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Portrait Lighting Courses For Photographers

Learn how to produce stunning professional looking portraits using Elinchrom Studio Flash Equipment on this intensive two-day course based in the beautiful village of Lacock

Run in association with The Flash Centre and Pembroke Photography, this course is aimed at newcomers to studio flash photography and explains the basic techniques. It is presented in a entertaining and relaxed style, helping you to achieve top quality results plus encourage attendees to develop their skills and confidence with lighting and models

There is plenty of practical time to put into practice what you’ve learned and also to try something new

Even for people who have never seen a studio light before, we guarantee you will leave with some great portraits in your camera!

If you are thinking of buying some studio lighting but are not sure of what to buy, why not book onto a course and have all your questions answered?

Techniques covered on this course include;
• Tungsten Vs Flash
• Why Use Studio Flash?
• Anatomy of a Flash Unit
• How to use a light meter
• How to set custom colour balance
• Posing your model
• Portraits with just one flash head
• Portraits with two heads
• Reflector panels
• Softboxes, grids and snoots
• Using flash and daylight to create naturally lit portraits
• High Key – lighting a white background made easy
• The Triflector – why all the fuss?
• The Octa – a unique light bank

And much much more…………..

These extremely popular courses are limited to a maximum of fifteen people to enable you to get the most out of your days and more practical time with the models.

For further details of the courses and dates please click here or visit The TFC Courses Website directly.

For those looking to purchase equipment, there will be very special, “attendee only” offers, on some of the items used over the two days plus vouchers offering discounts on products from The Flash Centre’s branches in the UK

Your Course Tutor;
Chris Burfoot AMPA ASWPP

Having his own highly successful photographic studio business in Chippenham for many years, Chris regularly runs seminars for the Royal Photographic Society and The Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers on studio lighting techniques

He has written numerous articles for photographic magazines and websites, published a book on studio lighting and produced his first lighting techniques DVD in 2005 entitled “The Beginners Guide to Light” which is already proving a bestseller.

His annual lectures at Focus on Imaging are always popular and attract some of the largest crowds of the show

For additional course information click here

Download the 2008 Booking Form for dates and cost
Download the Course Leaflet to find out all the details
Download the Photography Monthly Course Review
Download "What Our Delegates Say" to see what our customers thought about the course

If you have any questions regarding this course or to check availability, you may contact Chris directly .

Please do not contact The Flash Centre regarding dates or availability, please use the contact link above.

2008 Course Dates: January 26/27th, April 26/27th, May 24/25th, July 26/27th, September 27/28th, October 25/26th and November 22/23rd.

One to One Lighting Courses also available - Contact Chris!!

Book early - courses are limited to 15 delegates and places fill fast - Courses are normally full!

For the perfect follow-on Course Chris recommends Bjorn Thomassen's Contemporary Portrait Courses.

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