 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS
Aimed at those who want to start using external flash guns on their cameras or want to find out how to use them to great effect.
Flash photography is one of the most mis-understood and feared areas of photography. yet it has the power to immediately take your photography to a higher quality level. As in so many areas of digital photography, the flash will do a pretty good job in most average conditions using auto settings, but it's when you start taking control of the flash, its power settings, its direction, its quality (hard or soft) that things really begin to happen. That's what this course is all about.
Please note that this is not a studio flash course, it is solely aimed at external dedicated flash guns.
What flash guns are suitable for this course?
All dedicated flash guns are suitable for this course. This includes Nikon SB600, SB700, SB800 and SB900; Canon 430EX and EX II, 580 EX and EX II along with the dedicated flash guns from Olympus, Sony and Panasonic. It also covers third party dedicated flash guns from the likes of Metz, Sigma and Nissin.
What if I don't have a flash gun?
A number of dedicated Nikon and Canon flash guns can be provided for a small fee.
Night Course
The night course takes place over 2 weeks (dates etc here), 1 session per week for 1 and a half hours each session. At the end of the course you will be able to understand and use all the the extra settings on your flash while also being able to take better shots in all situations.
 Homework
Students are set optional homework on the first week which is gently critiqued at the start of the second class.
Full Colour, Illustrated Handouts
Carefully worded and appropriately illustrated handouts are an integral part of our courses. Because lectures tend to have an effect which lasts only a short while, particularly if no notes are taken, we believe our handouts are the key to making your newly gained knowledge much more long-lasting. You will receive over 40 pages of full colour, detailed notes for the course.
COURSE CONTENT |
GENERAL FLASH USE
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SOFTENING FLASH LIGHT |
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES |
1 Flash terms
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8 Bounce flash |
15 Balance flash and
ambient light |
| 2 Flash modes |
9 Adjusting bounce angle to get
wider coverage |
16 High-speed sync |
| 3 Auto Zoom & Focal Length |
10 Flash modifiers - bounce flash
with no ceiling |
17 Multiple flash firing |
| 4 When to use Manual Zoom |
11 Flash modifiers - bounce cards |
18 Front Curtain/Rear Curtain (1st/2nd curtain) |
| 5 When to use the Wide Angle Diffuser |
12 Flash modifiers - softboxes |
19 Use Off-Camera Cords to
create shadows |
| 6 Flash exposure compensation in camera or flash gun |
13 Fill flash |
20 Using wireless flash |
| 7 Using ISO to increase the power of the flash |
14 Creating a catchlight in eyes
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21 Manual flash |
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| Type |
Night Course |
Weekend Course |
| Length |
2 Weeks
(1 Night per week) |
Half Day |
| Time |
7pm-8.30pm |
2pm-5pm |
| Next Course |
Monday 26 March
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Sunday 15 April
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| Fee |
€100 (€90 for customers of Conns Cameras)
- Fee includes use of pictures of model for your own portfolio/website etc
See our refund policy here. |
| Fee Includes |
Over 40 bound pages of specially designed, full colour, tutorial notes
PLEASE NOTE: A small number of Canon or Nikon flash guns are available for those who haven't yet bought a flash gun. These are only available during class time on a first come, first served basis. |
| Venue |
Institute of Photography,
Lord Edward St, Dublin 2 |
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| Payment |
Payment by cheque, bank draft or postal order can be made hereCredit Cards payments can be made below (unfortunately we can't take Laser at the moment)
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If you have any further queries please don't hesitate to contact us at info@instituteofphotography.ie,
or call us on +353 1 633 9089.
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