Get a Grip!

Here is a fantastic opportunity to get started as a photo assistant. There is an upcoming ASMPLA program called, "Get A Grip!" The program is offered Saturday, November 12, from 9am - 5pm at The Julia Dean Photo Workshops in Hollywood, for $75, and is recommended for students expressing an interest in Photo Assisting, with no experience in assisting yet, but whom have a basic understanding of studio lighting.

The initial program is an introductory session, Part I of III, which will cover the very basic aspects of preparing to enter the market as a photo assistant. In this first program, our faculty includes Art Brewer (ASMPLA General Member, www.artbrewer.com), Wendy Sue Lamm (ASMPLA GM, www.wendysuelamm.com), Scott Byrne (Pro Assistant/SYNC Associate), Joanna Tichauer (Pro Assistant/Digital Tech), and Bob Ware (Photo Educator, Santa Monica College).

Sponsored by Samy's LA/EDU, SYNC, TheAssistantList.com, MacGroup, Canon, and The Julia Dean Photo Workshops.

Our curriculum is as follows:

9am - 11am - Introduction to basic photo assisting with Scott Byrne, Pro Assistant and SYNC Associate. Scott will cover important topics including set etiquette, how to communicate with a photographer, what NOT to do, what is the job description of a second or third assistant as opposed to a first, what is grip work, what should be in your assistant kit, and what to charge when starting out. Scott's discussion will segue into the lighting demo.

10am - 12pm - Demo lighting and equipment products from various manufacturers with the leadership of Bob Ware, Photo Educator at Santa Monica College, and the pro rep from Canon. We'll be demonstrating Profoto, Broncolor, Dynalite, and Speedotron packs and heads, as well as various professional Canon bodies, the Mamiya/Leaf medium format digital kit, and several lighting accessories.

12-1pm - Lunch Break (12:30pm - Joanna Tichauer will begin setting up Art Brewer's portrait lighting set. Students are welcome to participate in set up with Joanna as a learning opportunity. Art will be using a Profoto set up with an Ellinchrome Octobank and Canon cameras, tethered with a digital tech station and capture software.

1pm - 3pm - Studio Portrait Lighting Demo and Assisting Discussion with Art Brewer, aided by Pro Assistant/Digital Tech Joanna Tichauer, using Canon, Profoto, Sekonic and Pocket Wizard products.

3 - 5pm - Outdoor/Ambient/Mixed Source Lighting Demo with Wendy Sue Lamm, assisted by students.

Workshop will conclude no later than 6pm with a handout/booklet from The Assistant List covering basic topics of the workshop and raffle prizes provided by our sponsors, including passes to Samy's EDU programs.

Click here for more info and to sign up.