Photography is all about light! And photographers are often asked to photograph a variety of subjects on location. These assignments can range from portraits on location to manufacturing facilities, building interiors, products, and much more. Clients may ask you to photograph their business including their people, their products, and their processes.

Photographing on location creates a new set of challenges to the professional photographer. Working in the studio can be accomplished with a small space and some lights, but working on location often requires you to work in larger environments and presents technical challenges not present in the studio. Lots of thought, creativity, and photographic skill go into making location photographs portray our client's products and services in the best light.

There are lots of lighting techniques, tips, and tricks that you can use to create effective images on location. If you want to specialize in location photography, do you have the skills and techniques to do that? Lighting on location is a very complex subject and any successful photographer will tell you that lighting is one of the most important aspects of great photographs.

If you understand your camera and the basics of photography, then you are ready for Charlie Borland's Secrets of Lighting on Location. Charlie Borland is an award-winning commercial photographer who will share his knowledge in a step-by-step approach to moving from lighting novice to lighting pro.

During Charlie's 4-week online course, you'll receive some in-depth and insightful lessons on lighting and how it works! You will gain a powerful understanding of light, both in its quality as well as its direction; not only which light or lights to use, but when and where you should apply them!

With a career spanning 25 years, Charlie has the experience to back up his advice: he produces photography for annual reports, advertising, catalogs, and editorial clients. He has worked for many Fortune 500 companies as well as many well known magazines. This course will include weekly lessons, tutorials, and tips, followed by practical assignments and in-depth critique of your work.

Do you know how to light a portrait in a manufacturing facility and blend your strobe lights with the ceiling lights? Do you know how to light a large machine or a room interior? Do you know what light modifier to use for lighting metal or how to use a color meter? Can you correctly place highlights to make a giant machine look incredible? Each and every one of these questions will be answered in this course.

Every lesson you receive includes examples of shoots created by Charlie featuring lighting placement and the strategy used to capture the best possible shot. This 4 week course will cover a vast array of different subjects photographed on location. These weekly assignments are intended to help you focus on the exact principle you need to progress to the next level in your photographic art. And every lesson you receive is written in an easy to understand text and amply illustrated with color photos. If you are serious about owning your own studio, this course will pay for itself a hundred times over!

You need a good understanding of f/stops and shutter speeds and how they work.

• 3 monolight strobes of 200 watt seconds, or greater. 5 lights are better!
• 5 light stand's for the lights, 2 light and 3 heavy duty. (If you have 5 lights, 7 stands are needed)
• One 20 degree grid spot or the complete set
• One large softbox
• 3 White umbrellas at least 32" or larger
• Some foam core. (White poster board and is Okay)