Lighting Classes at Imaging USA

Imaging USA has a huge variety of classes from General Sessions to hands-on pre-con classes with expert instructors all on lighting! Pre-con classes are limited, but there’s still time to sign up! Browse different class offerings and secure your spot today! 

Pre-Con Classes

Thursday, January 25

Lighting Your Way to Success: The Intersection of Lighting and Business
Jeff Carpenter
Sponsored by: Profoto
In Jeff’s class, you’ll learn how to use different types of lighting equipment, how to set up a lighting studio, and how to create dynamic and engaging portraits. By the end of the class, you’ll have a solid foundation in photography lighting, and business strategies that will help you achieve your goals as a professional photographer. 

Friday, January 26

Fashion Posing and Lighting for Seniors
David Beckham 
Sponsored by: McKenna

Learn how to pose high school seniors in a live demo/hands-on environment with different studio lighting techniques.

Saturday, January 27

Creating Fashion Images that Leap off the Screen with John Gress
Dive into the world of fashion photography and discover the secrets to creating images that truly pop! Explore a variety of lighting techniques that will elevate your fashion photography game to new levels.

Mastering Off-Camera Flash for Dramatic Wedding Portraits
Andre Brown
Sponsored by: Westcott
Learn how to use light creatively and strategically to capture the essence of every wedding with an artistic flair. Andre Brown will teach the essentials of off-camera flash, lighting techniques for dramatic portraits, balancing ambient and flash light, and much more!

Take Control of Your Lighting | Create Bold Dynamic Portraits
Bee Trofort-Wilson
Bee Trofort-Wilson shows you how to simplify lighting concepts in order to create bold, dynamic portraits. From utilizing colored gels, grids, and various modifiers, Bee will demonstrate tools that you’ll instantly incorporate into your work, no matter what field you’re in.

General Classes

Sunday, January 28

Light as Language
Joe McNally
Joe’s program centers on the use of light as a language and as a storytelling device. He will talk about the tools photographers have, such as color, gels, lighting, and camera work, and how those mechanics must integrate with the photographer’s heart, mind, and sense of relentless curiosity about people and the world. 

Monday, January 29 

High-End Weddings: The Merging of 2 Worlds! Lighting for Photo and Video
Ray Roman & Tomas Muñoz 

Roman and Muñoz will demonstrate how photographers and cinematographers can work collectively as a team. Learn how they quickly transform a poorly lit space and compensate for a gloomy day to create a bight, natural, and even light at any time of the day.

Creating Atmosphere with Light and Building a Narrative | Cinematic Character Portraits
Seth Miranda
Sponsored by: Adorama
Build a scene using light and make any space into an environment with an atmosphere your viewer can feel. Using tools you have seen to create scenes in films you will learn what story to tell and how to tell it on a deeper level visually. Manifest the atmosphere, build the scene, create the narrative, and take things a step further with Seth Miranda. 

Tuesday, January 30

Lighting for Every Part of the Wedding Day
Vanessa Joy 
Sponsored by: H+H Color Lab
Learn how Vanessa Joy approaches lighting each part of the day, including: Bridal details, couple photos, family photos, indoor ceremonies, reception dancing, and trendy flash techniques!

The Umbrella Academy: Create Unique Portraits Using Umbrellas
Cris Duncan
Sponsored by: Miller’s Professional Imaging
The variety of lighting tools and knowing which one to use can be overwhelming and expensive. Meanwhile, umbrellas come in all shapes and sizes and are affordable as well as practical. In this class, you’ll learn how to use umbrellas to add diversity and uniqueness to your images. A perfect class for any photographer who is ready to take their lighting skills and image creation to the next level!