Rod Evan’s Fashion Lighting for Seniors Tutorial – GIVEAWAY!
January 1, 2010 by Holly McCaig
Filed under Contests, Vendor Spotlight
As a senior portrait photographer, finding ways to keep busy in the cold, blustery winter months can often be a challenge. Luckily, I found an amazing spot to call my studio and that allows me to stay out of the frigid temperatures and still have enough space to get creative with my seniors. But, when you’re in a studio, and you’re primarily a natural light photographer, how do you make lighting work for you when you’re not an expert lighting person?
I’ll be honest, you have to understand lighting to some degree. There are plenty of workshops, schools, etc. that you can attend to help you understand the basics of them, but that’s for another post.
Rod Evans, a premiere photographer that has the edge on indoor senior portraits, developed this lighting tutorial that inspired me to get more creative in the winter. I, like Rod, live in a winter-prone area, but you can apply these techniques any time of the year, not just winter. What Rod found is that seniors want to look like the pictures from their favorite magazines. And, he’s captured that need and put it to use in his business model. In this Fashion Lighting Tutorial, Rod demonstrates how he interacts with his clients to types of lighting and you can watch him in action.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a hands on person, so this is probably the closest thing to that. If I read something, I may “get it” but when I have the visual, it all becomes that much more clear to me. Light setups that Rod demonstrates are four lights for head shots and full body shots. He shows you how to incorporate a five light setup and my favorite, a two light hot light setup (grrr). And, finally a one light set up. You can achieve so much with just one or five lights.
For just $219, you can purchase Rod’s awesome Fashion Lighting Tutorial – or you can enter to win it here!
The tutorial includes:
- Over 90 minutes of video
- Video of 3 senior fashion shoots
- Details on lighting and diagrams
- And, lessons on how he interacts with his subjects.
So…how do you win a copy? It’s simple this time! Simply leave a comment on the blog below (remember, if you’re a first time poster, we manually have to approve your comment). Tell us why you would like to win a copy of this and we’ll draw a winner on January 10th.
Photographying seniors is an area I want to expand in. I don’t have any lighting equipment and would certainly like to win some!
Wow, this is exactly what I need…so full of information and help! Thanks for offering this chance to win a prize which would help my business grow by leaps and bounds!
I would love to learn more lighting techniques.
I am just starting to expand my photography knowledge and porfolio it would be great to get more information and training.
I love Rod’s work and am always up to learning how to do my studio work better
Lighting is an area that I can always use help in! My “other” job is as a teacher so as my students become seniors they always come to me for senior portraits. If I can master lighting for senior portraits, I can take over the senior portrait world in my city!
Wow. Do I need this…Trust me..I posted a funny story on my blog…
http://taceyphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-little-light-of-mine.html
This story tells exactly why I need this video! lol!
Cheers!
I would LOVE to win this. HS seniors is something I’d love to focus on with my business. I shoot mostly in natural light and would love to have these tutorials to help me with studio work. Thanks and Happy New Year!!
UGH…the dreaded lighting subject! I just love natural light, but I am tired of fearing studio lighting!
How exciting!! I read all about Rod and this offer, I wanted to purcahse it before the special offer was over but just could not afford it right now! I am so excited that you are offering a giveway!!! I have such passion for photography but inside lighting I need help with! I really am cluless when it comes to it all, I would like to be able to master it someday! Thank you!!
I really need to learn more about lighting.
I mainly do location photography, and it has put a damper on my business this winter. We have had a lot of cold, wet, days as of late, with more to come in the forcast. I would love to grow my studio photography, with some dramatic lighting techniques. Many of the girls today want that edgy look that they see in the magazines. I feel that this tutorial would be a great tool, that will help to expand my business.
Boy, do I need this! Lighting for studios is a never ending process! This would be a Godsend!
Thanks for the opportunity to win such an outstanding tutorial!
Debbie Perrin
I would love to win this! We live in north eatern Washington and most every day in the winter (especially this one!) is cold and dark and dreary…would love to step it up by learning this kind of lighting!
I too am an on-location, natty light photographer! There are times though when I need to stay indoors and the nat. light just isn’t enough. I don’t have much experience with studio lighting, so this would be the perfect tutorial for me. Love the idea of not learning lighting via stuffy book that’s too technical and confusing!!!!
Thanks for this great giveaway!!!!
i would love love love this tutorial! I need a boost in tmy lighting education to do something fun and edgy. Please pick me.
Love his promo – this tutorial would help me expand my senior portraits in to the winter months! Thanks for this great contest!
What an awesome giveaway. I need this DVD Because I know NOTHING about studio lighting, and I would LOOOOOOVE to learn so I can do some indoor shots when there’s 5 feet of snow outside!
This is a great giveaway I would love to win. I have so much to learn about lighting.
I would love to win this! My lighting needs some work, I find myself editing more than I should need to…
Thanks so much for running this contest!!! I would LOVE to win this Lighting Tutorial! If I won I would make a scene that would totally embarrass my children, my husband, my neighbors and half the county. PLEASE….embarrass my children!
Looking to specialize in seniors and NEED your techniques to help improve my edge and portfolio for this upcoming year of seniors without the additional investment, since as we as photographers know, we are constantly spending money to improve, new products, etc and love giveways to help improve our craft. Thank for the great promotion and lets hope spring gets here soon so we can start shooting outdoors again.
I LOVE Rod! I only wish I would have met him when I only lived 45 minutes away from him! He really has mastered the sr. lighting. I struggle with this & it is my goal to educate myself on lighting this year…that is why his video would be beneficial to me! Thanks!!
What an awesome give away. Love Rod’s work! I need help with my lighting in these cold, dreary winter months, when I can’t shoot outdoors!
This video looks amazing. I think it would help me understand how to use different lighting setups to acheive amazing results. I need someone who can explain this really well!
wow! I would love to be inspired during these yicky cold months!! thanks for the contest opportunity!
I’d love to learn more about lighting techniques – especially in studio settings. Looks very interesting!
Wow this would be great. Always wanting to learn more.
I live in the great white north with limited daylight and lots of cloudy, snowy days. Winning this would really help me build my skills and brighten my days!
I just watched some clips of this guys stuff and I think it would be very helpful and interesting. Something to set me apart from competition in my area. I’m getting ready to open a studio and would love to have this knowledge on fashion lighting.
Who would not want to win something photography driven!?
I am IN!
I would love to learn more because I am JSO and am very interested in studio lighting techniques.
We are just starting to do Senior work, which is going to be interesting as there is NO market for this out here in NZ, so we will see how we go, would love any help we can get! Always inspired by Rod, and thank you for the great products, just bought two from your store to add to our product lineup this year!
Rod is awesome! I’d love to win this! I’ve seen some of his senior stuff on SPA and other senior sites. He rocks! Unfortunately, indoor lighting is still a challenge for me too. I love photographing seniors outdoors but winter cometh in Ohio too! Pick me, pick me!
I would love to enhance my studio work and learn different ways to do this by changing how I light the subjects. Rod’s work is just amazing!
I’m in the process of renovating to open my first studio, and I want to start it off right! I’m working on a plan to bring the senior market up here in the north, and I’d love to be able to kick it off with fabulous lighting techniques!
Rod is a master of lighting. I would love the chance to learn from him in this video.
I’m just starting my photography business and right now I do all natural light portraiture . . . I don’t have the slightest clue about studio lighting and this would be an incredible help!
I love doing Senior portrait work but feel that I’m getting stale by doing the same things over and over and would like to win this product to help me learn something different and new.
I am in need of lighting help!! this would be awesome to win!!
this would be fabulous timing. looks so helpful!