Eastern District: Outdoor Portraits and Lighting

Take advantage of the nice weather and pretty scenery in Spokane with this hands on demonstrated class.  Join us at Finch Arboretum where we’ll be working with models to produce some awesome portraits using a variety of lighting techniques.

Learn how to take stunning portraits in harsh sunlight, shaded woods, pretty flowers, and ugly backgrounds.   Our instructors (Chris Wooley and Mike Busby) will show you how to take exceptional portraits using your own gear and showcasing other gear and techniques.  Suitable for all experience levels.

 ● Outdoor portrait principals

 ● Portrait Lighting Techniques

 ● Location Scouting

 ● Speed lights

 ● Lighting Modifiers

 ● Natural Light

 ● High-Speed Sync

 ● Equipment Show and Tell

 ● Gels and Colors

 ● Guided Instruction

A little bit about Chris Wooley: Chris Wooley, Cr.Photog., CPP, AFP,  is an award-winning Certified Professional Photographic Craftsman and educator residing in the Pacific Northwest (USA). Along with his wife Rachel, he specializes in portrait photography in his Spokane Washington based studio, Heads and Tails Photography (www.headsandtailsphoto.com). He regularly leads workshops and seminars across the US for photographers, actors, and models. His work is regularly featured both domestically and internationally in a variety of mediums, including magazines, books, and billboards. He is the current President of the Professional Photographers of Washington. He has a Yorkie named Chewbacca.

A little bit about Mike Busby: Mike is a fine art and commercial photographer operating in Spokane. He also provides individual and corporate instruction for intermediate and advanced photographers. 

Mike maintains a technical degree in photography, a B.S. in Management Science, and a Masters in Creative Communications. He is a certified professional photographer and a contributor to Washington Photographer magazine. Mike has won best of awards for architectural, illustrative, and industrial photography, and in 2017, he was named a bronze medalist in PPA’s International Print Competition.