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HOME OF THE ORIGINAL FINDING THE LIGHT WORKSHOPS – a 60 day online natural light workshop!

This may answer some of your questions. Let me know if I can help you further;)

How long have you been teaching online photography classes?

For five years !! (coming up on the 13th workshop in Fall 2011)

Are you the only instructor?
I’m the founder and creator of “Finding the light Workshops” and have created, written and built this workshop myself.  I’m the main instructor and give feedback on each participant as well as run the weekly live virtual class myself. I have 2 assistants JennyB with Pure Life Unscripted, who joined me in 2010 as an assistant instructor.  She is amazing and is on the forum for questions and feedback on Tuesdays and Thursdays. And  Gail from gailpomare-arohaphotography who is an alumni student and assists with class admin, works on the blog/forum and gives occasional feedback.

Fee Structure and Participation

Full participant – $575 USD

Partial (or silent) Participant – $300 USD

As a full participant you may have full access to the forum and view all the written documentation and videos I post, you’re eligible to receive constructive feedback on each assignment from me and my assistants, participant in class contests, join the live virtual class, receive and give feedback on fellow class members, receive my actions and presets. Return as an alumni student and pay the alumni discounted fee.

As a silent participant you will also be able access all the written documentation and videos I post, but will not receive feedback or be able to post in the forum. You will not be eligible for the contests or live virtual classes. You may upgrade to a full participant by paying the difference in fee.

What happens once I pay.

You will receive a paypal receipt that your payment has been received. This will count as notification that you are enrolled on the workshop. Toward the start of the workshop date you will receive information regarding the start time. (usually this is done a day before) All email notification will be sent to the email account connected to the paypal address you signed up with. Also check the blog as it will say if emails have been sent, and if you have not received it please check your spam folders.

Do I have to be on the forum at certain times?

You will have access to a private forum that is open 24-7. I am on the forum each week day.  Jenny (my assistant instructor) will be on a few days a week!  At the end of each week I give out a new assignment, with a class newsletter ! You usually have a week to complete assignments and will post these for feedback in the forum

Will the forum be accessible once the workshop is over?

On completion of the workshop I leave the workshop forum open for approximately another week before I take it online, you will not have access to it after this time.

What is the turn-around time for critiques?
During the week I ask that you allow up to 24 hours for a reply on assignment, I’m active daily. On the weekend I ask for 48 hours.

Does each critique tell exactly how to make improvements?
I offer detailed feed back if your image needs improvement, and give praise and tell you what I like if you got it.

What are virtual classes?

A place we will meet as a group to discuss assignments. This is a live streaming class and you will hear me answer questions back and you will be able to view my computer screen. For each assignment I will finish the class with live editing of the assignment. Each week I post one class schedule and sign-up for the virtual class. If it fills I schedule another to ensure everyone can join and participate. An email will be sent about an hour prior to the start time with all the information you need to log-on and participate. The live streaming class will be done via a live webinar program, you will hear me speaking, and will be able to see my desktop and editing programs but are muted yourself. You will be able to ask and answer questions by typing into a chatbox. I record each virtual class and upload it into the forum as a video. You are free to watch as many times as you like.

What about students that live out of the United States, how does this work?
You will have 24-7 access to the forum. I am on the same time zone asNew York. Eastern time. However,  I have many international students from other parts of the world, i.e  Australia,London,Denmark,India,Japan and etc and it has never been an issue. You are not obligated to be on the forum at any specific time. I’m on daily. I do virtual classes each week and change up the times … Say I do one at 11pm eastern time and one at 7 am eastern time …. It has never been an issue 🙂 I record each virtual class and upload it into the forum at a later time; you are free to watch as many times as you like if you missed it!

What kind of equipment should I have for your course?
I would like for you to have a digital SLR

(photoshop or lightroom will be handy) but the latest and greatest of everything or anything is not essential. Our goal is to become proficient in finding the light.

What kind of experience should I have to take your course?

I would like for you to know how to shoot in manual for my class!

Could you tell me more about the dates assigned to your syllabus for the class? 

Assignments are posted each week and as follows

Main Assignments
Assignment 1: Dramatic Light
Assignment 2: Mid-day Sun & Backlight (full sun)
Assignment 3: Mid-day backlighting with a reflector
Assignment 4: Late in the day sun with reflector
Assignment 5: Finding natural way to reflect light ( backlighting included)
Assignment 6: Pockets of Light ( Find the light in any space)
Assignment 7: Sunflare
Assignment 8 :  Capturing subject & sky

Bonus assignments :
Assignment 1 : Indoor side lighting
Assignment 2: Have rain ? Embracing the weather!
Assignment 3: Silhouettes
Assignment 4: Blown light
Assignment 5: How Color Impacts Your Photos
Assignment 6: Getting out of a creative funk
Assignment 7: Towering Skies

Jenny’s Creative Corner ***NEW 2011***

For each assignment you are given a week to complete. In order to get the most out of this class it is highly recommended that you complete your assignments on time. Feedback can not be guaranteed on late assignments.

What can I expect in the course?

Constructive critique on assignments

A section that includes session tips & videos

Each regular assignment will have a video clip on shooting the assignment and post processing.

I have many Photoshop tutorials included in the forum, along with Lightroom, and camera raw (ACR).  We will go over how to focus, what metering modes work best for your lighting situation, interacting with your subject while still finding that light.

I have guest speakers that will do a Q&A and c/c a bit (you can see previous guest speaker sites in the right hand sidebar)

You will find Business & marketing section as well.

Full Participants will receive my actions and presets (silent participants will receive a partial set)

I do have regular contests with great prizes from some amazing vendors!