Join us on Saturday April 27th, 9:30 am at a private ranch outside of Suisun City near Fairfield, CA.

Looking to add some action photos to your portfolio? Looking for something a little more cinematic? During the workshop I will be taking those that wish through how to set up a dramatic shot from idea to lighting to finishing on Photoshop. Come and learn the whole process from start to finish. For our more advanced photographers you can simple go and create the magic on your own!

This year it will be outside and we have some real military vehicles coming out as well as a few other surprises, also, we will be on the backside of Travis Air Force Base, imagine huge military planes in the sky.

There is no mandatory equipment necessary to attend, so grab your camera and come get creative with us! Snacks, drinks and plenty of models will be available as always!

I am excited to tell you that our resident firearms expert will be returning to provide us with props like no other.

This one not to miss, come out for a few hours and give your photography a shot in the arm.

Full day of photography and Lunch will be provided.

Single photographer $85.00

Members (Members are those who have attended 3 past workshops)$65.00

Non Shooting guest $20

Join us on April 6, 2013 for our first ever Sonoma and Napa Valley workshop. Spend the day with Mark Behrens and Guest Instructor as they guides you through the picturesque Sonoma and Napa Valleys starting with capturing the sun as it rises over rolling hills of spring vines. Then winery hopping for some great shots including a real Castle and then finish the day photographing the sun setting over the Napa hillside. This is designed for every skill level and will be a great day.

We are so excited to have special guest landscape photographer available to work with us and share landscape techniques and tips to improve our skills.

Let us show you some great photo ops as you learn techniques to improve your craft. The workshop will begin at sun-up as we capture the light as it kisses the morning in a private vineyard in the Sonoma Valley, then off to photograph a few of the more photogenic wineries in the valley. Will break for lunch then off again to play in the valley until we capture the setting sun.

The cost to attend is $80.00

The workshop will be lead by: Mark Behrens and Special guest.

Signup today!!!

Welcome to the Lighting Asylum presented by Look Photographic Workshops, if you purchased a “Basic Photography Class” voucher from Living Social:

We have completed three class already, one in Vallejo, one in Napa, and a third in Sacramento.

The final class for the Living Social will be held in Napa on Sunday April 7th at Fazerrati’s Pizza @ 11:00 am:

1517 W Imola Ave
Napa, CA

(www.lightingasylum.com and www.lookpw.com)

Please email me at: mark@lookpw.com with your name and date you wish to attend so that I can start creating a class list.

Thank you and look forward to meeting each of you soon,

Mark

We will be meeting at 10:00 am on December 8th at the Free Flow Academy in Rocklin, CA for a day of high flying, super cool action photography! Imagine having photos of athletes in mid flight, ninjas flying through the air and Kung Fu masters in training in your portfolio!

We will be providing lunch and drinks during the workshop so we can keep things moving. As always, we are there to help you out and we want you to go away with your best shots possible, so don’t shy away if this interests you but feel you are not at an advanced enough level. For those of you that are veteran shooters feel free to bring your own lighting equipment out and work your magic!

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday December 8th.

Cost for this workshop is as follows:

Single photographer: $80
Buddy price, two photographers (bring a friend and save): $140
Member price (members are those who have attended at least 3 past workshops with us) $60
Non-Shooting guests: $15

Here is the deal, meet us on Saturday September 29th at 8:30 am in front of Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club in Old Town Sacramento.

We will begin at 9:00 am a photo walk around Old Town Sac after a short talk at 8:30, like always we are working on a few surprises for you!

We will break for Lunch and meet back at Laughs at 1:00 pm for a special screening of “The Lighting Asylum” as well as a few extras. Mark will give a short talk about lighting, lighting techniques and then on to the really good stuff!

We will have a number of models meeting us in Old Town for an afternoon and evening of doing what we love best! Taking photos! That’s right a good ole model shoot in old town.

We will provide you with instruction in portrait photography, top models to photograph (at least 3:1 photographer/model ratio), amazing backdrops and most of all the time of your life. This workshop has something for everyone; beginners will be given lots of practical help, intermediate photographers will get to expand their portfolios and shoot with professionals and the professional photographer can also build upon their portfolios by taking advantage of multiple models all in one fantastic location…

$45.00 per person
$10.00 Non shooting guest

This workshop you will not want to miss out on! On September 22nd we will be photographing a group of dancers from the Redding area as well as some of our favorite local models.

If you are looking to add something new and exciting to your portfolio then this workshop is for you!

As always, we will be providing an incredible group of Northern California’s best models for this occasion. Do not miss out on your chance to learn, build onto your portfolio and spend the day with a community of other passionate portrait photographers. We will begin at 1:00 pm.

We will provide you with instruction in portrait photography, top models to photograph (at least 3:1 photographer/model ratio), amazing backdrops and most of all the time of your life. This workshop has something for everyone; beginners will be given lots of practical help, intermediate photographers will get to expand their portfolios and shoot with professionals and the professional photographer can also build upon their portfolios by taking advantage of multiple models all in one fantastic location…

$40.00 per person
$10.00 Non shooting guest

We will be hosting out first “Dancer” workshop and you will not want to miss this one! On August 12 we will be photographing a group of professional and semi-pro dancers in the Sacramento area.

If you are looking to add something new and exciting to your portfolio then this workshop is for you!

As always, we will be providing an incredible group ofNorthern California’s best models for this occasion. Do not miss out on your chance to learn, build onto your portfolio and spend the day with a community of other passionate portrait photographers. We will begin at 10:00 am.

We will provide you with instruction in portrait photography, top models to photograph (at least 3:1 photographer/model ratio), amazing backdrops and most of all the time of your life. This workshop has something for everyone; beginners will be given lots of practical help, intermediate photographers will get to expand their portfolios and shoot with professionals and the professional photographer can also build upon their portfolios by taking advantage of multiple models all in one fantastic location…
$80.00 per person
$140.00 per couple (bring a photographer friend and save!)
$60.00 Member Price (members have attended at least 3 past meetups with us)
$10.00 Non shooting guest

We explain larger concepts about lighting; things like:

• What makes light soft?
• What is a stop of light?
• What does flash do for your photo …and why to even try and master it?

Learn the 5 most important pillars of flash photography!

By gaining an understanding of these 5 foundations, you will find that flash photography will becomes easy, consistent and fun!

Think of it as a lighting boot camp on video.

The Lighting Asylum is available NOW in an HD download.  Hard copy DVD’s will be available soon.

Don’t wait! We are offering a special offer for a very limited time.

For the next four days only, you can save 65%!

The HD download is normally $89, but until midnight Sunday,  July 8th, you can download this incredible lighting video for just $29, a 65% savings!

Don’t put it off.  Download your copy today.  We will NEVER offer the video at a lower price.

Lighting Boot Camp – $29!!

Brewster’s is located in the City ofGalt, fifteen minutes south of Sacramento.

This is a portfolio building workshop, if you are looking to add something new and exciting to your portfolio then this workshop is for you!

As always, we will be providing an incredible group ofNorthern California’s best models for this occasion. Do not miss out on your chance to learn, build onto your portfolio and spend the day with a community of other passionate portrait photographers. We will begin at 10:00 am and shooting until 4:30 pm, lunch and drinks are included.

We will provide you with instruction in portrait photography, top models to photograph (at least 3:1 photographer/model ratio), amazing backdrops and most of all the time of your life. This workshop has something for everyone; beginners will be given lots of practical help, intermediate photographers will get to expand their portfolios and shoot with professionals and the professional photographer can also build upon their portfolios by taking advantage of multiple models all in one fantastic location… Don’t forget this is a full day workshop and we will be providing you lunch!

$85.00 per person
$150.00 per couple (bring a photographer friend and save!)
$65.00 Member Price (members have attended at least 3 past meetups with us)
$15.00 Non shooting guest

Portrait photography is a blast, so why is every portrait “how to” video so depressingly boring? It doesn’t have to be that way. If you have been looking for a portrait lighting DVD that is both instructional as well as entertaining the “Lighting Asylum” is for you.

There are so many great lighting DVDs out there that teach you “how to build the house”, the Lighting Asylum’s goal is to teach you “how to lay the right foundation”.

If you are anything like me you have beat yourself up for way to long, struggling to find your niche, your photographic style, your voice. You have convinced yourself that you are not good enough, ten minutes of browsing portraits on flickr and you’re ready to throw in the towel. I’m here to tell you to hang on, you have what it takes. The fact that these ideas occupy your thoughts tell me how important your photography is to you. I’ve bought and tried every light, gadget and camera I could afford. I’ve read every book I could, watched a thousand hours of You-Tube videos, and devoted my spare time to perfecting Photoshop only to find I know nothing of Photoshop. It wasn’t until I realized that I was not in competition with anyone, photography is art and every artist has a different approach to his craft and what is good and what is bad is totally subjective that my photography really took hold.

This is not just another “put your light here” video, the Lighting Asylum is designed to let you know what is going on when you press that shutter button and the flash fires.

• Learn the 5 components of flash photography and how to master them easily so that you get the results that you want!
• Start shooting amazing portraits immediately!
• Don’t just learn, get results!
• Portrait lighting has never been easier!

Do I think I have it all figured out? Am I changing the world with new photographic ideas? Absolutely not! I do however understand that what I do know is because somebody took the time to teach me and I feel driven to give back. With this video I want to help you really know where you are as a photographer, pass on to you the things that were given to me that I feel are important and foundational to great portrait photography.