Corporate & Environmental Portraits

A whole-day, hands-on workshop with Bobbi Lane

Bobbi Lane

Saturday June 2nd, 2012, 9:30am–5:00pm

Great opportunities exist for creating interesting and effective portraits for businesses. Every business has a website, and many publish brochures, annual reports, public relations and publicity information, too, so the need for great imagery is important. For this workshop, we will concentrate on both the conceptual and technical aspects of meeting these needs. The participants will acquire tools and techniques that will assist them in becoming stronger and more marketable photographers.

A photo is the first contact that many clients have with a business so making the subjects look professional, trustworthy and friendly is of the utmost importance. We show how to establish rapport with the client and to help them relax in front of the camera. Posing and directing will be covered in great detail. Scouting locations and developing the lighting plan is done by deciding how much of the location is important to tell the story. Any location can be good, but it’s all about composition and lighting to make it work well.

The key to all strong portraits is lighting, so we will demonstrate a variety of techniques to create the style and look for a company. Much of this is problem solving and using the concepts to drive the lighting style. We show how to light a boring office to make it look interesting, how to use strobes to make light look natural and how to mix strobe and ambient. We will work with portable flash, studio strobes and natural light.

There will be a two hour lecture/demo in the morning and the participants will shoot all afternoon in a variety of settings. The shooting will be individuals, small groups and large groups. Basic lighting experience with either speedlights or studio strobes is required.

Bobbi Lane is a commercial photographer specializing in creative portraits in studio and on location, with over 35 years of technical experience with innovative artistic interpretation. She shoots primarily people for editorial, corporate, and advertising accounts as well as photographing “real people” and travel for stock. Her stock photography has sold worldwide for ads, posters, and billboards. Her clients include: Aramco, Charles Schwab, GE, Warner Bros., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Samsung, Bose Corp., Neutrogena, Mattel, and McDonnell/Douglas. Named one of the Top Workshop Instructors by Photo District News Bobbi is a dedicated photo educator, bringing insight and enthusiasm to her fun-filled workshops in Boston, at the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Workshops, the Julia Dean Workshops, and the International Center for Photography in New York City.

LOCATION
Boston Studio Photogaphy - West
470R Main Street
Clinton MA 01510

Pre-registration is required for this program.

Cost: CIPNE Members, Free; Non-members, $150.

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is limited to fourteen (14) participants, on a strictly first-come, first-served basis.

The workshop is now FULL, but you may join the Wait List in case any of the original registrants are unable to attend. This list does NOT register you for the actual workshop; if a registrant is not able to attend we will contact those of you on this wait list in order of signing up. If you are offered a place and are not a CIPNE member, you will need to pay the non-member workshop fee at that time.

** Non-members; there is still time to join CIPNE or renew a lapsed membership for the opportunity to attend this fantastic workshop, plus a whole year of CIPNE’s great programs, for free as a member, just click here.