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Hanson Fong - San Francisco, California, USA
Fong Shui Harmony - The Art of Posing and Lighting
With over 30 years practicing the Art of Photography, Hanson will demonstrate his successful techniques that apply to both portrait and wedding photography. Balancing the Art of Lighting and Posing, Hanson will teach you how to create perfect harmony, which will allow you to handle any subject’s body size and type. With the Classic 10 Poses, that Hanson mastered and pioneered, he will help you analyze different body sizes and types. You will learn to recognize the poses that will result in a proportional balance of the various body sizes to each other. His technique will enable you to pose any family grouping, couple, and bride & groom. The late legendary Rocky Gunn, Hanson’s mentor and teacher, inspired Hanson’s “Flow Posing” which is acknowledged and recognized internationally. In addition to the hands on posing techniques, Hanson will also teach lighting and metering techniques. You will be learning how to photograph under any lighting condition; indoors and outdoors- any place, anytime. Hanson’s approach to finding the proper light outdoors is simple and uncomplicated. Proper lighting and posing helps you to create highly desirable, beautiful and timeless portraits.
The key element to being a successful photographer is to make people look great. Hanson is known for his teaching skills as well as his photographic prowess. He shares all his secrets of success with you, his students.
Course Program…Teaching lessons may not be in this specific order
Sunday August 22/10 |
| 7:00-9:00pm |
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Using his dynamic presentation style, Hanson will introduce the importance of the Classic 10 Poses, Facial Analysis and his mastered metering techniques.
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| Monday August 23/10 |
| 8:30 -12:00 noon |
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Lighting control
Light can be every elusive. Often too harsh or too soft. Non-directional or directional. Too warm or too cool. Hanson will present a solid technical foundation for portrait lighting that enables participants to surmount these common lighting challenges. |
| 1:30pm – 4:00pm |
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Live model photo session with models and practical demonstrations with class participation (Engagement session). |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
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Preparation for on location live Family photo session. |
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm |
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Live Family photo session on location; (TBD). Easy posing and lighting techniques for family groups. If you have ever found yourself struggling on how to pose a group or family, this session will give you the confidence to pose small or large groups in minutes. |
| 9:00pm – 12:00am |
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Meet and Greet. |
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| Tuesday August 24/10 |
8:30 -10:30am |
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Window Lighting
You will learn how to adapt to existing light, both natural and artificial, to intensify the effect your want your portraits to convey. |
| 10:30am – 12:00 noon |
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Flow posing
Hanson will go through the classic 10 poses that he pioneered with demonstrations that with these simple posing techniques that will help slim and enhance to look of your clients. |
| 12:00pm to 1:00 pm |
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Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 5:00pm |
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Flow posing
Live models session with available lighting techniques and use of the Classic 10 poses. |
| 6:00pm – 12:00am |
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Trade Show and BBQ |
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| Wednesday August 25/10 |
8:30 -10:30am |
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Studio Portrait Lighting and Posing
You will explore the use of softboxes, grid spots, reflectors, coloured gels and learn how to select the best suited for to a particular subject. You will examine the technical applications of studio lighting to develop an understanding and appreciation of light and how it works to enhance your images. |
| 10:45am – 12:00 noon |
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Live model session in the Studio. |
| 12:00pm to 1:30 pm |
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Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm |
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Outdoor Bridal Posing
Location live model session. Find the beauty and light no matter what the background. You will learn the techniques of how to photograph from the shade to bright sunlight. Demonstrations will include the use of reflected light, portable lighting systems and the I, S, and C body forms. |
| 3:00pm – 5:00pm |
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Indoor Bridal - Location at Church
Live model session and practical demonstration with class participation. |
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| Thursday August 26/10 |
| 8:30am – 11:45 am |
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Sales and Marketing session for children, Families, seniors, wedding and family portrait clientele. |
| 11:45am – 12:15pm |
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Conclusion and evaluations. |
| 12:15pm – 1:30 pm |
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Lunch, Certificates |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm |
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Checkout |
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Instructor: Hanson Fong, MPA, Cr. Photog., FPPC, ASP, XXV, PPA
Hanson Fong of San Francisco, California, is globally recognized as one of the premier wedding and portrait photographers in the industry today. With more than 30 years of experience, Hanson has earned the Photographic Degree’s of Master of Photography and Photographic Craftsman. He is also a member of the prestigious and world-renown Society of XXV as well as Canon’s Explorers of Light. Hanson’s photographic experience and educational credentials are unsurpassed. As an award winning photographer and instructor, Hanson is on the cutting edge of photography. His work sets the standard for photographers around the world. Hanson has lectured at every major school of photography across America and has been invited to speak at various national and international conventions. His work and talent are recognized throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. He has been displayed in the Hall of Fame, Epcot Center, and the ASP Traveling Loan. Hanson’s images have been seen in numerous publications including, “American Photo”, Bridal Guide”, “Popular Photography”, “Rangefinder”, “Studio Photography”, and “Professional Photographer.” The quality of his work is reflected in the aesthetic appeal found in each of his photographs.
Prerequisites for Hanson’s Class
This workshop is for photographers that have a basic understanding of light, composition and exposure. We will not be showing you how to set your shutter speed and f-stop. Participants should have a sound technical background of photographing with their digital SLR cameras in manual mode and using their own laptop/desktop computers to review, edit, save and store their images safety. Although this is not an advanced Photoshop workshop, a basic familiarity with your computer is essential. Computer literacy, navigation and mouse skills in Photoshop knowledge are also very helpful.
Student Equipment Required
- An example of a recent wedding you photographed – bring either a data DVD with up to 125 photographs on it or an actual wedding album (i.e. a sample album)
- Materials for album design exercise:
- Contact sheets (for use during the album design assignment) – using Photoshop or similar program, create a set of contact sheets and print on regular copy paper – roughly 20 photographs per letter-sized page- that has up to 125 photographs from one of your recent weddings
- Scotch tape
- Scissors
- 50 sheets of letter sized copy paper
- Your own laptop or desktop computer, with a version of Photoshop. (A 30 day trial version of Photoshop may be downloaded before you arrive at NSI) Your instructor will contact you by email to let you know if there are any specific software requirements for your course.
- Pencils, pens and notepads (you will be taking notes)
- Digital SLR camera and lenses, flashes, camera battery charger
- Compact flash card(s) – at least 1 gig of storage or more
- Portable flash, reflector – optional
- Manuals for all of the gear you will be using or have questions about
- Tripod
Contact:
Hanson Fong
The Art of Photography
746 Washington St.
San Francisco, CA. USA
94108
415.433.7994
Email: hansonfong@mac.com
www.hansonfong.com
Register now!
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