Lighting to Workflow: Being a Complete Photographer
Kevin Kubota
Saturday, March 17, 2012 | 3:30 pm to 7:15 pm
What are the two most critical areas that photographers say they need help in? It's not Facebook and Twitter, it's Lighting and Workflow! Kevin Kubota is the author of two award-winning educational products: The Lighting Notebook and Lightspeed Workflow for Lightroom. In this seminar he'll share some illuminating ideas on simplifying your lighting while achieving beautiful, high-end looks. Learn how to "pimp your speedlight" to get the most power and variety from our most common lighting tool. Once you have beautifully lit images, you need to post-process them in the most effective and time-efficient way. Discover a complete workflow system using Lightroom and learn about the best new features of Lightroom 4 as well.
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About Kevin Kubota
Kevin Kubota, co-founder and “Idea Guy” at Kubota Image Tools, has taken a “dare to be different” approach to his work since he first picked up a camera in 1980 and became a professional wedding and portrait photographer ten years later. Recognized as one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the World by American Photo magazine, Kevin’s images reflect a passion for the craft and a keen eye for the emotional bond that photographs evoke within us all.
Kevin’s experience as the president and CEO of Oregon-based wedding, portrait and commercial photography studio, Kubota PhotoDesign Inc., gives him first-hand knowledge of the challenges professional photographers face daily as they maintain and grow their businesses. The experience makes him the ideal leader for Kubota Image Tools – a company with a mission to empower digital photographers with new, effective workflow ideas and outstanding Photoshop® techniques.
With a firm belief that individuals hold a responsibility to better their communities, Kevin saw the transition to digital as an opportunity to spread knowledge across the photography industry. One of the first photographers to master digital imaging and a natural teacher, Kevin has successfully trained thousands of photographers to make the digital transition and founded the widely-popular Digital Photography Bootcamp® workshops. He is also the author of Digital Photography Boot Camp: A Step-by-Step Guide for Professional Wedding and Portrait Photographers, Second Edition, published by Amherst Media, and Kevin Kubota’s Lighting Notebook: 101 Lighting Styles and Setups for Digital Photographers™, published by Wiley.
Beyond his stellar educational contributions to the industry, Kevin is the driving force behind Kubota Image Tools’ product portfolio, which includes invaluable workflow training products and award-winning image enhancing tools for Lightroom® and Photoshop. Kubota’s innovative DASHBOARD™ has made image enhancement faster and easier than ever.
In 2009, Kevin was awarded the third annual Monte Zucker Humanitarian Award, presented to individuals who are significantly involved in their community and various charitable endeavors. Specifically cited for this award was Kevin’s creation of Bend, Oregon’s Family Photo Day in the Park, which serves local families through social service agencies such as Habitat for Humanity, Head Start and Sparrow Clubs USA. Additionally, in July 2008 Kubota temporarily closed his businesses so that his staff could visit and assist with orphanages in Rwanda.
Kevin Kubota’s wedding and portrait work has been featured in magazines such as Rangefinder, Studio Photography & Design, Popular Photography, and Shutterbug, as well as in photography books such as, The Best of Portrait Photography and The Best of Wedding Photojournalism by Bill Hurter, and others. His images have been featured in Nikon advertisements, calendars, trade show displays, and he was selected as a Nikon “Legend Behind the Lens” on the Nikon website.
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