In the Studio & On The Field: Seniors & Athletes Lighting Techniques

September 17 & 18, 2024

8 PM Eastern // Two 90-minute Sessions

Learn lighting techniques from a seasoned pro

Take control of your shoots by mastering lighting. In this two session online course, Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez will break down his shoots for seniors and athletes. Matt will share not only the technical aspects but also his creative process to help you learn how to make the most of your shoots.

*Class recordings are made available to those enrolled!

Workshop Tuition: $199.00

Workshop outline

Session One: Breaking Down the In the Studio Shoot

This session will break down Matt’s approach to a studio shoot. We will cover:

Breaking down modifiers & why to use them
Different angles for different light looks
Always varying your shots – Zooming in and out/moving around
Shooting a profile
Working with a Senior – how to pose them, how to make them comfortable

Session Two: Breaking Down the Athlete Shoot

In this second session, we will leave the studio and tackle an athlete shoot on location! This session will cover:

Matt’s go-to two light setup
Underexposing the background vs. shooting with more ambient
Different ways to do it, HSS and ND and why for each
Using practical light to your advantage
How to expose the image
Selecting a modifier
Hard light vs soft and mixing it up
Action Shots
How to get your model to perform
What modifiers to use for action
The business side of things

Meet your instructor

Matt Hernandez

Lead Instructor

Matt is a portrait photographer based out of Kentucky who specializes in on location creative lighting focusing on seniors and athletes. He began his career as an award-winning graphic artist, and has since used those skills to help launch a very successful photography career. He has won multiple awards including the “People’s Choice Award” at the 2012 Google+ Photographer’s Conference, and The “Most Creative Award” at the 2013 Las Vegas Photoshop World Westcott Shootout. In 2013 he was chosen to represent F.J. Westcott as one of their “Top Endorsed Pros.”