSIT of £1000 (£1150.00 inc VAT for EU residence bookings the class)to be completed on or before 31st December 2009
FINAL PAYMENT BALANCE: £2149 (£2471.35 in VAT for EU residence booking the class) to be paid on or before February 20th, 2010
3 INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAM for EU residence: £3149 + 5% £157.45 = £3306.45 + (for EU residence) VAT £495.97 =£3802.42 ÷ 3 = £1276.43
1st payment £1276.43 as deposit on or before 31st December 2009 2nd payment £1276.43 on or before 31st February 2010 3rd payment £1276.43 on or before 31st March 2010
3 INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PROGRAM for none EU residence: £3149 + 5% £157.45 = £3306.45 ÷ 3 = £1102.15
1st payment £1102.15 as deposit on or before 31st December 2009 2nd payment £1102.15 on or before 31st February 2010 3rd payment £1102.15 on or before 31st March 2010
We accept credit cards via Google Checkout or Paypal.
Please call +447904485253 or or +441514760432 or email your details to b.s@mac.com to enroll.
A 5% discount on tuition fees for students that have previously taken a 4 or 5 day location or studio master class.
If you have any questions regarding fees and payments, or any other details relating to this master class, please feel free to ask. b.s@mac.com
SCHEDULE: Arrive in New York on Sunday 2nd May
ORIENTATION MEETING: 6pm Sunday 2nd May (venue TBA)
Fashion Photography Master Class: 1st week class begins Monday 3rd May at 9am and ends Friday 7th May at 5pm 2nd week class begins Monday 10th May at 9am and ends Friday 14th May at 5pm
ELIGIBILITY: Acceptance into this program includes a review of your current images (website, online gallery, or lo-res jpegs submitted via email.) We do not require you to have fashion photos but you should have an feel for fashion in your images and be at an intermediate to advanced shooting level photographer.
INCLUDES: 1. Activities and excursions including visits to or with a fashion editor of a magazine, a New York-based photographer, an art director, to a studios and a fashion designer based in New york. 2. Location scouting. 3. Model casting at a New York agency. 4. 2 x 3 day professionally produced fashion shoots, in a studio and on location in New york. We will provide professional wardrobe stylists, makeup and hair stylists, both from from New York. The productions will also include a production location vehicle, driver, location fees/permits, whilst we are out on location or on set in the studio. 5. 10 days of instruction with Bruce Smith. 3 days of theory plus 1 day editing and photoshop. 6. Transportation during location shoots and to class excursions. 7. A workshop instructor or assistant available 24 hours a day "on call" from arrival to departure. 8. Lighting equipment will be provided in studio. We may also have additional equipment available throughout the workshop (cameras, lenses and lighting equipment). If you need kit, you will be provided with a list of whats available. Your use of ANY provided equipment requires a $150 refundable security deposit plus a hire charge, which will depend upon how much and which equipment you need. 9. Editing and photoshop for fashion class on the last day. 10. Your photos may be published in our website.
DOES NOT INCLUDE: 1. Flights or train tickets to New York, these should be purchased well in advance of the class start date as fares rise rapidly during high season. Transfers to and from the airport/rail station or your hotel/apartment. We recommend getting tickets with flexible restrictions (e.g. minimal refund/change penalties) and obtaining travel insurance. 2. Travel costs to/from your home or prior to the class departure and after the return day 3. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners and beverages (see below)** 4. Entrance fees or costs for activities not listed in the "Includes" section above. 5. Cameras, equipment, film or processing, apart from certain equipment provided by us such as reflectors, diffusers, studio lighting and location lighting. 6. Excess baggage charges and departure taxes 7. Medical expenses 8. Personal items 9. Room and accommodation, damages or incidental charges incurred at the your hotel such as internet, phone calls, laundry and minibar 10. Baggage or travel insurance 11. Passport or visa expenses (see below) 12. Accommodation is not included. We can recommend comfortable, hotels or apartments for you stay in New York, all centrally located in and around the fashion district, down town Manhattan, a neighborhood with a rich history of creativity and artistry. ADDITIONAL DETAILS: You must bring a current PASSPORT! Check to make sure it doesn't expire in less than 6 months from the travel dates (otherwise you have to renew it now.) If you need to renew it or do not have one, we recommend expediting it through your local post office or a passport service, which usually takes about 4 weeks. If you go the normal government route it could take several months. (Please note: if you are not a U.S. or EU citizen, additional rules apply.)
Lunches and breakfasts during class and photo shoots are not included with the master class fees. For most meals we will eat at inexpensive cafe's and restaurants. Plan approximately $20 - $30.00 per meal in most cases.
A detailed itinerary and pre-class research package is provided after your enrollment and payment is received - and will include additional details about the hotel options that we have set up good deals with, maps, transportation specifics, important phone numbers, emergency information, etc. (Please ask for a copy of our terms and conditions in a printable format.)
BRUCE SMITH PHOTOGRAPHER FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER CLASSES
MY NEXT LONDON STUDIO FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER CLASS WILL BE HELD 5th to 8th OCTOBER EDITING AND PHOTOSHOP 9th OCTOBER CLICK THE IMAGE TO BOOK ONTO THIS 4 DAY STUDIO FASHION MASTER CLASS £750 + VAT YOU GET THE 1 DAY EDITING AND PHOTOSHOP CLASS FREE OF CHARGE
Models for my classes are provided by Nevs Models in London.
If you have attended a Bruce Smith class before, you will be entitled to a further discount of £95 off this listed price. EMAIL b.s@mac.com for information on how to book. Looking forward to teaching you all that I can. Bruce.
This is one of the shots taken using this technique.
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