After the success of last years seminars and workshops in the UK Frank Doorhof is back for more workshops and seminars this year in coorperation with Forward Events (UK). The first date in each city is a free seminar taught during the photovision roadshow, the second date is an exclusive workshop in a small group at a nice location in which Frank will teach the workshops with lots of personal attention.
Frank invites all levels to join in on the seminar and workshop, as you’ll find yourself walking away with newfound knowledge in the following areas, location work, metering, light shaping, lighting tools, white balance, photoshop retouching and web display. This isn't one of those stuffy seminar/workshops where someone walks in, explains things quickly, without interuption, walks out the door and that's it..
Frank's semniars/workshops regularly sell out in Ireland, UK, Belgium, Los Angeles, New York and the Netherlands because of Frank's dedication to teaching. Attendees regularly find themselves in conversation with fellow students and Frank long after the seminar and workshops are over.
This is an intense seminar which will start with
the very basics of how light works. Don't be fooled however with this
description. In the years I've taught workshops I found out that most
photographers are very aware of how to measure lights and setup their
preference. However I also found out that very few really understand what they
are doing, thus limiting themselves in being really
creative with their light.
In this 2 hour seminar we start out simple by explaining the different ways
light behaves and you will learn to "read" images and understand what
light sources were used to create an image but most of all where they were
positioned. But that's just the first 10 minutes. After that the level will
increase considerably. There is a lot of attention given to understanding how
you can manipulate but most of all measure light to make the scene exactly as
you have envisioned it. Meaning you will learn to read and understand your
lightmeter. You will learn how to use reflective metering to calculate the
perfect white and black background and how to fit the whole scene within the
dynamic range of your camera. After that there is a section about understanding
color and how to manipulate them. Always wanted to know how to make the skies
nice and saturated without using photoshop. Learn how to manipulate those colors on the spot and in camera. Always wanted to know how
to make beautiful golden hour light falling through a window, or magenta skies
without the use of selections in photoshop. You will
learn to understand how it works in this section.
But that's not all.
You will also learn how to work with colorcheckers, coloranalyzers and most of all how to calibrate your lightmeter so that it works flawless on your camera.
After the theory there will be a part where several images are shown using the techniques learned in the previous part accompanied by explanations about the setups.
After the seminar there is room for discussions and a personal touch.
The whole seminar is not about tricks, you can learn that everywhere online.This seminar is about understanding how the system works and really knowing how to use it in your own photography.
The seminar is not for beginners or pros only, every photographer should find something in here that is more than worth the admittance fee.
Learn how to make a stunning location look even better or use the studio to the max.
In this workshop you will be taught how you can use the theory from the seminar on location and in the studio.
Learn how to use just enough flash to make a stunning atmospheric fashion shot as you see in so many magazines.
See how to shoot it in camera without having to "paint with light" afterwards.
This will be an opportunity to work with Frank on a very personal level.
The group is small so there is a lot of time to talk with Frank, ask any questions you want and the setups will be explained in detail.
There is no fixed route for this workshop, Frank will make the workshop work for the group, so what you want to learn will be discussed.
See it as a field trip to the candy store.
Go home with great shots and a lot of knowledge to improve your own work.
The workshops are a real good method to improve your own way of working, it's inspirational and sometimes refreshing.
Bring your own camera. Frank will be shooting tethered during the workshop so you can see what's going on and while other people are shooting he is discussing and talking about the setups in detail or just chatting about what you want to know.
You don't want to miss this one!
About Frank Doorhof
Frank Doorhof is an experienced fashion and glamour photographer with a broad experience in both studio and location. His workshops are highly regarded in both the Netherlands as abroad.
His work can be seen in several publications and for example on CD's/DVD's and posters from the world famous pianist Wibi Soerjadi since 2004.
He also writes articles for several magazines about the subject model photography and his book "a guide to modelphotography" is available since 2005, the instructional DVDs from Frank are sold worldwide and get rave reviews from viewers and websites.
One of the main inspirations for Frank Doorhof are the teachings of Dean Collins which according to Frank was on a level no other workshop teacher has yet reached.
He hates the commercially overthought workshops for profit only but he loves to take the workshops to the extreme, telling people all the things they really need to know instead of charging money for things people already know.
In his opinion there is only one good workshop/seminar and that’s the one were all visitors pro or beginner go home with a wow feeling and a feeling of “I can never remember everything” only then he is happy.
For more info about Frank visit the website www.frankdoorhof.com