Lighting I (Oct 21-Nov 25)
Dates: October 21 - November 25, 2025 (no class on November 11)
Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Houston Center for Photography
Cost: $490 Tuition + $30 Materials (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Fred Agho
Skill Level: Intermediate
Special Benefit: 12-hour Lighting Studio credit (worth $360)
This interactive course expands photographers’ creative capabilities by providing them with the principles, tools, technical understanding, and artistic background needed to use and control lighting as part of their personal practice. Guided demonstrations in a studio environment will introduce students to essential lighting techniques and set-ups that include professional studio strobes, continuous lighting, natural light, and light modifiers. Through hands-on practice, participants will learn to work with a handheld light meter to measure and accurately control natural and studio lighting while intentionally adjusting the intensity, quality, color, and direction of light in their pictures. Additional topics include: lighting styles, studio accessories, mixed lighting sources, and recommended studio gear.
Objectives:
Know how to analyze and modify lighting based on its main characteristics
Get introduced to the studio environment, lighting equipment, and various accessories
Learn how to use available light creatively (natural and/or artificial)
Gain experience using both continuous lighting and studio strobes
Use light modifiers to affect your images creatively
Understand and practice essential main lighting set-ups
Expand your artistic background and capabilities
Review options and costs related to beginning to use lighting gear and potentially a studio environment as part of your personal practice
Prerequisites:
Photography I or being comfortable using your DSLR or mirrorless camera in Manual mode.
Course Prep:
Students need to bring their DSLR or mirrorless cameras as well as a flash drive or hard drive to the first class.
Dates: October 21 - November 25, 2025 (no class on November 11)
Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Houston Center for Photography
Cost: $490 Tuition + $30 Materials (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Fred Agho
Skill Level: Intermediate
Special Benefit: 12-hour Lighting Studio credit (worth $360)
This interactive course expands photographers’ creative capabilities by providing them with the principles, tools, technical understanding, and artistic background needed to use and control lighting as part of their personal practice. Guided demonstrations in a studio environment will introduce students to essential lighting techniques and set-ups that include professional studio strobes, continuous lighting, natural light, and light modifiers. Through hands-on practice, participants will learn to work with a handheld light meter to measure and accurately control natural and studio lighting while intentionally adjusting the intensity, quality, color, and direction of light in their pictures. Additional topics include: lighting styles, studio accessories, mixed lighting sources, and recommended studio gear.
Objectives:
Know how to analyze and modify lighting based on its main characteristics
Get introduced to the studio environment, lighting equipment, and various accessories
Learn how to use available light creatively (natural and/or artificial)
Gain experience using both continuous lighting and studio strobes
Use light modifiers to affect your images creatively
Understand and practice essential main lighting set-ups
Expand your artistic background and capabilities
Review options and costs related to beginning to use lighting gear and potentially a studio environment as part of your personal practice
Prerequisites:
Photography I or being comfortable using your DSLR or mirrorless camera in Manual mode.
Course Prep:
Students need to bring their DSLR or mirrorless cameras as well as a flash drive or hard drive to the first class.
Dates: October 21 - November 25, 2025 (no class on November 11)
Meetings: Tuesdays, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM CST (5 sessions)
Location: Houston Center for Photography
Cost: $490 Tuition + $30 Materials (HCP members can receive a 10% discount)
Instructor: Fred Agho
Skill Level: Intermediate
Special Benefit: 12-hour Lighting Studio credit (worth $360)
This interactive course expands photographers’ creative capabilities by providing them with the principles, tools, technical understanding, and artistic background needed to use and control lighting as part of their personal practice. Guided demonstrations in a studio environment will introduce students to essential lighting techniques and set-ups that include professional studio strobes, continuous lighting, natural light, and light modifiers. Through hands-on practice, participants will learn to work with a handheld light meter to measure and accurately control natural and studio lighting while intentionally adjusting the intensity, quality, color, and direction of light in their pictures. Additional topics include: lighting styles, studio accessories, mixed lighting sources, and recommended studio gear.
Objectives:
Know how to analyze and modify lighting based on its main characteristics
Get introduced to the studio environment, lighting equipment, and various accessories
Learn how to use available light creatively (natural and/or artificial)
Gain experience using both continuous lighting and studio strobes
Use light modifiers to affect your images creatively
Understand and practice essential main lighting set-ups
Expand your artistic background and capabilities
Review options and costs related to beginning to use lighting gear and potentially a studio environment as part of your personal practice
Prerequisites:
Photography I or being comfortable using your DSLR or mirrorless camera in Manual mode.
Course Prep:
Students need to bring their DSLR or mirrorless cameras as well as a flash drive or hard drive to the first class.
Images: Fred Agho
