Portrait Lighting Seminar With Patrick Murphy-Racey

Join Sony Artisan Patrick Murphy-Racey for this a free lighting seminar and walk away with tips you can immediately apply to client sessions or creative shoots.

What You'll Learn

Creating the “Glow”
How to use large light modifiers (like softboxes, umbrellas, scrims) to: 
–Soften shadows
–Create flattering skin tones
–Add dimensionality and “wrap” to light
–Techniques for positioning lights for maximum effect with minimal fuss

Lighting Tools in Use
FJ Westcott 120B LED lights:
–Used during the early part of the session so you can see light live on the subject
–Learn how continuous lighting affects shadows, highlights, and mood

High-Speed Sync (HSS) flash:
–How to overpower ambient light outdoors
–Balancing flash with natural light for shallow depth of field portraits
–Useful for creating professional-quality outdoor shots — fast

Shooting Style & Approach
–Working fast and effectively — key for real-world sessions
–Shooting wide open apertures for shallow depth of field
–Keeping the subject as the visual anchor

PM-R will show how to balance:
–Exposure
–Composition
–Expression
–Lighting — all in real time

Hands-On Experience
Live models provided so you can:
–Try the lighting setups yourself
–Practice posing and composing on the spot

Bring: Your camera & a notebook or digital note-taking devic

Takeaways
–Practical lighting techniques for portraits — indoors and out
–How to use large modifiers + HSS to create flattering portraits quickly
–A deeper understanding of light direction, intensity, and quality
–Tips you can immediately apply to client sessions or creative shoots

Instructor: Patrick Murphy-Racey (PM-R)
40 years of professional portrait photography
Known for clean, glowing, natural-looking lit portraits
Sponsored by FJ Westcott (lighting gear specialists)