Flashes come in all powers, shapes and sizes, and the flowering of flash technology has matured into a myriad of products – that offers expanding possibilities.
This is a workshop introducing the photographer to a range of light shaping tools and explores possibilities on how to get the most versatility and range from the tools that are available, no matter if they are big and small.
Richard Chen (ClubSNAP - boombox), our workshop maestro, has been working with Lights, from small to big: spanning Flashes, LEDs, Tungstens & HMIs, from Portraits, Fashion, Commercial, Products to Music Videos, Mini Series and Feature Films.
A resident photographer at Cool Cheese Studios, Richard has also worked on video and motion picture productions as a Set Photographer, a Gaffer, Director of Photography. His clientele includes Philips, Pernod Ricard, Britvic Plc, Johnson & Johnson; Publications include Her World Brides, Style Weddings, L’officiel, Mensfolio, Yak Magazine. Awards: Fashion Asia Awards Top 5 Fashion Photographer of Asia 2014
Richard’s an eye for lighting, makes him a craftsman of light, a master light bender in both indoor and outdoor settings, making him a highly sought-after photographer. Lighting is his language, paintbrush and chisel
Limited to 50 pax only.
Sunday, 20th May 2018 @ Funan Showsuite Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
* Event is also open to Friends of Funan. Simply follow @FunanSG on FB / IG to be one.
Synopsis of workshop -
Things to bring along for the workshop
This is a workshop introducing the photographer to a range of light shaping tools and explores possibilities on how to get the most versatility and range from the tools that are available, no matter if they are big and small.
Richard Chen (ClubSNAP - boombox), our workshop maestro, has been working with Lights, from small to big: spanning Flashes, LEDs, Tungstens & HMIs, from Portraits, Fashion, Commercial, Products to Music Videos, Mini Series and Feature Films.
A resident photographer at Cool Cheese Studios, Richard has also worked on video and motion picture productions as a Set Photographer, a Gaffer, Director of Photography. His clientele includes Philips, Pernod Ricard, Britvic Plc, Johnson & Johnson; Publications include Her World Brides, Style Weddings, L’officiel, Mensfolio, Yak Magazine. Awards: Fashion Asia Awards Top 5 Fashion Photographer of Asia 2014
Richard’s an eye for lighting, makes him a craftsman of light, a master light bender in both indoor and outdoor settings, making him a highly sought-after photographer. Lighting is his language, paintbrush and chisel
Limited to 50 pax only.
Sunday, 20th May 2018 @ Funan Showsuite Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
* Event is also open to Friends of Funan. Simply follow @FunanSG on FB / IG to be one.
Synopsis of workshop -
- Brief Introduction to a variety of Flashes and Lights
- Different Control Schemes / General characteristics of Flashes and Lights
- Operational Safety - safety around modifiers, balancing equipment, using umbrellas outdoors, anchoring of equipment, discussion of wireless transmitters and wire-free equipment
- Modifiers: size, material and lighting quality - and why they work
- Talk about a number of MagMod modifiers, the standard angle reflector, bare bulb, and bare Speedlights.
- Inverse Square Law
- Measuring and calculating flash power
- Matching camera settings
- Developing the basic sense for the light
Things to bring along for the workshop
- Note Taking Tools
- Any camera with Hot Shoe / PC Sync Port, Capable of shooting in full manual control.
- Any lens range from 35 to 200mm
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