I have an outstanding deal to share with you at the end of this post, but
don't delay because it expires on October 31st.
But more on that in a minute.
I don't think anyone (
or anything) has been written about on this blog more than (
or as much as) Kevin Kubota, I have
attended his seminars,
interviewed him, raved about
his training DVD's, his
books, and
his image processing tools.
Needless to say I am a huge fan... often referring to his website and all it
has to offer as "
Disneyworld for photographers".
Today I want to talk about Kevin's most recent educational offering, a three
day seminar called "
Lightweight
Location Lighting".
During the 3 days Kevin walks you through multiple challenging on location
photo shoots while using the simplest of lighting tools.
Those simple tools are Speedlight's, flashlights, diffusers, with few DIY
tools sprinkled in as well.
Instead of trying to cram all the information about the different shooting
situations and topics covered each day I am going to suggest that you
following this link to
the seminar page, it will cover the details from each day far
better than I could here.
But what I am going to do is show you just a few images that demonstrate the
results achievable using the tools and techniques taught by Kevin in this seminar and
you'll be so intrigued that
CreativeLIVE will be your next stop
Here is an image shot with just two flashlights, one in front, the other in
back. It doesn't get much simpler than this.
Actually it does, here is a maternity shot, lit with just a single flashlight!
In this next image Kevin was trying to achieve the
look of a moonlit, romantic couple shot, I think he hit the nail on the
head.
Here is the setup, which I think was the more gear used in any other setup over the
three days.
The reflection behind the couple is actually the sun and the shot was
achieved by using a variable
ND filter, three Speedlight's to light the couple from the front, gels, and the
sun in the background.
By using the
ND filter Kevin was able to "
knock down" the sunlight (
lowering his shutter speed and making the Speedlights more affective), the ambient blue
color was achieved by setting the cameras white balance to tungsten, and by
putting
tungsten sticky filters over the Speedlight's the couple were lit "
correctly".
What you will get from
Lightweight Location Lighting is over 13 hours of education that will cover
on location shooting, setups using low cost (
and DIY) gear, how and where to use
reflectors, diffusers, along with something I haven't even touch on, post
processing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Not only does Kevin know these techniques inside and out, he can teach it so no matter what your skill level is you won't be lost or board.
And here is where the deal comes in, if you use the code "
KEVIN2012" at
checkout you will get the seminar for
33% off the list price!
The coupon code "
KEVIN2012" does
expire at the end of this month (
October 31st), so you have just three days left to save some
serious money on an outstanding learning tool.
Trust me, I know $99 is nothing to sneeze at, but the money you will save in
lighting gear alone will far exceed what you will pay for
Lightweight Location Lighting. That doesn't even touch how much it will expand
your skill set.
