Workshop

The Hollywood Rentals
Night Photography & Light Painting
Workshop

When:
Saturday July 24th
6:00pm till sunrise
Sunday July 25th
7:00pm till sunrise

Where:
Hollywood Rentals
Lancaster, California

What:
I will be hosting a Night Photography / Light Painting Workshop at the truly awesome and unique Hollywood Rentals Junkyard on Saturday July 24th, 2010. This is a great opportunity to learn and practice lighting techniques at an extraordinary location. In this workshop we will go over basic automotive light painting techniques then spend some time concentrating on more advanced interior lighting techniques. This workshop is open to Night Photographers of all skill levels

Location Info:
Hollywood Rentals is a unique junkyard. Unlike many junkyards, the cars here are not picked apart for their useable remains. The vehicle selection here is second to none, with every thing from a Porsche to a Pinto. This is a good size yard sprawling multiple acres with hundreds of cars and trucks inside. These cars are used as props and movie cars for motion pictures, television and commercials. The yard is also considered a set location for filming. Hollywood Rentals is an active business with an onsite caretaker and access to the public is not normally granted. Hollywood Rentals is located north of the city of Lancaster, in the Mojave Desert. Within a 2 hour drive from most parts of Southern California and approximately 5-6 hour drive from Northern California.

Workshop Info:
We will meet at Hollywood Rentals on Saturday July 24th at 6:00pm. The second night of shooting is optional and will begin at 7:00pm, Sunday July 25th. The first few hours are for us to met each other and for you to scout the yard and get some golden hour shooting in. Around sunset we will talk about general night photography and light painting techniques with plenty of time for questions and answers. Once it is dark I will give a few light painting demonstrations with focus on interior lighting. Following the demos you will be free to shoot the rest of the night. I will be shooting minimally and available for more personal instruction throughout the night. The workshop ends whenever you get too tired or the sun rises.

The second night is shooting only. Personal instruction will be available but no lectures will be given. We will meet around 7:00pm and have the yard till the sun comes up again.

If you would like me to go over and critique your work we can do that the beginning of the second night if you have a laptop. I will also create a Flickr group so we can share and learn from each others work.

Class size is limited to 10 students and the price set at a very reasonable $350
Check and Paypal* only please
*I do not charge extra fees to paypal users :)
*update: Registration still open and only 3 spots remain. Cancellations no longer accepted this close to the workshop date

Please email me with any questions and to sign up

Lodging:
The yard is located about 20 minutes north of Palmdale and 20 miles south of Mojave. Plenty of lodging choices can be found in the area. I will personally be staying in the town of Mojave.

Weather:
Lancaster may be in the desert but it is nowhere near as hot as other parts of the desert. Daytime temps average around the mid 90's in July and drop very comfortably into the 60's at night. The workshop is taking place at night so extreme temperatures should not be a major concern or a problem for most people.

Note:
A DSLR with cable release and tripod is required. You will also need at least one flashlight with spare batteries for your flashlight and camera. A flash is optional, but not required for light painting. A wide angle lens is highly recommended. A stopwatch or timer is highly recommended as well. Some colored gels will be provided.