Join master photographer Rick Ferro as he teaches you his approach to creating stunning portrait imagery that sells. Rick will demonstrate, with hands-on multiple lighting techniques, in the classroom and on-location. He'll share his methods, tips and tricks to unleash your creativity so you can create dramatic, evocative imagery that stands out. You'll learn how to use modifiers and gels to create film noir, classic, and fashion forward portraiture. You'll learn posing, and how to accent the subject's body language for maximum impact. You'll learn lens and lighting specifics to use on any particular situation. You'll learn how to cut down your post processing time with Rick's tips on retouching and enhancing, and you'll learn what it takes to sell large portraits to make big dollars. If you don't learn from Rick Ferro, you're not learning.

You'll learn -

• How to use V-flats, eye-lighter, kicker lighting and different modifiers to accentuate your glamour lighting
• How to style an on-location glamour session and make it your own
• How to shoot at the worst time of the day 12 noon without using flash
• How to correctly work with hand posing for glamour, and how to accent the subjects body language
• How to "fly" the dress/veil and what specific lens and lighting to use
• How to correctly use clam shell lighting

Students should bring:

• Camera
• 16mm, 24-105, wide and long
• Tripod
• Computer
• Lots of cards
• Portable back-up hard drive