Learn how to rock with a small camera by learning from experts in their particular fields. You will have loads of hands on shooting time with Rob and G as we teach you how to make big pictures with small cameras.
Anyone is welcome to come with any type of camera as our focus will be technique more then tech. This is not a “camera manual” in a class, this is a learning event where you will get the knowledge from pros that happen to shoot big with small hybrid cameras.
Rob Knight, Adobe Certified Expert
Giulio Sciorio, Award Winning Professional Photographer
We encourage photographic experimentation, questions and self-expression. This is a fun and safe environment to learn about photography technique and tech. 
We will have gear for you to play with but you will need to bring your own kit so you learn how to use it best.
We recommend that you bring the following:
- Memory cards. We recommend 16GB of storage or more.
- Tripod. We are happy to make tripod suggestions if you like.
- Hot-shoe flash
- Lens cleaning cloth or lens pen
- Laptop computer with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 (30-day free trial available at Adobe.com).
Other recommended software:
- NIK Color Efex Pro(niksoftware.com)
- Photoshop CS5/6 (adobe.com)
- Photomatix Pro (hdrsoft.com)
- *free trials are available for all of the above software
Friday Night – Introduction to hybrid photography with Rob Knight and Giulio Sciorio
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Learn how to get the most out of your Olympus and Lumix G cameras. In this free event Rob and G will help you set up your camera to rock.
What you’ll learn:
Using the Quick Menu
Creating custom settings
Noise reduction settings
Suggested settings for landscape, travel, action, etc
Using the live SCP
Settings and using MySets
Noise reduction settings
Suggested settings for landscape, travel, action, etc
Saturday
On this action packed day, Rob and G will teach you hands on at three locations how to shoot HDR landscapes and street photography the easy way. In the AM we will be shooting HDR at the SouthEastern Railway Museum. Around lunch time we’ll grab a bite to eat and head over to Showcase Camera and process the shots. After we’re recharged and ready to rock we’ll finish up the day will end with an amazing Sunset shoot.
You will learn this and way more:
HDR Landscapes
What is HDR and what to look for
Camera settings
Auto bracketing
Manual bracketing using the live histogram
Street Photography
Types of street photography and what to look for
Camera and JPEG settings
What lenses work best for your type of shoot
How to deal with people on the street
Sunset Shoot
How to meter sunsets
Composition for dynamic sunsets
Getting creative with white balance
Creative in-camera filter effects
Shooting sunsets that move
Post Processing
Lightroom to HDR workflow
Photomatix workflow
LR and PS for realistic HDR
Plugins for HDR processing (NIK)
Tonal Editing for Portraits
Enhance video clips in Lightroom
HDR by Rob Knight
Sunday
Sunday fun day! Today is all about portraits in studio. You will learn to shoot amazing portraits like pros that shoot for magazines. Working in small, rotating photo-teams everyone will be learning hands on with professional models. Professional hair and makeup artists will be on staff as you shoot in this real life editorial style shoot.
Shooting with natural light, small on-camera flashes and studio strobes Rob and G will show you how to get the most out of each light source. By days end you’ll be shooting portraits faster, more accurately and with confidence like a pro.
The day ends with a live critique of your work and a wrap party dinner.
A taste of what you will learn:
Editorial pinup shoot of Tatu Baby by Giulio Sciorio Editorial style portrait shoot Additional topics will cover
Shoot with natural light, on-camera flash,
wireless flash, studio strobe
Use mixed lighting to your advantage
How to direct a model with confidence
HDR Portraits
Motion Portraits
Wireless workflow
Recording still pictures while recording video
When is it best to shoot JPEG or RAW and why
How to grow as an artist
Watch G in action
We will teach you to shoot with ease and have fun doing it.
