Using additional flash light in photography is one possibility to divide light from darkness. It can be a tool to alter the appearance of the scene being photographed in different ways. For example can it be used as main light, as fill light or it can even mimic the behavior of ambient light. But before we are able to use flash light in a way that adds to instead of destracting our picture we have to discover the different applications and qualities of it.
Using supplementary light is not merely a matter of adding more illumination to the scene. There are questions raised that go beyond technical considerations. Additional Flash light can have a profound effect on a subjects behavior. All eyes will turn towards us after we intrude to a scene and just fire a flash. We have to be aware of this fact. The presence of the flash can be even conspicuous to the point where it actually becomes an actor.
The workshop "Fiat Lux" is meant as a practical and theoretical introduction to flash photography and we will learn more about its unique properties. Students have the possibility to discuss images made by different photographers and different concepts of flash photography and they can apply their gained knowledge toward shooting assignments to perform with Digital SLR and additional flash units.
Light is all around us. Let's start exploring !
The workshop is given by Diplom Media Designer and freelance photographer Alexander Lembke who is teaching photography at the Faculty of Media at the Bauhaus – University in Weimar.
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