Explore the Depths of Flash Photography in this 2-Day Live Online Conference
Sit down, grab your coffee, and enjoy a virtual experience with Scott Kelby and Joe McNally live—in studio! You’ll be comfortably sitting in your home office, at your kitchen table, or perhaps in your backyard. Regardless of where you are, with the energy these two project, you’ll feel like you are right there in the studio next to them, watching them perform magic—live—with their models. REGISTER NOW
Join the Magicians of Flash Photography—LIVE—with Q&A Opportunities!
Drop By A Day Early And Get A Head Start On Your Learning | Monday, Nov 16th
BONUS PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
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ORIENTATION SESSION
Larry Becker10:00am - 11:00am ETJoin Larry Becker for a one-hour overview, where he will show you how to navigate the live conference site, and how to make the most of your day by switching back and forth between sessions, utilizing our chat window, and more. -
FLASH FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Scott Kelby11:15am - 12:15pm ETIf you’re brand new to flash, come the day before the conference kicks off where Scott will take you from start to finish in getting your flash up and running, starting at the very beginning, so you’ll see every step (and how easy it actually is) to get started with Flash. He’ll be covering everything from the camera settings to how to work with a wireless flash. After this session, you’ll be totally ready for the next two days to come.
Join Us Live—Online—In-Studio & On Location | Tuesday, Nov 17th
track b - opening session
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the love of light
Joe McNally11:00am - 12:00pm ETFor a photographer, light is magical, wonderful, powerful, and real. It’s been said many times, light is our language. It’s how we inform our pictures and our readers. I’ve been pursuing pictures and light for forty years, and in this lecture, I share many adventures and misadventures, all the while seeking light that is the most eloquent for the job at hand.
track a - flash beginners
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WHEN TO ADD A 2ND FLASH
Scott Kelby12:15pm - 1:15pm ETIt’s amazing what you can do with just one flash, but there will come a time when you’re thinking about adding a second flash. In this session, Scott will not only answer when it’s time to add that second flash but how to set up and use that 2nd flash (and tips to make sure you’re a success when working with multiple flashes), all done with a live shoot during the class so you see it all as it unfolds. -
LIVE Q&A
Scott Kelby1:15pm - 1:30pm ET
track b - flash pros
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THE SHAPE OF LIGHT, PART 1: SIZES & SOURCES
Joe McNally12:15pm - 1:15pm ETEach light shaper produces a unique feel and look, sometimes subtly different from another shaper, sometimes dramatically so. Choosing the appropriate source, distance, and shape of the light is crucial to every portrait session. In this session, light shapers will be parsed out, singly, and in combination, to show the powerful effect different sources of light bring to a portrait session. Lively and fast-paced, this session will show in real-time how different light shapers inform good, storytelling portraiture. -
LIVE Q&A
Joe McNally1:15pm - 1:30pm ET
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lunch break 1:30pm - 2:30pm ET
track a - general session
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THE MOST USEFUL FLASH ACCESSORIES
Scott Kelby2:30pm - 3:30pm ETAn entire ecosystem was developed around the use of flash, and today there are so many great, and very affordable, accessories for working with flash, and in this session Scott will share some of his favorite go-to accessories, why he chose them, and how to make the most of them. -
LIVE Q&A
Scott Kelby3:30pm - 3:45pm ET
track a - flash beginners
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GELS FOR BEGINNERS
Scott Kelby4:00pm - 5:00pm ETThis class can open up a whole new world for you, both practically and creativity, by simply adding color gels to your flash set-up. You’ll be surprised at how much these thin little sheets of gel can bring to your flash work. -
LIVE Q&A
Scott Kelby5:00pm - 5:15pm ET
track b - flash pros
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THE SHAPE OF LIGHT, PART 2: BEAUTY OR CHARACTER?
Joe McNally4:00pm - 5:00pm ETLike landscapes, the terrain of the human face responds in beautiful, eloquent fashion to light, as long as it’s the right light. All faces are not the same in the presence of light! Some faces need to be caressed and gently expressed with the softest of sources. Others need a slam dunk of hard light. Any solution brought to bear has one mission; emphasize the character, beauty or distinctiveness of the face at hand. With two very different subjects available to us in the studio, we explore which path to take and how to achieve a powerful “look” that will elevate your portraiture to a noteworthy level. -
LIVE Q&A
Joe McNally5:00pm - 5:15pm ET
BONUS SESSIONS
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B&H ZOOM SESSION
See Schedule for Zoom Link10:00am - 6:00pm ET -
AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
Joseph 'JC' Carey1:30pm - 2:30pm ET -
Multitask Lighting with the Platypod Ecosphere
Larry Tiefenbrunn & Larry Becker6:00pm-7:00pm ET -
Amp Up Your Flash Photography with NEW Luminar AI
Robert Vanelli, Skylum’s Director of Education7:00pm-8:00pm ET
Continue Your Live—Online—Journey | Wednesday, Nov 18th
track a - general session
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Portrait Retouching for Photographers
Scott Kelby11:00am - 12:00pm ETIn this session, we’ll take images taken during the live shoots at the conference and Scott will share his portrait retouching techniques on how to take them from the RAW image through to the final image.
track a - flash beginners
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Lighting That Other Stuff: From Products to Food and More
Scott Kelby12:15pm - 1:15pm ETWhile flash is hugely popular for shooting portraits, we also use flash to light everything from products to food and much more. In this session, Scott will show you how to take the flash skills you’ve already learned so far, and use them for shooting in a variety of different scenarios. -
LIVE Q&A
Scott Kelby1:15pm - 1:30pm ET
track b - flash pros
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Shadows & Gels
Joe McNally12:15pm - 1:15pm ETExplore the darkness of shadows and the powerful nature of color! In this class, we leave behind the school of pictures and portraits where the hand of the photographer is unseen, and the results appear natural and effortless. We dive into the realm of the photographer’s imagination, and what looks cool, vibrant, and unique. Control of light is paramount here, as the photographer needs to create "zones" of color that do not compete or destroy each other. Likewise, shadows emphasize character and mystery. The old saying that is often true about lighting: "If you want something to look interesting, don't light all of it." -
LIVE Q&A
Joe McNally1:15pm - 1:30pm ET
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lunch break 1:30pm - 2:30pm ET
track b - general session
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On Assignment: Light with Purpose
Joe McNally2:30pm - 3:30pm ETThe wonderful adventure of being on the street in an exotic place, looking and hoping for that fortunate combination of lovely gesture and lovely light changes when we are on assignment. When on a job for a client, it is no longer a wander or a whim. You have to produce, and the light you seek may not be there, and you have to put happenstance and luck aside and make a picture work. This is a dive into how necessary it is for photographers to know how to create light, shape it, and bend it to our needs of the moment. -
LIVE Q&A
Joe McNally3:30pm - 3:45pm ET
track a - flash beginners
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FLASH PHOTO RECIPES
Scott Kelby4:00pm - 5:00pm ETScott wraps up the conference by sharing some of his favorite flash-recipes — a list of ingredients you can put together to create some of the most popular looks you see today using flash. Think of it like a lighting cookbook — you want this look? Follow these directions; use these ingredients, and you’ll nail the look every time. -
LIVE Q&A
Scott Kelby5:00pm - 5:15pm ET
track b - flash pros
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Working a Scene: Building with Small Flash
Joe McNally4:00pm - 5:00pm ETLighting tools have evolved to a place where even small, hot shoe style flashes can be brought to bear in complex ways to create an entire scene that has nuance, color, depth, and dimension. Environmental portraiture and the idea of lighting an entire place was often regarded as the province of big flash. Not so anymore. In this session, our unique studio (formerly a bank) is transformed via small flash into a complex dramatic location photograph. Every person or situation that presents itself in front of the lens to photographers is unique and demands equally unique solutions and reactions at the camera. But often in the tumult of an actual assignment, there is no time to parse out the exact look of an umbrella, a softbox, or a beauty dish, or how all these can work together in concert. In this fast-paced session, we'll take light shaping tools, and work with the same face, in the same environment, and observe. -
LIVE Q&A
Joe McNally5:00pm - 5:15pm ET
track a - general session
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Q&A Wrap Up Session
Scott Kelby & Joe McNally5:45pm - 6:45pm ET
BONUS SESSIONS
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B&H ZOOM SESSION
See Schedule for Zoom Link10:00am - 6:00pm ET -
Creating an On-Location Workstation
Scott Diussa12:00pm-12:15pm ET -
FROM CAPTURE TO DELIVERY: SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO MOVE IMAGES FASTER AND EASIER
Scott Diussa1:30pm - 2:30pm ET -
Wired Tethering vs Wireless
Scott Diussa5:15pm-5:45pm ET
10 Reasons to Attend Our Live Online Flash Photography Conference
You Will:
- Watch live, interactive sessions from the leaders in Flash Photography.
- Get your questions answered through 15 min live Q&A sessions after each topic session.
- The ability to participate in Q&A sessions through our chat window.
- Connect with other photographers from around the world virtually.
- Come away with an increased knowledge of what kind of gear to use for portraits.
- Learn how to unlock YOUR full potential.
- Be inspired.
- Uncover the pros’ secrets.
- Unlock the creativity living inside you.
- Get access to all session recordings for 6 months! (replays generally post within 5-7 days after the live event)
6 Full Sessions, Per Day—Each with Individual Live Q&A Sessions
Immerse yourself in a world of flash photography.
It was my first time attending an online conference and it was great. It’ s the future of education. Who needs to travel, sit in traffic. Saves time and money!
”PAST KELBYONE LIVE CONFERENCE ATTENDEE
Even though we were not “in-person,” it was nice being “live” with the instructors. Thank you KelbyOne for all that you do!
”PAST KELBYONE LIVE CONFERENCE ATTENDEE
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Day One Conference Start Time By Time Zone
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San Francisco, USAPDT8:00 am
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Salt Lake City, USAMDT9:00 am
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Chicago, USACDT10:00 am
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New York City, USAEDT11:00 am
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Toronto, CanadaEDT11:00 am
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London, UKBST4:00 pm
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Central EuropeCEST5:00 pm
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New Delhi, IndiaIST8:00 pm
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Perth, AustraliaAWST11:00 pm
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Makassar, IndonesiaWITA11:00 pm
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Tokyo, JapanJST12:00 am
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Sydney, AustraliaAEST1:00 am