All of Jeffery’s workshops include lecture and interactive segments.  The goal of each workshop is to accelerate the learning of each student through a hands-on experience.  All of the workshops include printed materials of the main topics, so students can avoid the burden of taking notes.

A list of the workshops Jeffery gives during the year, along with a brief description of each, appears below.  Click on the calendar link to see the date, cost and location of each workshop.

Basic Portraiture

5 hours
Suitable for film, digital and video students
No prerequisite

Student will accomplish the following:

• Recognize by name the 5 basic portrait lighting patterns as seen in still photos and motion pictures: Rim, Split, Rembrandt, Loop, Butterfly.
• Be able to quickly set up any of the 5 patterns using artificial or natural light.
• Understand what is meant by ‘lighting ratio’ and how to measure and choose the proper ratio for a given purpose.
• Understand what is meant by ‘corrective lighting’ i.e. using a specific lighting pattern to model the subject in a way that minimizes unattractive features and accentuates attractive ones.
• Understand the basics of controlling or converting various light sources into specular, point source, soft, shadowless or other forms to increase their usefulness.
• Understand how to assess, correct or eliminate various light sources of different Kelvin temperatures in order to avoid color crossovers and achieve acceptable results.
• Gain better control of camera operation by understanding the physical relationship between the shutter, the flash duration, the ambient light, the ISO setting and the aperture.
• Know what is meant by these words that describe flash operation: automatic, manual, synchro-sun, fill, key, slave, strobe-effect, light painting, diffused, flat, bounce, recycle, color temperature,  and other terms.
• Evaluate three strobe systems from different manufacturers used in the demonstrations.
• Be more prepared to accept assignments to produce portraits of individuals and groups.  In other words – avoid screwing up important shots.

Advanced Portraiture

5 hours
Suitable for film, digital and video students
Prerequisite: Basic Portraiture

 Student will accomplish the following:

• Set up the five basic lighting patterns in both broad and short configurations.
• Become familiar with which lighting patterns are to be used for specific subjects in various situations.
• How to combine lighting patterns on the same subject or achieve discrete lighting patterns on various subjects in the same shot or scene.
• Quickly achieve the desired lighting ratio for a give subject, mood or recording media.
• Be able to recognize which camera angle and which focal length lens was used for a given shot or scene.
• Understand why certain lenses and angles are chosen for specific effects.
• How to capture the image properly to meet the demands of specific assignments.
• Learn what is meant by color temperature and how to achieve the desired results by proper camera settings, filters and film emulsions.
• Become familiar with the basic forms of image retouching.
• Understand and apply the concept of head and neck axis in posing the subject.

Using your digital camera

5 hours
No prerequisite

This course is for beginning and intermediate photographers who want to get the most out of their digital cameras.  The students are grouped together by the style of the digital camera they own.  Basic features of each style camera will be explained and demonstrated so each student understands how to locate and use the most important features on the camera they own.  In a very short time the class begins to see how all cameras, both digital and film, operate in similar ways.

After all students are familiar with the basic operation of their camera, the class is given a series of photographic situations to deal with, both indoors and outside.  Jeffery coaches the groups through each situation.  Students quickly learn how to produce the best shot in the most common situations.  Strategies for avoiding problem situations are discussed.

By the end of the workshop all students will be able to confidently capture good photos of events, people, landscapes, interior spaces, moving subjects, static objects and other scenes commonly encountered on vacations and at gatherings. 

Studio Lighting

5 hours
Prerequisite: basic photography skills
10 student limit

This course is for the:

• Student Wishing to become a professional
• Fine artist that wishes to produce high quality photos of their work
• Digital artist that needs to capture usable images for manipulation and integration into other works

This workshop is designed to give students the skills needed to produce quality photos of static objects made of glass, various metals, food, liquids and other challenging surfaces using artificial light.  Jeffery covers the basic design of lighting instruments and demonstrates why one is preferable over another for specific surfaces.  Students will learn how to modify lights to control their characteristics.  The making of lighting control tools will be discussed and demonstrated. 

This course is offered by arrangement only.  Please contact Jeffery for details.