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Long Exposure / Painting with Light

This three hour, one-on-one specialized training session, taught by the only Certified Master Photographer in the Carolinas, teaches you how to use your camera to capture low light long exposure images and how to use your external flash for light painting.

In this hands-on, on location session you will learn the proper camera settings to achieve maximum low light, long exposure imagery with the least amount of effort. Experiment with Shutter Priority, Manual Mode or Bulb Mode for the greatest effect.

Topics covered in this on-location session include:

  • Navigating external flash menus and buttons
  • First Curtain vs Second Curtain
  • Fill Flash
  • Manual Flash
  • Flash Exposure Compensation
  • Shutter Priority with Flash
  • Manual Mode with Flash
  • Bulb Mode with and without Flash
  • Flash Exposure Compensation
  • Noise Reduction setting
  • Flash Bracketing
  • White Balance
  • Bounce Flash
  • Diffused Flash
  • Flash Modifiers & Diffusers
  • Using your control screen
  • Deciphering your EXIF metadata screen information
  • Understanding light
  • Camera familiarization
  • And much more!

 Whether you are a true beginner, or just need a refresher course, this is the fastest, most cost effective way to learn.  

Online or In-person

  • Architectural Photography
  • Beginner’s (Basic) Digital Photography
  • Child Photography
  • Cinema / Video Shooting
  • Flash Photography
  • High Dynamic Range (Shoot & Edit)
  • Landscapes & Cityscapes
  • Lightroom: Power Editing
  • Lightroom: Professional Workflow
  • Long Exposure / Painting with Light
  • Photoshop Compositing: Layers, Shapes & Masks
  • Photoshop: Power Editing
  • Photoshop: Restoring Photos
  • PROFESSIONAL LIGHTROOM EDITOR CERTIFICATION
  • PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER CERTIFICATION
  • PROFESSIONAL PHOTOSHOP EDITOR CERTIFICATION
  • PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHER CERTIFICATION
  • PROFESSIONAL VIDEOGRAPHER CERTIFICATION
  • Special Effects In-Camera
  • Sports, Dance & Action Photography
  • Street (Candid) Photography
  • Travel / Vacation Photography
  • PRIVATE TUTORING – Any Subject

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