This introduction to studio flash lighting will take participants through high-key and low-key lighting set-ups, introduce three-point lighting with the key light, fill light and effect light and show how to light the background and how to seperate the subject from the background. The workshop uses a variety of lightshapers from beauty dishes to fresnal spots to illustrate different lighting effects. All equipment and materials are supplied by Photofusion.

Once completing this course, the best way to improve is to practice in a fully-equipped photographic studio. As a special discount to all Studio Lighting course participants, a 50% discount on Photofusion full membership PLUS a 50% discount on your first studio booking. This offer is valid for 3 months after you have completed the course.

This course focuses on Canon 580EX & 430EX Flashguns. There will be a course for Nikon Speedlights coming soon...

This one day flashgun course for Canon users aims to demystify the often intimidating area of using flashguns correctly and creatively.

The day starts in the classroom by explaining how the Focal Plane shutter of a DSLR camera syncronises with the short burst of flashlight delivered from the flashgun. Once the basic theory has been understood we move into the studio and on location (with a model) and put the theory into practice. The course covers:

ETTL mode
Multi mode
Manual mode
Rear curtain flash
Blur flash
Fill flash
Bounce flash
Off camera flash

A one day hands on studio portrait photography course aimed at those who already have basic studio lighting skills. Using a model and High-Key and Low-Key lighting set-ups this course emphasizes the creative lighting control necessary to make effective portraits. The day starts with a presentation on studio portraiture examining classic images and discussing how the images were illuminated and the rest of the day is spent in the studio lighting our model in a variety of ways that will determine how the viewer can ‘read’ the portrait.