Eolo Perfido Workshop in New Delhi and Mumbai

For the first time in India

Hasselblad and Workshop on Road join hands with KLIK (a JAS fotography initiative) to organise two workshops with the ace photographer Eolo Perfido

Dates:

New Delhi: 10th May, 2013

Mumbai: 12th May 2013

Time: 9.30 AM to 5.30 PM

Venue:

New Delhi: Indipix Gallery, B-2/1, Vasant Vihar

Mumbai: Collective Image Studio. 2nd floor, 206, Adhyaru Industrial Estate, Sun Mill Compound, Opp. Phoenix Mill, S. B. Road, Lower Parel West

Participation Fee: 


New Delhi: Rs. 2900/-

Mumbai: Rs. 3000/-

“Every person who sits in front of the eye of the camera needs complete attention and passion. In every person, there is a secret ability that gives the structure to have the right feeling for the portrait“.
- Eolo Perfido -

The purpose of the workshop is to teach you how to approach a studio-based portrait photography session using LED Lighting.
Portraiture is one of the most important arts in all of history. And in portrait-making, both painting and photography have mixed traditions, techniques and skills.
In the early years of photography, it has been thought that new technologies have hampered these traditions, skills and techniques. But more recently, portrait making through the use of modern photography is considered an art.
In the end, a portrait is the outcome of the photographer’s ability to catch the soul of its subject.

Eolo, who has over 12 years of photography experience, is recognised as one of the best photographic talent alive. During the seminar, he will give his audience some working knowledge of how to take portraits with both a technical and emotional approach, helpful tricks and other tips from his own experiences.

After a short show reel of his work, Eolo will be talking about:
- Different kinds of portraits – classic, creative, corporate, fashion and beauty.
- How to approach the subject you are shooting.
- How to determine the right pose – staged or stolen shots?
- What you need – equipment, set-up, etc.
- How to prepare the pre-lighting with LED lighting systems.
- Assistance and Intelligent light.
- Photo editing.
- Post-production – how do you prepare a file for a customer?
- How to present your work to your customer.

Aims:
- To impart specific knowledge of the use of lighting in a studio (particularly with the use of LED lights)
- To help attendees develop their interaction with their subjects.
- To impart basic Photoshop know-hows with a particular reference to skin tone and colour correction.

For further inquiries and registration please contact:  Jassi Oberai +919899905070
Payment:  JAS fotography
A/c no.: 3947002100009825
Bank: Punjab National Bank
Branch: Sector 21C, Faridabad
Type: Current Account RTGS/NEFT IFS code: PUNB0458500
(in case of other kind of payments, please contact Jassi Oberai www.facebook.com/jassioberai)

Relevance of Exposure

Tranquility
Canon 5D Mark II, f/10, 1/640, ISO 100, Exposure Bias -0.7 Stop, Partial Metering

What is exposure?

Exposure, in photographic terms, is the process of capturing light with your camera to produce an image on a film or a digital sensor. When we look at something, our eyes adjust very quickly so we can see it properly. With exposure in photography, things are very similar. There are two functions that matter here. One is the ability to adjust to the brightness of the subject and the other is adjustment to its distance from us (Focus).

To professional photographers, exposure holds great concern as it contains a certain notion of risk and a certain amount of irremediable commitment. Once the exposure has been set on a camera and the subsequent photograph taken there is no way to physically change this exposure. You are done, set and have to live with the consequences. Hopefully the exposure is “right on” and the photograph holds details everywhere.

Ready for the Kill (Indian Pond Heron)
Canon 1D Mark IV, f/8, 1/500, ISO 200, Exposure Bias - 1 stop, Partial Metering

But what if the photograph does not hold detail everywhere? What if your calculated exposure isn’t absolutely, 100% correct? What if your calculations were off, what if you made a mistake! More importantly, in order to avoid post-photographic-exposure stress, how can one calculate, with absolute accuracy, the perfect exposure, each and every time, in the field?

However, exposure isn’t rocket science. There is a certain amount of leeway, adjustment and artistic interpretation involved. The goal of learning how to expose is not only being able to determine the “correct” exposure. Most cameras do this automatically and in many instances we can trust what they tell us. Plus, with the histogram function we can visualize how the final image will be exposed. 

Hide and Seek
Canon 5D Mark III, f/10, 1/800, ISO 400, Partial Metering

The goal of learning more about exposure is to gain control over how our photographs are exposed. Our goal is not only to find the proper exposure but rather to find the exposure which will give us the effect we are looking for. A properly exposed photograph is one we will eventually consider for printing. In this sense such a photograph is what is often referred to as a keeper. But being properly exposed is not enough to make a photograph a keeper. Other things come into play when making this selection such as, shadows, contrast, etc. 

Kazan Cathedral
Canon 5D Mark II, f/20, 15 Sec., ISO 100, Exposure Bias -0.3 Stop, Partial Metering

We shall continue with our detailed articles on Exposure in forthcoming posts.

Happy Clicking!