Light Modifiers: Experiments in Mixing Light with Miranda Penn Turin (In-Person Learning – Three Sessions)

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In-Person Learning Class

There are many light modifiers out there that can help us create the exact light we want in just about any situation. With these in your arsenal, and with a little creativity, you can bend light to your will and make your photos look just how you want.

In this weekend workshop, join photographer Miranda Penn Turin in a fun and creative workshop exploring the most versatile lighting modifiers available – their benefits, shortfalls and how to use them to your best advantage. Miranda will guide the class in two full days of shooting with various modifiers. The first day will be spent familiarizing the students with the effects of each modifier, and the second day will be focused on experimenting with a combination of them. We’ll discuss the reasons for choosing one lighting modifier over another, both as it pertains to a specific subject and environment, and how those choices will begin to define your own personal style. Students will be challenged to rethink all of their basic assumptions about lighting, and encouraged to push through their artistic boundaries.

Students will leave the workshop with a new creative lighting arsenal and a greater understanding of how to direct their subjects. All participants will have an opportunity to photograph models using each modifier, tethered to a digital capture station so they can view their results immediately on a large screen. There will be hair and makeup artists on set to prep the model for shooting. Students are encouraged (but not obligated) to bring anything they like in terms of props or clothes to include in photos. In addition, students should bring their own hard drives.

Miranda Penn Turin is a freelance photographer who has been specializing in portraiture, fashion and beauty for over thirty years. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts and splits her time between New York and LA – she shoots all over the world and is grateful to have the best crew on the planet. She first picked up a camera at about eight when her mother gave her a Polaroid Swinger, but didn’t get serious until she was sixteen – after that she took photography classes every year; it became her informal minor in college.

Miranda graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in creative writing, but her passion for photography overrode her major. In her summer breaks she interned with Boston photographer Jack Richmond and began assisting once she graduated. She still considers assisting the greatest photographic education she could possibly get and feels that this step is essential to truly hone one’s skill and know-how. Her one piece of advice for any young photographer is just that – assist, assist, assist.

Her clients include Coty, Max Factor, Sony, Universal, Bloomingdales, Fox, Warner Bros. Records, Converse, Conde Nast, the Four Seasons, Chase, MTV and many others. She is currently working with Voices4Freedom, a humanitarian organization committed to abolishing human trafficking all over the world. Her images of the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu provide the cover art for The Book of Joy, which spent 37 weeks on the New York Times top fifteen bestseller list. A writer as well, she just completed her first novel. In brief flights of fantasy Miranda has contemplated opening a bakery, but never came within miles of giving up photography – she loves what she does too much to quit. Her advice on visiting her hometown: eat lobster and don’t try to do the accent.

Details

• Three Sessions
• Dates: Friday, June 21 from 7-9, Saturday and Sunday June 22 +23 from 10 am – 6 pm PST
• Enrollment Limit: 12 students
• Skill/Experience Level: Open to all levels
• Tuition: $815 + $300 equipment, modeling, and studio fee  (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
• Location: Downtown Los Angeles (LACP Headquarters), 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, California, 90012
• Nearby Lodging: The Miyako Hotel – 328 E. First Street Los Angeles, California, 90012, United States, The Double-Tree by Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles Downtown – 120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, USA
• Not Included: Meals, snacks, bottled water and transportation (to and from the workshop location). Students are encouraged to bring their own food or order from nearby restaurants. Ride share apps or public transit are recommended for those without transportation. Students will be notified of food and parking options in the area.

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