Special Music Event at dk3
dk3 studios is proud to host the Enchanted Realms HOLIDAY CD RELEASE PARTY. Enchanted Realms will perform live at dk3 studios. Enjoy enchanting holiday music while networking or simply let the performance enchant you. Snacks and no-host bar featuring craft beer and fine wine.
Where: dk3 studios LLC — 9865 Mesa Rim Road Suite 205 — San Diego, CA 92121
When: Friday, December 9
Time: Doors open at 7 pm. Party time ends at 11 pm.
How: RSVP REQUIRED TO rsvp@dk3studios.com Please include full names of you and your guests in the body of the email.
Private Model Shoot
Let us do all the work: we will schedule a have a model who will be prepped for your shoot, the lighting will be ready to go — all you have to do is show up and shoot. An experienced model knows how to pose so you need not offer posing direction unless you wish to do so.
You may request wardrobe style and we will work with the model to make sure she is dressed appropriate attire for your shoot. We will book the studio time for your shoot and take care of the model release. You just walk in the door and shoot. If you haven’t experienced your own model shoot before this is a great way to take that first step. If you’re an experienced studio photographer you will appreciate the work you will not have to do to arrange the model shoot. All this for just $75 per hour. Since this is a customized service please <a href=”mailto:dave@dk3studios.com”> to arrange your private model shoot.
If you want magazine quality images for your shoot we can also arrange to have a makeup artist/stylist/creative director prepare your model for the shoot. The incredibly talented Jeanette Marie Crutchfield offers special — and actually quite extraordinary — fees for shoots at dk3 studios. I have seen models cry with delight when they see their made up image appear like magic on the camera screen. That’s an amazing experience.
Private Instruction
If you’re new to studio photography and would like to better understand the equipment options to achieve various lighting styles, as well as to gain confidence working in a professional photo studio, we have several options. First, you can sign up for one of our introductory workshops. If you prefer individual instruction the rate is $60 per hour if you provide the model or $85 per hour if we provide the model. Lessons can be scheduled in the studio at your convenience. Just drop us a line if you would like more information or would like to schedule a lesson.
While workshops can be good learning events, private instruction means you shoot the model 100% of the time. Working with a pro you can experiment with creative lighting techniques and take advantage of the TWELVE strobes available for your use at dk3 studios. You will leave not only with amazing images but will emerge with confidence in your ability to shoot in a professional studio. We make sure these instruction events are lively and fun and you’ll be ready to shoot on your own after just two or three hours of instruction.
Workshops are being planned!
We have lots of workshops coming up and of course there’s always the monthly mixer.
Please check out, invite, friend, whatever you’re supposed to do here:
Join our Meetup group: www.meetup.com/model-mayhem-san-diego
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Upcoming Workshops — Details Below
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Introduction to Studio Photography Future workshop to be scheduled soon! 7 pm – 930 pm (Cost $25)If you’ve always wanted to try studio photography this is the workshop for you! First timer’s are most definitely welcome and I still learn something new from Nicola every time she leads this workshop. Get an overview of the types of lighting equipment and whateach does, learn some studio lingo and then get hands on experience shooting a live model in our studio.
Everyone attending the workshop will have an opportunity to shoot one on one with the model if you bring your camera. (We never do group shoots.) Even without a camera you can see how you can create great images in the studio when you have the right right equipment and a basic knowledge of lighting.
Studio lighting may take just hours to learn, but it takes a lifetime to master! Just send an email to dave@dk3studios.com if you’d like to enroll in this fun and interesting workshop. Prerequisite: basic understanding of your basic camera controls. Limited to 12 participants.
Please join us for our monthly mixer at the studio. Mingle with fellow photographers, models, makeup artists, studio assistants and even musicians. This is a social and networking event but we may have a shooting area set up outside if the weather is decent. Various alcohol containing and alcohol free beverages will be served along with some light snacks. And the best part is this one is free if you preregister by sending us an RSVP at the aptly named email address of rsvp@dk3studios.com. No limit, really, to the number of participants.
Recent Workshops — Let us know if you would like for us to offer one again soon:
Exploring Light Modifiers tbd 7-930 PM (Cost: $50)How is the light from a softbox different than the light from a beauty dish? What does an octobox do differently than a softbox? How does a snoot compare to a grid? Exactly what does “wrap” mean?
Explore these questions and more during this hands on workshop exploring the effects of various light modifiers on a live model. Learn to see how on the light on subjects can vary dramatically depending on the modifier you choose to use for a shot. Each photographer will shoot one on one with a model
Come explore the magic of working with a single light to achieve dramatic studio lighting results. The workshop will include an overview of lighting and then there will hands on time to explore lighting a model using only a single studio strobe and various reflectors to manipulate the light. The workshop will include use of softboxes, umbrellas, strobe reflectors the beauty dish as well as our newest addition: the Octobox modifier for the ABR800 ringflash. The Octobox wraps light like nobody’s business and you will be able to experience this live in our studio.
Nicola is an experienced professional photographer with over ten years of photography experience and has an excellent way of blending just enough theory to help demonstrate why light is behaving as it is. She’s very comfortable working with workshop participants and participants enjoy her collaborative, hands on approach. This workshop is offered at irregular intervals and slots fill up rapidly. Please email and let me know if you’d like to attend. Limited to 8 participants.
One model. The dark side. The white side. Come explore low-key and high-key studio photography. In a single session we will have a model posing in the low-key area of the studio.
This will be hands on so be sure to bring your camera. You will have a chance to shoot the same model first in the low-key end of the studio. Then we’ll all move the cyc wall where we will demonstrate how to blow out the highlights on the cyc wall, subject placement and other lighting techniques often used on the light side of the studio.
Come explore these diametrically opposed shooting styles and see what effect light has on the clothing, the models skin and hair, colors, the overall ambience of the image. Limited to 8 participants.
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To sign up, just drop an email to dave@dk3studios.com and let me know which workshop you’re interested in.
All workshops are held at:
dk3 studios LLC 9865 Mesa Rim Road Suite 205 San Diego, CA 92121 858.848.5464Thank you for your continuing support of dk3 studios and happy shooting!
Dave
Dave King dk3 studios LLC