Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Join Joseph "JC" Carey, the creator of From Fear to Flash, for an entry-level lighting class designed to transform your photography. Perfect for beginners looking to add of camera flash to their arsenal this class will teach you how to create dramatic, dynamic images using one or two lights. JC will guide you through the basics of off-camera flash, helping you gain the confidence to control and shape light like a pro.

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⚫️ Process Over Recipes - JC makes sure that anyone with a basic understanding of aperature and shutter speed can enter the creative world of off camera flash.
⚫️ The fundamentals of off-camera flash: Understand the key principles of lighting and how to set up your gear for success.
⚫️ Mastering light placement: Learn how to position your lights for maximum impact, creating powerful and dramatic effects in any scene.
⚫️ Lighting for mood and storytelling: Explore how different lighting setups can evoke emotion and enhance your images.
⚫️ Creative control: Discover how to use modifiers and gels to add depth and dimension to your photos.

By the end of this class, you'll have confidence to explore adding light to create stunning, dramatic images with minimal gear, using just one or two lights. Whether you're shooting portraits or environmental scenes, you'll walk away with the tools to transform your work and elevate your photography to the next level.

Perfect for beginners ready to step beyond natural light and unlock the potential of flash!

⚪ JC Carey
Eastern Markets Sales Manager, Westcott
Professional Photographer, JC Carey Photography

Joseph “JC” Carey (aka JCPhotoMedia) is a lifetime image maker who like so many photographers was terrified of lighting until he was gifted with a lighting class in 2007. The class wasn’t very good (being kind) but it lit a fire to figure out how to add lighting to his creative arsenal. That gift changed everything. It transformed him from someone who barely took pictures of people and knew nothing about lighting into someone still trying to figure out how to light everything.

The next 16 years have passed with him being blessed with a daughter and a career doing what he loves while meeting amazing people. Over the last 8 years, he has found that his passion is bringing the light to students and showing them how to go from Fear To Flash.

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