Shooting 201:
Mastering Natural Light Indoors
Course Begins: April 29, 2013
Sold Out, next run August 2013
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This course will empower photographers who have a solid grasp of working with their cameras in manual mode to learn how to see and utilize indoor light. It will give participants the ability to become comfortable working with available light indoors and enable them to make lighting choices that best support their artistic vision.
course fee:
$300/person for full participation
$150/person for study-along
Study-along members will have access to all materials and will be able to read the forum, see others’ assignments, but will not be able to post questions, conversation, or request critique on their assignments. Full Participation students will be able to do all of the above.
registrants:
30 participants
Study along seats available.
For more information about our policies and workshop FAQ please click here.
what we cover:
- Week 1: Types and Attributes of Light
- Week 2: Considerations of Subject Placement
- Week 3: Controlling Light
- Week 4: Identifying “Good” Light
what you get:
- Weekly lessons
- Weekly assignments
- Detailed, personalized guidance and critique from the instructor each week.
- Critique from at least one TA each week.
- Opportunities for peer interaction and critique
what you need: Participants should be comfortable shooting in manual mode and have a solid grasp of working with the exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed, ISO.) A DSLR and a fixed aperture lens are required.
course instructor:
Megan Cieloha is a self-taught photographer who focuses on lifestyle and fine art photography. She is currently living in Northern California with her husband and 2 young boys. Megan’s portfolio is available here.
Teaching Assistants: Lacey Meyers, Leah Cook and Stacey Haslem.
Any chance I could still get a full participation spot in the April class? Pretty please!! ;-) I have a short break with clients, and I would love to take this course. I feel like it would be the push I need to elevate my work to the next level!
Hi Jen! We do not maintain a waiting list for workshops. We hope to see you in class sometime in the future!
Thanks for your response! I’ll try to grab a seat early in the next one!!
This class is just incredible! Megan’s CC along with the CC from Elle, Megan or Lacey is completely invaluable and Megan is a wonderful teacher. I found myself really pushing my creative boundaries with the workshop and was forced to use artificial light, WHAT?!?! You can shoot in that? Answer: YES and PLEASE do. Some of my favorite images have come from this workshop and they are of my boys and husband so I am forever grateful. The technical aspect of learning light here is just amazing and photography is all about light! Because of this workshop I have also fallen in love with shadows, reflections and silhouettes. I find myself looking at the light so much more, wherever I am!
I loved this class so much! There is so much information to learn in this class about types of light and direction of light and modifiers. Megan’s PDFs were so well laid out with lots of examples to show you what she is talking about. It was amazing to have the feedback on my images from Megan and the TAs Alison McSorley, Lacey Meyers, and Megan Dill and several MNLI alums. And my fellow classmates were so supportive, ti really elevated the quality of the class for everybody. I look at light differently now. I even watch TV differently, seeing light and shadows everywhere ;). If there is one CM workshop you want to take, it should be this one.
With no hesitation, I can say this class has completely changed me and my photography for the better, and I’m not sure I’ll ever see the world the same again! Megan is a fabulous teacher – caring, honest, thoughtful, dedicated and talented. Her critiques are so detailed you honestly learn something from every.single.one! Thanks to Megan and this class, I finally feel I have the tools to get out there and try new things and new ideas every time I shoot, and for the first time I have a clear vision of the type of photography that really appeals to me and where I want to go. Now I’m a much more relaxed shooter, more confident, and less attached to (or stressed out by) the results. I see light completely differently, seek out opportunities to manipulate the light, and LOVE shooting indoors (gasp!). NL201 is really so, so good, and there is absolutely something here for everyone regardless of where they are on their journey. I can’t recommend it highly enough!!!
Any chance that this class could be offered in later January or in February? Pleeeeeeeeeezzzzz and thank you? ;)
Hi Holly- It is on the calendar for January 21st!
Yesssss!!! Awesome! <3 I might be MIA the first couple of days, but I can't wait! Hope I can get into FP!
Don’t walk, RUN to take this class! Megan is incredible with her materials, her responsiveness to questions, and her insightful and thorough critiques! This workshop will change the way you see and use light not only but indoors, but really in every way. I feel much more confident in my ability to use light after this class. The interactions among my classmates was amazing and inspiring, and the TAs participation and critiques were fabulous as well. I cannot recommend this class enough!
This class was amazing and just what I needed to push me creatively. Megan is a very effective teacher and not only does she have a thorough understanding of light but she is extremely creative with her use of light. The material is stunning and thought provoking and the critiques are very thorough and beneficial. I highly encourage you to take this class as full participation if you can. Your classmates will push you and you will be amazed at your growth in four weeks time. I find myself greatly preferring to shoot indoors after taking this class.
This class completely has changed the way that I view and look at light indoors. It is truly an eye-opening experience! Without Megan’s in depth instructions, CC and involvement in this class, my world would still be flatly lit. You will never say there isn’t enough light after taking this class. NL 201 is truly a must-take in the CMU world.
I credit this class with completely changing the way I shoot indoors. Megan is a wonderfully active instructor who provides in depth guidance and thoughtful CC in a very timely manner. The course materials, assignments and PDFs are well organized and clearly demonstrate how knowledgeable she is about using all types of indoor light. This class encourages you to shoot in low- and limited-light situations with amazing results. You will not be disappointed with this workshop. In fact, you will leave this class with a new found appreciation for light and the incredible impact it can have on your photos.
I loved how this class taught me to embrace all kinds of indoor lighting situations! Megan is a great teacher — she was supportive, encouraging, and gave extremely thorough CC. This class was a wonderful creative push, and I could not be happier with the images I have (that are getting printed and framed) from this class! I highly recommend this class to anyone, you will be looking at light in a whole new way.
Truly, you will learn to utilize indoor light in an alternative, creative, dramatic way. Many shy away from taking photos indoors for lack of light, but this course will give you options. Megan is a fantastic, patient teacher with a genuine interest in your learning. In a rut? Take this workshop, you will be challenged, in a good way.
take this class! i wasn’t sure when i signed up what i would be able to learn about natural light indoors but by the first day i was already amazed but what megan had taught me.
the lessons, the critiques and the helpful responses to all questions really helped me grow and learn about light, photography and how they work together. do not miss this class!
This was my first workshop and it really blew my socks off! It pushed me really hard and I learnt so much. Each week I was getting to a point that I would ask ‘how do I?….’ and it would be assigment for the following week. Brilliantly put together and very inspiring. I have some photos of my kids i will cherish forever and also went straight into a client session and used all I had learnt. I would 100% reccommed this course you will not be dissapointed.
If you are thinking about taking this class, sign up NOW!! You will not regret it!! Megan is an amazing instructor. The information she presents is very well thought out and very well presented. She gives tons of examples and really leads you to SEE the light in your own environment. After this class, I am seeing all kinds of possibilities for lighting situations in my house that I never would have considered before!!! So, don’t even think twice, just sign up now! :)
Hello my name is Claire and I am addicted to flat light……Ha! Not any more!! I have learned to embrace the shadows through this class and really add some dimension and interest to my pictures. I don’t really get along with too much high drama in my images and this class has really helped me to use the light to my advantage to suit my style of shooting – but just make it more interesting. I was challenged and pushed out of my comfort zone which always pushes me to do my best work, I’m thrilled with some of the images I got. Megan and the other TAs were amazing, fostering a fantastically supportive atmosphere and giving fabulous and detailed CC each week. If you possibly can do it – I promise you won’t regret it! :-)
This class is spectacular, I can’t say enough about it! I really learned to see the light and created images I would have never thought I could create prior to taking this class. Megan is a very thorough, encouraging, and patient instructor and gives very thoughtful critiques and answers to the questions posed. She has a fabulous crew of TAs and alumni helpers who enrich the class even more. It is a challenging class, but in the end you will never look at light the same. I highly recommend this class!
I loved this class! Megan is an awesome instructor! Before this class, I was not very confident taking pictures indoors. But with the lessons in this course, I began to see so many places in my own home that have incredible lighting! The critiques from Megan and all of the other teaching assistants are so thorough & helpful. Megan’s lessons give great examples of different types of light & how to find it. I definitely recommend the full participation so you can get the critiques & also for the support & encouragement from your classmates!
I loved this class!! To have an instructor like Megan that is so focused on helping you and the class as much as possible is what makes NL 201 outstanding. Megan’s lessons and examples are very thorough and really make you stop and examine before shooting; you will see indoor light in a whole new way. The critiques you get are amazing and it helps so much just to be able to read through all of her critiques because there is so much knowledge there, things I would never have thought of. During the course of 4 weeks, I have walked away with many favorite images. I can’t say enough wonderful things about Megan’s class and her TA’s. This class should be on everyone’s list. :)
This class will teach you that no matter what type of light you have in your house you can rock it!! I live in a small base house and thought I had terrible indoor lighting. Megan’s tutorials and examples helped me to see that I could capture some fantastic images in my house. She pushed us to shoot in areas of our house I would never have taken my camera into before. Megan gives amazingly detailed critiques which will help you grow even more! I highly recommend full participation so you can ask the questions and get the wonderful critiques from Megan and the TA’s. Stop reading the reviews….go sign up! You won’t regret it!!!
I am so happy that I registered for this workshop! Many of my favorite pictures to date were taken during this four-week workshop. The lessons and assignments were inspirational and pushed my photography journey in a new direction. The material was really detailed with lots of great examples and Megan and the TAs gave such thoughtful, thought-provoking and helpful feedback to everyone in the class. Students are encouraged to find light in previously unexplored places in their house. I now have the confidence to shoot in all different types of indoor lighting situations. Considering that it is winter most of the year where I live, knowing how to take beautiful pictures indoors is such a gift.
This is the first full participation class that I have taken and I must say that I am completely impressed. Megan does a wonderful job presenting the material and giving examples that you can easily follow to understand the lessons. Prior to this workshop I was wondering what I was going to photograph during the wintertime, especially in the evenings. As the weeks go by, you realize that there is light available in almost every room in your home, you just have to find the right way to use it. The class is quite challenging, but in a good way. Megan pushes you to find the light and manipulate it to give you beautiful images. I absolutely loved the class. I feel that I can now take pictures in my home that I love. Thanks so much to Megan and all the TA’s for being so helpful and thorough in the CC’s. I am so glad I took this class!
I feel so lucky to have been able to take this class with Megan as my teacher. Before the class I loved outdoor photography, but never felt that same magic with my indoor photos. But Megan has truly shown me the light — indoor light — and I am now hooked on taking images at home. Her thorough lessons show you how to use indoor light in so many ways, whether you want to create striking images using dramatic light or bright airy shots of your kids playing at home. She covers it all, and then some. One warning — if you take her class you may not be able to watch your kids playing in their room without analyzing the light and itching to rearrange some furniture.
LOL Sarah! I totally agree about rearranging furniture! And moving toys!
This class is amazing!!! Megan is a fabulous teacher, and the content covered is both detailed, and inspiring. No matter where you are at in your photography journey, this class will push you creatively and challenge you to see light in different ways… I cannot recommend this class enough!