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The studioCoach is known for it's versatility, humor and ability to explain concepts. See TheStudioCoach live onstage and while managing a workshop
Details of lecture: lenght:7 days
Price: about $2200/person
(meals and lodging not included, minimum 5 maximum 10)
Typical audience:Photographers of all levels
Model needed: many, all supplied
Equipment needed:Camera, computer, a sense of discovery and a bathing suit.
Maîtriser les différentes sources de lumière
as marketed in France A 3 days seminar with many hand-on projects, learn to read, identify and manipulate the different light sources. Also work with daylight and mixed light.
Details of lecture: lenght:3 days
Typical audience: pro photographers and prosumers
Equipment needed:LCD projector, large room to set up 2 studios
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Details of lecture: lenght:1-2h
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Small product photography Shooting small products may become a big challenge. Let Jean-Francois help you choosing the lights, the set-up and the toools needes to transform this chore into a pleasure.
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Portrait lights, tools and tips. A light can become your best friend if instructed by TheStudioCoach, Learn the difference between an umbrella and a softbox. Why should I use a reflector instead of a light?
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
My first portrait.
Where to start? In this funfilled seminar attendants wil be introduced to the 3 types of portrait setting available to a first timer. Through anecdotes and storys the fear of messing it will vanish and the success of the first time will insure a long enjoyment of studio portraiture (This lecture includes some parts of "Setup your studio" lecture)
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Glamour and nude day
The most entertainig photo day of the year.
Portaits, glamour and sensual photo under your eyes, with new Hotlights lamps and Aurora flashes from Booth Photo. Discover how these tiny lights will unwrap for you the power you need to catch that special moment. Build a complete studio lighting setup for less than the price of the average camera, and don't tell no one we will even show you how to use a window as your main light source.
Since many years, Jean-Francois O’Kane is involved in beauty photography, his style is modern and reflects the evolution of the techniques as much as the appreciation by the public of a more actual image. His style allows him to offer his demanding customers from “foggy boudoir” to classy Personnal Erotics.
Glamour is made for many reasons and many customers, the photographer needs to understand and adapt his style to theese opportunities. We use either Flash or HotLights for different reasons, let him show you how!
The full day glamour workshop will include slideshows, live shooting on both of our sets live, on stage with models. As a bonus we will let you in on Jean-Francois’ secrets on how to prepare and present digital proofs for maximum impact.
No secret will be held back, Jean-Francois' years of experience will be offered to you, all the tricks and shortcuts will be revealed, like how to shot a model headshot with only one lamp and still look good! How to start your model photo business with 2 tungsten lamps and deliver top pro images.
Details of lecture:9:30AM to 5 PM including lunch and coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Model needed: 1 or 2 young lady (ies)
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs, 20'x30' studio space in front
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Professionnal life is exilarating, from 2000 feet up in a Cessna with no doors to underwater fashion photography, from the beaches of Venezuela to Montreal largest constriction site. Peoples and places.
One thing is constant, I rely on my equipement and speed. I will show you how to set up and shoot a CEO in half an hour that looks like a 4 hour type work, how we have shot the poster for a montreal fashion store on Venezuelian beaches with little budget, and how we got to shoot a sushi ad with 1 HotLight.
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Model needed: 1 young lady
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Lights...
Lights, styles and behaviour. Light comes out of the lamp like the water at the end of a a hose. Learn all the control that you have to let it pass or block it, partialy or completely...
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience: Photoclub, prosumers
Model needed: 1 young lady
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Lighting for digital Save while shooting **Featured lecture at PMA2007 convention, LasVegas**
Digital has changed our photo lifes, but not that much. We still depend on light to achieve portraits and images. Small lighting power is now a good alternative, but you have to keep tight control on light quality and quantity. See simple explanations about light power and light control for optimal shooting and minimal postproduction steps.
Jean-Francois O'Kane aka "TheStudioCoach" is a photographer, writer, inventor and an international high power speaker on photography techniques
Details of lecture: lenght:2h
Typical audience:Professionnals, Prosumers
Model needed: none
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Setup your Studio with the HomeStudioCoach The 10 rules to shoot studio style.
Digital world allowed us to rethink how to start a studio. Believe it or not I will tell you that you may already have what you beed to do it. I will tell you how to achieve the studio "look" in 10 easy steps.
Details of lecture: lenght:3h including coffee break
Typical audience:Professionnals, Prosumers
Model needed: if available ( if not we will use attendees)
Equipment needed:LCD projector, room with chairs
Price arranged with organizer of event.
Custom lecture or seminar Build your own
The StudioCoach will build for you a lecture or seminar based on your or your group's needs.
