Great images are made with great light. In this course, you’ll learn how to create and control light – the key to executing your vision and making an exceptional photograph!

This is a hands on two consecutive week course at Smashbox Studios.

You will learn the qualities of and how to work with, artificial and natural light while using the industry’s most popular and up to date pro lighting equipment. Every student will be able to assist setting up the lights, and practice photographing each other in order to understand the impact of light in each situation. As this course will familiarize you with the use of professional strobe lighting, modifiers, reflectors, meters, radio transmitters (pocket wizards), custom white balance, as well as continuous light sources.

If you are interested in building your own lighting kit, this course is the place to start! We will help you outfit your kit with the professional tools that are right for you.


Please bring your cameras to each class.  Requires the use of a Digital SLR, mastery of manual controls, and a  good workflow for your digital images.

Refunds & Cancellations
Enrollment is limited, therefore your commitment is important to us. If you must withdraw from a workshop, we provide this refund policy: A $25 administrative fee will be charged on all cancellations. If you cancel 24-72 hours prior to the start of the workshop, we will retain 50% of the total workshop fee, unless we are able to fill your spot. If you cancel 24 hours or less prior to the start date of the workshop, we will retain 100% of the workshop fee unless we are able to fill your spot. No refunds are given once the workshop begins.

If you miss 1 - 2 classes of a workshop, you may sit in on those missed classes during the next session as long as space permits.

On occasion we may cancel a class because of low enrollment and/or unforeseen professional conflict on the part of the instructor. Should this be the case, al monies will be refunded in full. We do not take responsibility for non-refundable airline tickets, so please buy a refundable ticket if you are coming from outside of Los Angeles.