We are teaching this workshop/class at La Jolla Shores Beach (meet in front of the La Jolla Shores Lifeguard Station off of Camino del Oro) You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn hands-on with a professional photographer and model teaching you how to capture great portraits on the beach at sunset, working with natural night & off-camera flash!

Why You Want to Take This Class

• You will walk away with a new level of confidence in capturing great portraits of friends, family or clients on the beach with all difference kinds of lighting.
• You will have an expert photography instructor there to help you learn and get the shots you want.
• By signing up for this class, you will get the opportunity to learn the following:
  • The definition of portrait photography and the various types
  • How to take portraits on the beach during sunset
  • Different types of posing
  • What equipment is recommended to capture the best portraits without a massive equipment budget
  • Great communication with your model
  • How to maximize your available light
  • Using reflectors and diffusers to enhance the available light
  • What to do with your backgrounds and how to avoid distractions
  • How to get the right pose and what the basics are for posing
  • Helpful tips on setting up your camera for beautiful blurry backgrounds, sharply focused eyes and perfect skin tones

Interested in taking the online portion of this class? It is included for free when you come to the live class! This is a great way to review.

Details of the Class

• We will be meeting at the location specified below. 
• Please arrive to the class with a camera, any and all lenses you might want to use (preferably 50mm-200mm), a charged battery, a memory card, and on off-camera flash if you have it. If are you missing any of this equipment you can still attend the course, just tell us in the comments when you register what you need and we will try to bring extra.
• The class is 2.5 hours long, please arrive on time.

Conclusion

This class is perfect for the beginning-intermediate portrait photographer who wants to get familiar with all the basics or the more intermediate shooter who wants to level up their lighting and posing skills. Knowledge of manual camera settings preferred. Go ahead and book your spot below!

*This class needs at least 3 people to be successful. If we don’t reach the required numbers, you will be refunded. Since we pay a model to be here and plan things in advance, please do not register unless you are firmly committed to attending.

Instructor Information

Anna Lynch hello.annalynch@gmail.com

Anna Lynch is a Photographer and Teaching Artist from NJ, currently living in San Diego. She studied Photography at Parsons School of Design in New York City. Anna is an avid traveler, and has worked with National Geographic Student Expeditions, teaching high school students photography in Europe and California. She also teaches at The AjA Project, based in San Diego. Her expertise is in portraiture, but she also enjoys street photography, landscape, and still life. She has been published multiple times in print and online, and has worked as a freelance photographer since 2011. When she’s not photographing, you can find her at the beach, on a hike, or dancing! To check out her work, visit www.annagracelynch.com