While there are many photography schools available along with programs presented by the photography organizations, it is always better to get one on one training to better your photographic skills. Studying with seasoned professionals at a photography workshop is usually the best way to become a better photographer in the shortest amount of time possible. I learned early on that while more expensive, studying with the best photographers in the country made me a better image maker, better at business, and set my photography career on the fast track to success. I learned that a photography workshop was the best money that I could invest.
There is a trend in the country today to get training, especially for photography, from online forums and blogs instead of photography schools and workshops. I can’t say this for ALL of these online resources, but for MOST of them, you get exactly what you pay for.
Wading through thousands of opinions from everyone takes time and the quality of the information is usually poor at best. Many of the members and owners of these forums and the writers of the blogs haven’t any credentials, many aren’t really professionals, and many have failing businesses. Not a place to get the training needed to make it in today’s very competitive photographic market. You need top notch training, because today, you must differentiate yourself from the competition to succeed.
While there are still several quality photography schools available, you still don’t get the one on one training that will accelerate your learning curve. A photography workshop is still the number one source to learn the craft of photography.
Ken Kneringer is a PPA Master Photographer, Photographic Craftsman, And PPA Certified Professional Photographer. Ken has a successful store front business that photographs over 100 high end seniors, several dance studios, and has photographed agency models, pageant winners, spa model winners, and playboy playmate of the year – Julie Cialini. His averages for senior pictures are well above the national norm, and he also gets above normal averages for most of his other work as well. Ken has been an instructor at the prestigious Winona photography schools, a fashion shooter for the Senior Portrait Artists for four consecutive years, an instructor at the After Dark photography schools, and a speaker at several local and national PPA sanctioned photographic organizations. While Ken is known nationally for his senior pictures, he also does other types of photography as well.
If you are looking for the best money to spend for photography schools or lighting workshops, Ken’s photography workshop is the best money you will ever spend especially if your business is senior pictures! Take your photography to the next level, get your average sales for senior pictures up to where they need to be to make a good living, and get your clients to love you for what you do instead of what you charge.
Ken teaches studio lighting, digital photography, outdoor photography, photoshop, and studio flash at his photo workshops and photography schools.
Learn to use studio lighting kits by Profoto and Photogenic, as well as studio lighting modifiers from Larson, Westcott, Elinchrom, and Mola to make amazing fashion inspired senior pictures. Learn posing, interacting with models, getting expressions from clients, shooting to sell, and making amazing images that sell every time.
Watch the website/blog for current workshops, prices vary depending on the number of days, and the subjects covered.
Photo Shoot For Senior Mode Magazine
The sun was low in the sky and just over Theresa’s left shoulder for this image. The settings on our D3 camera were as follows; white balance 5350K, raw, ISO 320, shutter 1/320th and the aperature set manually to F2.8 on our 300mm F2.8 Nikkor lens. The settings slightly overexposed the light from the back (sun) to provide the light in her hair and the rim light along the length of her body.
Main light for the subject was provided from our Elinchrom Ranger and a 39″ Elinchrom Softbox. The 300mm lens we use is a manual focus, it works better for us when we are shooting in back lit situations like this. The lens is mounted on a Bogen tripod with a pistol grip head. The finished image was lightened a little in Capture One Version 5. Some subtle retouch, and an overlay, completes this image for an article on Senior Mode Magazine.
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Had the honor of working with Playboy Playmate Of The Year, Julie Cialini and the folks at IMIS on their annual poster shoot. IMIS stands for International Motorsports Industry Show – it is the largest and most significant show for anyone that owns or operates race cars. Check out the website.
Julie Cialini is amazing! She is fun, had a great time at the shoot, and is a totally awesome model. We are planning on working with her again soon!!
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The Elinchrom Ranger Quadra has become our go to setup for outdoor lighting. We still have the 11oo watt-second Ranger and still use it for the times that we need to over-power the sun, but the Quadra is now our workhorse. The Quadra is light, fast, and has just enough power to match the sun when used with our 39″ Elinchrom softbox.
There is a lot of recent hula-bulu about OCF ( off camera flash ). We have been using it for years, but not in the same fashion as the “new definition”. The new definition seems to be all about getting the sky to go blue, not paying full attention to the light on the subject. Many times the light is harsh, contrasty, and the color is way out in left field.
We use natural light where we can, but most of the time we augment the natural light with flash. Yes, you can add flash and still make it look very natural! Part of making sure that the flash looks natural is to make sure that you know your color temperatures. The Elinchrom Quadra and our Elinchrom Softbox puts out light at around 4850 degrees Kelvin. Shoot that into shade at around 7000 degrees Kelvin and you have a mess. Make sure that you gel the Elinchrom to match the color temperature of the ambient light, once that is done the light blends beautifully into the ambient and looks absolutely natural!
Keeping the light in some kind of modifier will soften the light for portraits, and give your finished images a more polished look. Don’t get me wrong there is a time and place for harsh, contrasty light. I just don’t think it needs to be applied universally to every image. I still believe that you CHOOSE the light that is proper for the subject and the look of the final image. We choose soft boxes in the studio for most of our portrait clients, why wouldn’t we want to do the same outdoors?
Looking for professional women that own and ride motorcycles. Must be your bike, not friends or hubby, bikes can be any make or model. Free photo shoot and 16×20 print. Images will be used for my portfolio and a book that I am producing. The book will feature lady bikers from all over the country. Images are not the typical “biker babe” stuff, we are trying to produce classy, amazing images featuring the lady and her machine. If interested, contact us via email.
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