{"id":28955,"date":"2015-07-27T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=28955"},"modified":"2017-08-11T17:08:50","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T21:08:50","slug":"photography-workshop-charlotte-nc-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshop-charlotte-nc-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"recap: Photography workshop &#8211; Charlotte, NC (2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/workshop\/photography-workshop_8862.jpg\" alt=\"flash photography workshop\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>recap: Photography workshop &#8211; Charlotte, NC\u00a0(2015)<\/h1>\n<p>A group of photographers in Charlotte asked if I would like to present\u00a0a flash photography workshop there. We arranged a really nice venue\u00a0&#8211; The Getty Center, in Rock Hill, SC &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0and settled on a date,\u00a0July 25th (Sat). Everything in place for this, the\u00a0first workshop away from NJ \/\u00a0NY since the workshop in <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshop-amsterdam-netherlands-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amsterdam<\/a> two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>With two models, and a relatively small group of 8 people &#8211; just how I prefer the workshop size, we could cover the <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/flash-photography-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photography\u00a0workshop syllabus <\/a>in a relaxed tempo, and be sure everyone had the opportunity to shoot and learn. With the focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-tutorial-balancing-flash-and-ambient-exposure\/\">balancing flash with ambient light<\/a>, we spent time on <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/flash-photography-techniques\/off-camera-flash\/\">off-camera flash<\/a>, as well as best techniques with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/flash-photography-techniques\/bouncing-flash\/\">bounce flash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who attended, and our two models, Courtney and Madi. And an especially big thank you to Jeni B for making this happen.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/workshop\/Charlotte\/DSC_5453.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1123\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the evening we worked with on-camera bounce flash in the lobby area of the venue. Those old mailboxes make an interesting background.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/125 \u00a0@ \u00a0f\/3.5 \u00a0@ 1000 ISO &#8230; on-camera bounce flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon D810<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f2-8-vr-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR II<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0equivalent:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-ef-70-200mm-f2-8-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-sb-910-speedlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon SB-910 Speedlight<\/a>\u00a0 \/ equivalent:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-600ex-rt-speedlite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a BFT (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/black-foamie-thing\/\">black foamie thing<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/workshop\/Charlotte\/DSC_5442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1123\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bouncing flash off those mailboxes was a bit of a challenge &#8211; occasionally there would be an unpredictable hot spot &#8230; yet, the results were really good for such an unusual bounce surface. Of course, the white balance had to be tweaked to get around the color cast introduced by the bounce surface.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a pull-back shot to show the environment, and the surface to the left of the camera that was used to bounce the flash off. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/black-foamie-thing\/\">BFT<\/a>\u00a0was necessary to get directional bounce flash for this portrait of our one model, Madi.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/125 \u00a0@ \u00a0f\/3.5 \u00a0@ 1000 ISO &#8230; on-camera bounce flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d810\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon D810<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f2-8-vr-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR II<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\/\u00a0equivalent:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-ef-70-200mm-f2-8-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon EF 70-200mm f\/2.8L IS II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-sb-910-speedlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon SB-910 Speedlight<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\/\u00a0equivalent:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-600ex-rt-speedlite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite<\/a><\/li>\n<li>a BFT (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/about\/black-foamie-thing\/\">black foamie thing<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/workshop\/Charlotte\/DSC_5452.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An example from the setup shown in the behind-the-scenes photo right at the top. The <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/gear-updated-flash-photography-workshop\/\">lighting gear used in the workshop<\/a>, allows for 4 speedlights with different configurations (or doubled up.) This is the result the relatively small softbox gives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/workshop\/Charlotte\/IMG_8865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/160 \u00a0@ \u00a0f\/2.8 \u00a0@ 100 ISO &#8230; off-camera flash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-6d\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon 6D<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-24-70mm-f2-8-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon 24-70mm f\/2.8L II<\/a>\u00a0 \/ equivalent:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-24-70mm-f2-8g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 24-70mm f2.8G AF-S<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-600ex-rt-speedlite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite<\/a>\u00a0 \/ equivalent: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-sb-910-speedlight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon SB-910 Speedlight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-cp-e4-battery-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon CP-E4 battery pack<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\/ equivalent:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-sd-9-battery-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon SD-9 battery pack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-dual-speedlight-speedring\/\">Profoto RFi Speedrings for dual\u00a0speedlights<\/a>, with a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-13x2-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto 1.3&#8242; x 2&#8242; softbox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/manfrotto-1052bac-medium-light-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manfrotto 1052BAC\u00a0\u2013 medium light-stand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Photography workshops<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshops\/\">More info<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0about upcoming\u00a0photography workshops.<\/li>\n<li>Recap\u00a0of\u00a0previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/photography-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">photography workshops<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Feedback about this workshop: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.photosbyjeni.com\/blog\/making-the-dream-happen-south-carolina-wedding-photographer-workshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making the dream happen<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>recap: Photography workshop &#8211; Charlotte, NC\u00a0(2015) A group of photographers in Charlotte asked if I would like to present\u00a0a flash photography workshop there. We arranged a really nice venue\u00a0&#8211; The Getty Center, in Rock Hill, SC &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0and settled on a date,\u00a0July 25th (Sat). Everything in place for this, the\u00a0first workshop away from NJ \/\u00a0NY since&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photography-workshop-charlotte-nc-2015\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[59,838,71],"yst_prominent_words":[4541,4540,4539,4530,4517,4521,1902,4520,4518,4524,1912,4531,4519,3232,4528,1901,4534,4537,4538,4526],"class_list":{"0":"post-28955","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photography-workshop","8":"tag-flash-photography-workshops","9":"tag-photography-workshop-charlotte","10":"tag-photography-workshops","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28955"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28955"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28955\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39408,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28955\/revisions\/39408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28955"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=28955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}