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Specialty: Lighting and posing comprehension

Creative GELegance – Creating a colorful portfolio with gels, light, and modifier combos

Speaker: Amber Henry (Website) (Social Media)

Live Demonstration   

Intermediate   

Gel Photography stands as one of the most versatile and impactful tools at a photographer’s disposal. Its popularity is skyrocketing, and you don’t want to miss the transformative power it can have on elevating your portfolio. In this highly sought-after class, award-winning international wedding and portrait photographer Amber Henry will expertly guide you through the fusion of essential lighting knowledge with gel usage. By the end of the course, you’ll possess the skills to craft images that can go viral, elevate your proficiency, and use these innovative techniques to truly astonish your clientele (and fatten your wallet as well).
Key Learning Points:
*Swiftly changing colors for immediate impact
*Mastering color matching and navigating color combinations (color theory is key)
*Utilizing gels to create both ethereal/prismatic images and intense neon-saturated hues
*Seamlessly integrating gels with your existing equipment for effortless execution
*Proficiently employing gels for background, fill, rim, and main light applications
*Knowing which color combinations work well together and which modifiers are needed to get you there
*Transform any boring location into a marvelous set and dazzle your client’s eyes

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SKILL LEVELS

Beginner: Just starting out or relatively new to a given subject matter. Basics will be covered and the course will move at a slower pace. The instructor will spend a little more time trying to explain concepts to ensure everyone is following. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 1-3 on the given topic.

Intermediate: Has a grasp of some basic concepts. This course level will move at a faster pace and assume you have basic knowledge covered on the given subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 4-6 on the given topic.

Advanced: You have working knowledge of the given subject matter, but are looking for more fine-tuning and some advanced topics to take your work to that next level. DO NOT expect instructors to explain basic concepts in this course. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 7-10 on the given topic.

Class Types

Hands-On

These are shooting courses. You will be shooting and working. Bring your camera, gear, or whatever you need for the course and to create create images. Expect to have some level of shooting.

Live Demonstration

These are instructor-led courses where you will see a live demonstration of what the instructor is teaching. You can still bring your camera to these courses and you can photograph, but the goal of the course is NOT for you to shoot or to ensure you get a shot. The goal is for you to see how and why the instructor does what he/she does in order to get the final result.

Lecture

These are non-shooting courses. Typically classroom-based, bring your laptop and notepad and focus on learning!