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February 7-11, 2010
Austin Hotel and Convention Center
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

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John Woodward

Advanced Portraiture
and Lighting

John has been a working professional for 38 years.  His clients have included Chase, Citibank, Paramount, Cunnard, RJR Nabisco, Viacom, Hyatt and Marriott.  In the world of music, he is photographed Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson Billy Idol, Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones.  As an event photographer he has worked with Five Presidents, the Pope, the Dalai Lama and several First Ladies. 

John was also the Official Photographer for the New York Yankees for six seasons.  As an event specialist he covers the U.S. tennis open, the U.S. golf open and is currently photographer for the League of American Theater Owners and Producers.

As we enter a new age in photography, we are being confronted with new ideas, new business plans and massive amounts of new technology.

We sometimes forget that no matter what the media, understanding light and exposure will always be the one essential component to success in photography.

In Mastering the Light, we’ll explore lighting in the studio and in the field. 

We will build a working studio and through live demonstration illustrates the strengths of portrait, glamour and modified glamour lighting forms.  We will discuss facial analysis and how each lighting form affects your subject. One of the class assignments is to photograph a head shot of each of the students.  This exercise helps in determining which lighting would be best for many subjects.

The program will then discuss environmental lighting and how you can streamline your operation by eliminating variables. 

Subjects such as the characteristic curve, histograms, achieving proper exposure and location mapping will be illustrated and explained.
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