Update: The Speedliter’s Intensive™ will tour the US in spring 2010 (and hopefully head overseas in the summer / fall). Join the mailing list, via the link just below, and you’ll be able to vote on which cities the workshop should be held in. You’ll also be among the first to know the exact locations and dates.

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Now back to our regularly scheduled program (aka: the original post)…

My Speedliter’s Intensive™ Seminar will be hitting the road this winter and spring. The first stop will be my old hometown, Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday, January 16, 2010. Amateur or pro, if you’re looking for the most comprehensive program on putting Canon Speedlites to work, the Speedliter’s Intensive™ Seminar is for you.

This one-day workshop focuses exclusively on Canon Speedlites. You’ll get the how-to and why-to specific to your Canon gear. It’s called ‘Intensive’ for a reason—a ton of information will be headed your way all day. In fact, there’s so much information to keep track of that every participant will receive the Speedliter’s Intensive™ Workbook—so you can go home with all the details. Regardless of whether you’re a novice with one Speedlite or an experienced shooter with many, this workshop will get your Speedlite technique to the next level.

Seminar topics include:

• The best uses for on- and off-camera Speedlites
• Deciding between Manual and E-TTL flash control
• Putting Flash Exposure Compensation to use
• Grip gear for Speedlites – from ultra-portable to ultra-sturdy
• On-flash modifiers: grids, snoots, diffusers, ringlight adapters, etc.
• Off-flash modifiers: umbrellas, softboxes, diffusion panels, reflectors, beauty dish, etc.
• Using your Speedlite’s bounce and zoom as a light modifier
• Corded solutions for moving your Speedlite off-camera
• Sorting out radio triggers: dumb vs. intelligent
• Setting up the 580EX/EXII as a wireless Master
• Setting up the 580EX/EXII and 430EX/EXII as wireless Slaves
• Organizing multiple Speedlites with Groups and Channels
• All the Syncs: High-speed, 1st-curtain, 2nd-curtain, Slow-speed
• Custom functions: optimizing your Speedlites
• Strategies for portrait lighting
• Strategies for product / food lighting
• Strategies for event / wedding photography
• Fill-flash techniques
• Using gels for color correction and dramatic effects
• Battery charging and storage
• One-, two-, three-Speedlite kits (and beyond!)
• Ganglight: the how and why of firing a large number of Speedlites together
• Strategies for using Speedlites with other brands of small flash
• Using Speedlites with studio lights

You’ll see a wide range of gear:

If you’re curious about whether a piece of Speedlite gear really works, the Speedliter’s Intensive™ is the place to come find out. I’ll be bringing my favorite gear from:

• Bogen / Avenger
• RadioPopper
• Honl
• Kacey
• Lasolite
• Flash Zebra
• and others.

Get your seat today!

The Speedliter’s Intensive Seminar is $150.

Tickets: Click here to get your seat right now.

Date: Saturday, January 16

Time: 8:30a—5:30p

Lunch: On your own at one of several near-by restaurants

Location: TBA (will be within 15-min. of Sky Harbor Airport).

Beyond Phoenix

Details for Speedliter’s Intensive Seminars in other locations are in the works. Add your city as a comment below. Likely stops include: Las Vegas, Portland, Chicago, Houston, DC/Baltimore, and New York.

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