webinar: don’t fear your flash (part 2)

Continuing further on the topic where we make Flash Photography truly accessible, Clickin Moms forums are hosting the next webinar in the series – Don’t Fear Your Flash.

This webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 7th at 1pm New York time. (I know, I know, it’s officially EST, but I like calling it New York time.)

If you’d like to register, please follow this link to the Clickin Moms registration page.
The fee to watch and participate in the live webinar, is $35

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The webcam seminar that I presented on April 12, 2011 – Don’t Fear Your Flash!
is now available for download from the ClickinMoms website, as a 112 minute movie file.

The price: $30.00 – purchase & download via the CM site.

Don’t Fear Your Flash! Getting the Best Results from your On-Camera Flash
Webcam Seminar featuring Neil van Niekerk (April 12, 2011)

A photo session is often be a rushed, fast moving event with less than ideal light. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have great light indoors that approaches studio-quality lighting. Join Neil van Niekerk as he explains the techniques to create beautiful images while working fast, yet still getting exceptional results from equipment you already have – your on-camera speedlight.

The webcam seminar that I presented on April 12, 2011 – Don’t Fear Your Flash!
is now available for download from the ClickinMoms website, as a 112 minute movie file.

The price: $30.00 – purchase & download via the CM site.

In conjunction with the Clickin Moms forums, I will be presenting a webinar next week, Tuesday April 12th on the topic of flash photography, centered around the idea of getting great results from bounce flash photography.

Clickin Moms is a booming but close-knit community of over 8000 members. 65% of their members are professional photographers, and 35% are either aspiring professionals or passionate hobbyists. What they all share is a commitment to honing the craft in order to deliver extraordinary images for their clients, beautifully capture the lives of their own children, produce works of fine art, or engage in creative self expression.

program description:

A photo session is often a rushed, fast moving event with less than ideal light.  But that doesn’t mean you can’t have great light indoors that approaches studio-quality lighting.  Join Neil as he explains the techniques to create beautiful images while working fast, yet still getting exceptional results from equipment you already have – your on-camera speedlight.

This is a 90 minute webinar that includes live demonstrations, supplemental images shared on-screen, and interactive Q&A between Neil and audience members throughout the presentation.

when: Tuesday, April 12 at 1:00pm EST (USA)

cost: $30 to watch the live webinar

CM members sign up here.
Non-members sign up here.

After you make your purchase, you will receive a follow-up email containing information about claiming your seat in the live audience. Webinar seats are nonrefundable and nontransferable.

System Requirements:
PC-based attendees - required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees – required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer

follow-up articles:

- New to flash photography? Where to even start …

flash photography & lighting workshops – New York

May 16, 2011 (Monday) – NYC
July 11, 2011 (Monday) – NYC
Sept 12, 2011 (Monday) – NYC

flash photography & lighting workshops – California

April 19, 2011 (Tuesday) – Dana Point, CA
April 21, 2011 (Thursday) – San Francisco, CA

flash photography & lighting workshops – UK, Ireland, Europe (?)

to be announced

other workshops and seminars in 2011

March 27, 2011 (Sun) – 9:30am – 12 noon – PPA Massachussets Convention
A two and a half-hour long presentation on Nikon Wireless Flash system, with emphasis on the techniques of flash photography.

May 2-6, 2011 (Mon-Fri) – Treehaven, WI
This is a week-long workshop at Treehaven in Wisconsin, under the auspices of PPA. Last year’s workshop in Treehaven was very well received, so this will be a repeat workshop.

seminar presentations at B&H – dates to be announced

book launch party & book signing event – details will be announced in April

As mentioned in various posts last year, I had decided to pause the travelling workshops for the time being. The workshops in other areas of the USA, away from home, have been rewarding, but the time spent travelling has taken me away from my work as a wedding photographer, and I need to focus on that again.

However … I decided to take a trip out to California, and at the same time present two workshops there. Therefore, if you are interested in attending a workshop, and don’t live near New York or in California, then you might want to make it a trip out there, and include a workshop as part of it. ;)

I’m still finalizing dates and places for possible workshops in the UK, Ireland and possibly elsewhere in Europe. (Most likely the Netherlands.)

These will be the only dates planned for this year.

more details about these flash photography workshops ..

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May 2-6, 2011 (Mon-Fri) – Treehaven, WI

This is a 4-day workshop at Treehaven in Wisconsin, under the auspices of PPA. Last year’s workshop in Treehaven was very well received – in fact, fully booked –  so this will be a repeat workshop. The fee for the workshop is an incredibly low $795, which includes all meals and residence in a dorm room at Treehaven.

This is incredible value for money.  I don’t know how the Treehaven people do it, but they do.

The program will be an extended version of the usual workshop that I present, but spread over 4 days.  With this leisurely pace, everyone is sure to get enough time to shoot and practice. What also made last year’s workshop great, is that, along with the attendees to the other classes, we all socialized in the evenings, hanging out and chatting with fellow photographers. A great time.

If you’re interested, follow the link for more details.

With WPPI coming up soon, I have had a number of people ask about individual workshops and tutoring sessions. Instead of trying to co-ordinate all this around everyone’s crazy schedules, I’ve decided it would be easier to announce a series of mini-workshops.

Las Vegas mini-workshop: on-location flash photography

There will be 3 workshops; each will be 4 hrs long.

- Saturday, Feb 19, 2-6pm
- Monday, Feb 21, 1-5pm
- Tuesday, Feb 22, 1-5pm

The mini-workshops will be limited to only 3 people at a time. Definitely un-crowded! Therefore these mini-workshops will be closer to being individual tutoring sessions.

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