Mini-Workshop
Using Fill Flash to Tame High Contrast and Harsh Lighting
Why would you want to use your flash on a bright and sunny day? The answer is fill flash, the powerful yet simple technique of having the flash fill in the shadows and tame harsh lighting conditions. In this workshop, learn the theory, the ratios, and easy techniques of fill flash. We’ll cover how to set up your camera and flash to create balanced lighting despite strong backlighting and high contrast, for example for outdoor portraits. Whether you are looking to use the built-in flash on your camera or carry around a remotely triggered off-camera flash, this Mini-workshop will answer your questions and get you started.
Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.
Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.
His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.
Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.
kaimcbride.com
