April Workshop

Apr 15 Thu 7:00 PM
Location
Reston Regional Library

11925 Bowman Towne Dr
Reston, VA 20190
703-689-2700

How to find us
"Conference Room 1/2"

Attendance
 24  people attended.
5.00 5.0010 (10 ratings)

Who organized?
Jerry and John Eppler

Price

$5.00 per person
refund policy

See note at the bottom explaining why a fee is being charged for this workshop.

Most of us have a couple of shots that we are really proud of. It might be an incredible shot of a storm or it could be a portrait that just came out perfectly.

Unfortunately for many of us, these gold shots are few and far between. Sure, we can get the occasional brilliant photo, but we find it hard to put together time after time. Don't worry, most of us have the same problem!

The thing is that by taking your time with a few basic skills, you can greatly increase the chances that you are going to increase your average for getting that great shot. The funny thing is that none of these skills are particularly difficult.

Tonight's Workshop: Introduction to Portrait Photography

Bill Rosemund, a professional photographer will share with us at our April Workshop. He is going to discuss the basics of portrait photography, including lighting types, lighting set-ups, camera settings, and posing. He will be bringing two mobile studio set-ups with different backdrops.

Bill has arranged for three models, a male model and a father/son couple so you can try your hand at composition. We will downloading your photos for critique and to provide photos for the models for sitting for us (TFCD). Please bring your cameras, lenses and blank formated memory card!

Skills level: The concepts discussed in this workshop are basic elements of photography, but the discussions may get in depth.

This is a hands-on workshop and a camera is required. Please bring your camera, lenses, and a blank memory card.

Keep those shutters snapping.

Notice About Fees

Free workshops are great and I will continue to offer them. However, it is not fair to others in the group when members sign up for the workshop and don't show. Because of the nature of tonight's workshop, I am charging a fee to register. If you attend the workshop, I will refund your money. The workshop is still FREE. If you register and cannot attend the workshop, for whatever reason, then your registration fee WILL NOT be refunded and will be added to the group's general fund. Thanks for your understanding.

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  • John Eppler
    John Eppler

    Bill Rosenmund emailed his presentation to me. I will upload it to the web site later today. You can download this presentation, as well as, all the previous presentations by clicking at the top of the web page: "More" and "Files" to download copies. Enjoy!

    Don't for get to tell us what topics you would like to learn about at future workshops and meetup ideas! We need your input, ideas and participation to make this meetup successful!

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 12:53 PM
  • John Eppler
    John Eppler

    Thanks to everyone who made it out to the workshop! I think that Bill did a great job of introducing portraiture in the workshop and the models were great! Now, the payment for the models and Bill is to email you .JPG shots to Bill Rosenmund: bill@trcl-studio.com

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 12:48 PM
  • deepak
    deepak

    Thanks to Jerry, Bill, the models and meetup - This was my first meetup and I am totally impressed. Great learning experience. Cheers to Unexpected Treasures !

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 10:09 AM
  • Debby
    Debby

    Thanks for a fabulous class, I learned a lot. And thank you John for the loan of your battery. You saved the day, and I wanted to put it on record that I owe you a beer, or a few! :)

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 8:14 AM
  • Jerry
    Jerry

    I have refunded all deposits. If you did not get your deposit back, please let me know. Thanks.

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 7:52 AM
  • Jerry
    Jerry

    Please take a list of the attendees. If we did not record your name, please let us know.

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 7:19 AM
  • Pedro
    Pedro

    Thanks for the great class and the excellent models. I really learned a lot. And the models were AWESOME!!!!

    Posted Apr 16, 2010 7:09 AM
  • Jerry
    Jerry

    Be sure to check in with Tatyana or myself tonight so we can record your attendance. I will issue refunds after the class.

    Posted Apr 15, 2010 12:46 PM
  • Jerry
    Jerry

    If you haven't been to the Reston Library, it is very near the Reston Town Center. There is plenty of parking in the front. The only door open after hours will be to the right of the main entrance. There are open windows near the door and classroom, so we should be able to see you.

    Posted Apr 14, 2010 1:51 PM
  • Jerry
    Jerry

    Be sure to bring a notebook to the workshop. If you have any questions for the instructor, please pass them along so we can have them answered at the workshop.

    Posted Apr 5, 2010 3:23 PM

Who attended?

  • 24 attendees
    • “ I really appreciated the high level of expertise and look forward to learning a lot more in the future!! Thanks to all who participated, Alice ”
    • “ Bill Rosenmund did a great job of introducing portraiture in the workshop. The models were great and very patient. Unfortunately, there were issues with everyone getting opportunities to photograph. ”
    • “ Great presentation, but a little crowded to get shooting time... ”
    • “ This was a great opportunity to try portrait lighting setups. Thanks to Bill for bring all of the equipment, the models for patiently enduring the gaggle of shooters and to John for arranging it! ”
    • “ Thanks everybody for attending the April Workshop. It was great to hear about a new style of photography and to actually get to take photos of real models. Thanks to all the models that participated. A special thanks goes out to Bill Rosenmund for teaching the class and allowing us to use his studio equipment. ”
    • “ Very informative, I learned a lot! Big thank you for Bill, the models and organizers! ”
    • “ This was a highly informative class. The instructor was patient and answered all questions. My skills ramped significantly as a result of attending. ”
    • “ April's workshop, led by Bill Rosemund was absolutely fantastic, Mr. Rosemund was a wealth of information and kindly shared some of it with us. He also allowed time for all our questions. The models were wonderful and didn't mind taking direction from us. I learned many ways to enhance my portrait photography and lighting techniques. I would like to thank Mr. Rosemund and all the model that participated in last night's workshop, I feel I'm a better photographer because of it. ”
    • Val

Your organizer's refund policy for April Workshop

Refunds offered if:

  • the Meetup is cancelled
  • the Meetup is rescheduled

Additional notes: This workshop is FREE. If you attend the workshop, then I will refund your money.

Payments you make go to the organizer, not to Meetup. You must make refund requests to the organizer.

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