STUDIO LIGHTING I
Image by SPAO alum Shaelynn Tredenick
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DSLR Camera and lenses are required. Students are encouraged to bring their electronic flash, tripod and any additional lighting gear. Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of their equipment.
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Recommended prerequisite is Digital Photography I: Foundation, Studio Lighting I, Speedlite I, One Light Portraiture.
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STUDIO LIGHTING I: FOUNDATION
JUNE 4 - JULY 9, 2026
June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 2, 9
THURSDAYS 6PM - 9PM
6 SESSIONS - 18 HOURS
LOCATION: SPAO STUDIO, 77 PAMILLA ST
INSTRUCTOR: ADRIEN DUEY
LEVEL: BASIC | $385
MAX 8 STUDENTS
This class is a step-by-step introduction to modern studio flash equipment and the techniques that enable photographers to harness studio lighting.
Explore beautiful light (hard/soft, warm/cold, high key/low key, shadows and highlights) and learn the quality of light created using today’s flash hardware. Students will learn how components of flash systems work, and will experiment with various lighting scenarios.
Subjects covered will include:
Flash safety
Modeling lights
Power packs/monolights
Synching with camera
Reflectors
Key/fill/kicker lights
Softboxes
Umbrellas
Scrims
Flags
Gobos, and more
Participants are encouraged to bring in a sample (magazine clipping, digital file, photograph, etc.) of a lighting technique that they would like to emulate.
After completing Studio Lighting II: Advanced Lighting Techniques, consider this potential next step:
