Through the end of 2012, this class is being offered on the basis of individually scheduled private and semi-private sessions.

This is an ENTRY LEVEL class, with no prerequisite knowledge of camera settings or lighting gear.

Intro to Studio Photo Shooting
D. M. Gremlin Studios, Long Beach CA
Class fee is $60/person, with payment due no later than 48 hours in advance to confirm.
Class duration is 2 hours for single-person private sessions, or 3 hours for group classes with 2-4 participants.
Please email [email protected] or call 866-334-4364 for further information or to register.

Before you can get creative in the studio environment, you'll need to have a basic comfort level with the lighting and equipment you'll be using to shape your shots. This class is designed to meet that goal, whether you're coming into the studio just starting in photography, or having previous experience shooting outdoors/in available light.

This class presents detailed fundamentals of the controls and features of studio strobes and wireless flash sync triggers, how they interface with your camera, and what camera settings and functions you need to know and use for shooting in manual mode in the studio.

The classes will be presented/demonstrated using D. M. Gremlin Studios' complement of AlienBees strobe lights and Pocket Wizard wireless transceivers.  However, the information covered applies to a wide range of studio lighting equipment, whether you're shooting here or elsewhere.

Getting photographers ready to shoot in the studio with these class sessions for the past year and a half now!

Detailed fundamentals - so you know the ins and outs, hows and whys, to set up, shoot, and troubleshoot!

Do you know what your maximum sync speed is?  What a histogram shows?  What your overexposure warning is, and whether it's on or off?  These questions and more answered in this class!

Do you know why you can't shoot with auto-exposure settings using strobe lights?  Do you know what a modeling light is?  These topics and more covered in this class!