A Sneak Peek into a Lighting Workshop and Photography

By Skip Cohen

Skip Cohen University

I don't usually profile workshops, or for that matter a specific image, but when Rick Friedman was in Florida a few weeks back, we were trying to grab lunch or dinner together, but we were on opposite sides of the state. However, we did talk about some of his images.

Then, at WPPI I walked by the Tamron booth, and Rick was teaching. It was just a short in-booth presentation and like any booth program at a major trade show, time and space were limited. However, Rick packed in as much information as he possibly could.

Rick and I recorded this short podcast about this image 

and an upcoming workshop he has scheduled later this month with the Miami Photo Workshops. If you know Rick's reputation, it's work hard, play hard, which you'll immediately pick up looking at the image of his class when the image on the right was captured.

Now and then I'll meet a young or relatively new photographer who says, "I specialize in natural light!" Well, we all know what that means. Most often, they're afraid of working with studio lighting or just haven't taken the time to add lighting to their skill set. We all love natural light, but situations come up in every professional photographer's career where you need to understand whatever it takes to meet the needs of your clients. Sooner or later that's going to mean lighting!

If you're in the Miami area, Rick's workshop is March 23-24. Click on this post to link to Rick's page at Miami Photo Workshops. And, check out Rick's website - it's just a click away.

Image copyright Rick Friedman. All rights reserved.

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Photo Workshops Miami: Location Lighting Workshops with Rick Friedman

ABOUT LOCATION LIGHTING WORKSHOPS: THE STUDIO | THE BEACH | WITH RICK FRIEDMAN

Location: Townsend Photographics, Inc. Studio 

4812 NE 12th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334 

DAY ONE  |  THE STUDIO   |  SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD  |  10 AM - 5:30 PM | $249.95

DAY TWO  |  THE BEACH   |  SUNDAY, MARCH 24TH  |  2 PM - 8 PM | $249.95

COMBO TICKET FOR BOTH WORKSHOPS | $395.95

DAY 1  |  THE STUDIO

Spend the day  with Rick Friedman in an intensive 

hands on portrait lighting workshop. Participants 

will come away with a greater knowledge

of how to control light using light modifiers 

and produce creative portraits while working 

and learning how to pose a live model.

DAY 2  |  THE BEACH

The beach will be our studio for the day as Friedman 

teaches you how to photograph a model in harsh 

conditions while controlling and overpowering 

the hot Florida sun using light modifiers, 

reflectors, soft boxes and scrims. 

We will progress into photographing at 

sunset’s "golden hour" and later the 

"blue hour" of gorgeous light.

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Below are Trainor’s goodbye emails to Patrick and Guerrero.

PATRICK
My friend and colleague Patrick Farrell is leaving the Miami Herald to pursue other opportunities in photography. Patrick and I started together in a small bureau in Hollywood and, together, we shared a passion for our work and the Miami Herald. During those few years, I saw a photographer with an eye unlike any I’ve ever studied or work with. He saw his images with such a unique perspective. 

When Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992 it was a tragic time for South Florida, but our photo staff rose to the occasion and produced incredible images that helped the world see the tragic consequences of the storm. The Miami Herald won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The photo staff didn’t win the photojournalism category, we were finalists but we were fortunate to be able to say we were part of the newsroom's effort. 

Then in 2009, Hurricane Ike struck Haiti. Patrick Farrell and Jacqueline Charles were on the island, with great possible consequences to their well-being. Their coverage of the story grabbed the hearts of the world. Jacqueline’s stories and Patrick’s images to this day can bring a tear to the eye of the viewer. Patrick, with two small children at home, had his heart ripped out watching the parents and friends hold their sons and daughters who were lost in the floods. Those of us close to Patrick could see the emotional and physical toll it took on him. 

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The Photographer’s Storm: Patrick Farrell and His Photos of Storm-Ravaged Haitihttps://vimeo.com/8729472

GUERRERO
Today I would like to bid farewell to another colleague, Carlos Guerrero. Carlos’ tenure at the Miami Herald and El Nuevo has been marked with excellent work and a flair to describe a moment in time with words like no other. It has always been a pleasure to have a conversation with Carlos. And we will never forget his iconic image of the man standing in water, disheveled and shocked after Hurricane Andrew. It ran the full page on 1A, a striking photo that to this day can be considered the iconic image from the storm. 

I’m honored to have shared an acknowledgment with Carlos. Carlos and I were recognized by a committee at Knight Ridder for photographing two of the most important images taken by photographers at the Miami Herald: Carlos’ Hurricane Andrew photograph of the man and my image of the women in the raft during the Cuban rafters crisis. That is something he and I will always share. 

I have covered countless Miami Dolphins games, Carlos contributing to that coverage, and to this day I will always admire his image of Miami Dolphins receiver Chris Chambers’ one-handed touchdown catch in the end zone. Carlos scored that day, too. 

I can speak for us all in the photo department when I say that, “Carlos, we will miss you, but we will always be friends!”