Detroit SmugMug: August 2011

One undeniable truth ringing in my ears from the flash fire meet-up: “Everybody who first starts working with flash sucks at first”. I have up to this point been primarily a natural light photographer so I really enjoyed the free training I received from professional flash artist Brett Jarnigan on Saturday evening. It was looking a little shaky at first with all the rain, but Mr. B’s was gracious enough to give us a full hour in a back room of the restaurant and we received a crash course on how to get started using flash to accent textures, bring pictures to life, and create some drama in our work. I have been told that mastering flash is one of the finer points of photography and I felt this free meet-up was well worth the time invested because I really wanted to learn more, and I really did. The meet-up was only about 2 ½ hours but we covered a lot of ground in that time and the weather cleared up for us to wander outside and get some hands on experience. Brett was also hosting his full 12 hour flashfire workshop the following day and we really got a heavy dose of what could be expected if we were able to attend. Because we were such a good group he even gave us some “extras” that he usually saves for the full workshop (yeah smuggies). I found it interesting that many of the attending photographers had experience with flash but still found it worth-while to come out and learn something new, which goes to show you the quality of this opportunity. We all had a great time and we hope to see you at the next meet-up. Keep Shooting!