Using LED flashlights, learn how to apply dramatic lighting to an orchid from Longwood’s collection while shooting in a low-light environment.
Start your experience with an online orientation with professional photographer Andy Bale as he discusses important considerations for photographing using this unique technique. Then, join us onsite, where you’ll try your hand at painting orchids with light and learn how to layer your exposures in Adobe Photoshop to create a stunning image.
Course Schedule
Online Orientation
Wednesday, January 22, 6:00–7:00 pm
On-site Shoot
Saturday, January 25, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Inclement Weather Date
Sunday, January 26, 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Online Critique
Tuesday, February 4, 6:00–8:00 pm
Full course content includes both the online and the onsite components.
Location
Online via Zoom
Onsite in Grove Studio 104 and 105 and throughout the Gardens
Instructor
Andy Bale
Andy Bale received his MFA from the University of Delaware in 2005, and his BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1994. He has been a full-time lecturer of photography at Dickinson College since 2013 and served as an adjunct professor of photography prior to that from 2005 until 2012. Bale's photographs are included in the permanent collections of Caisse d'Epargne in Toulouse, the Photomedia Center and Messiah College in Pennsylvania, and at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.
Additional Information
Students are required to bring their own devices to class.
Photos taken during photography classes at Longwood may not be sold for commercial uses.
