Portrait Lighting Techniques is Bobbi's one-hour instructional DVD full of essential lighting techniques and information that will help you create more effective and meaningful portraits immediately.

Comprehensive subject matter includes: lighting patterns, quality of light with boxes, grids, fresnells, umbrellas and beauty dishes, posing from headshots to full-length, and balancing strobe and ambient light.



Creative Techniques for Color Photography, Bobbi's informative how-to book, filled with her beautiful photographs. Published by Amherst Media. For content information and ordering details, click here.

Video Interview with Bobbi Lane



A video clip of an interview with Bobbi by Richard Newman of Calumet taped at the 2006 PhotoPlus Expo. To view or download the clip, click here.

The size of the Quicktime video file is approximately 6 MB.
The Bobbi Lane Workshops
Bobbi Lane is a commercial photographer who shares her many years of professional experience in her hands-on workshops. Based in Connecticut, she shoots people on location for corporate and editorial clients as well as photographing real people for stock agencies. A passionate photo educator, Bobbi is the recipient of APA's 25th Anniversary Education Award, and has twice won UCLA’s Outstanding Teacher Award. She offers a variety of dynamic workshops at leading educational institutions throughout the country, and also through her own one-day, weekend, and week-long workshops in New York City and Fairfield, Connecticut. Bobbi is well-known in the industry for providing workshop participants with essential information, creative photography techniques, and innovative ideas in a fun-filled learning environment.

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Sekonic Meters Video on YouTube.com
Bobbi Lane demonstrates creative lighting and camera techniques for a photo shoot of guitarist Will Hanza. The shoot takes place on a Manhattan rooftop throughout a colorful sunset and twilight into evening. Bobbi balances the exposure between the strobe lights and the ambient outdoor light to create some dynamic images that show off Will's unique style of performance.
Check out Sekonic's blog on Bobbi.


Portraits Unplugged DVD
You don't need expensive lights to shoot great portraits, just an understanding of how to use available light. In Portraits Unplugged, Bobbi Lane shows how the beauty of available light is everywhere, and perfect for creating wonderful images. Any time of day and any situation can be turned into a great opportunity for stunning natural light portraits.

Click here to see a preview on YouTube.com


Hear a podcast with Bobbi Lane at the 7 Photography Questions website. Listen to Bobbi’s interview with Audri Lanford about natural light portraits. Click here to go to the podcast.

Bobbi Lane Workshops in Connecticut: Details coming soon!


Workshops
Workshop Dates
Photo Plus Expo ( Javits Center , NYC)

October 2010

International Center of Photography (NYC)
Lighting: Studio and Location
Lighting Techniques: An Overview
People on Location
Jan. 11-15, 2010
Jan. 27-March 31, 2010 10-1, Ten week class
Jan. 27-March 31, 2010 2-5, Ten week class
Julia Dean Workshops (Los Angeles)
Portrait Lighting Intensive
April 24-25, 2010
Santa Fe Workshops
Portraits Unplugged
People and Places
February 14-20, 2010
August 1-7, 2010
Maine Workshops
Intro to Portrait Lighting
June 20-26, 2010
Gulf Photo Plus (Dubai)
A Variety of One-Day Workshops
March 1-6, 2010