Whitney Shefte, an award-winning video journalist at On Location Portrait Lighting
Workshop Date: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 11:00 AM
Workshop Speaker: Victoria Will
Victoria Will discusses her lighting techniques for reading and shaping light for any type of portrait. Using small strobes and portable studio lights, the emphasis will be on how to light subjects and environments in various locations to create different moods and work towards getting the most out of your subjects. Accustomed to working under tight time constraints, Victoria will share some of her secrets to working quickly on location and talk about how to deal with clients in tricky situations while still getting what you need. "I had an assignment to photograph Justin Bieber last year. When it was all said and done — 58 seconds after it began, I had shot him in two lighting set ups and had 22 frames to show for it.”
Victoria Will is a freelance photographer focused on editorial portraiture whose work appears in newspapers, newswires and magazines worldwide, from the Associated Press to W magazine. Prior to breaking out on her own, she began her career at the New York Post where she was a staff photographer for eight years. In a news environment responsible for headlines like "Headless Body in Topless Bar," Victoria learned valuable skills like, for instance, a good sense of humor about the business. She hails from the Nation's capital, but now resides in New York with her two French Bulldogs and photojournalist husband.
