This class is an exciting opportunity to work with lighting outdoors, at night. You’ll learn to compliment the dusky tones of twilight and darkness with professional lighting. The class will begin with a short studio session to introduce the gear and new techniques. Then, you’ll move outdoors for a hands-on shoot. You’ll learn techniques for making your subject pop out of dark backgrounds, and how to infuse a scene with drama. You’ll also learn how to control night lighting and how to expose correctly to maximize tones and color.

This class will up the ante on your technical lighting skills and get you thinking creatively with on-location light. The second session will be a review of work created during the shoot.

Required prerequisite: Lighting Basics or instructor’s consent.

Students should bring SLR cameras.

Tom Hassler is a photographic problem solver.  Having worked for top editorial and advertising clients for many years, he has faced countless challenges, and is known for always getting “the shot.”  A strong sense of graphic simplicity and use of color run through his work.  Tom is constantly shooting personally as well as professionally, and has exhibited his fine art photography in a number of shows and books. Some of the clients who have worked with Tom include The NY Times Sunday Magazine, Los Angeles magazine, Phoenix magazine, LensWork, Nike, Intel, American Express.  His work has been published internationally and he has received numerous awards.  Tom is based in Portland, and is a former president of ASMP Oregon.

www.tomhasslerphoto.com