Dave Black

"Light is the Greatest Influence"

This four day course will center around light and how the photographer can best use it to define a subject and capture the viewers attention. We will be making use of several avenues of lighting including off camera flash, sport strobes and lightpainting in an effort to communicate to the photographer that Light is the Greatest Influence.

“I love to make pictures.” Dave Black’s education in Commercial Graphics Design and Studio Drawing lend well to his vision of photography. “I love to make pictures that draw the audience in for a closer look at a moment in time.”

Biography:  As a freelance photographer for 28 years Dave’s work has primarily centered on the sports industry for such publications as Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek and the award winning TV show Sports Century on ESPN. The list of event coverage includes the Masters, Kentucky Derby, National Football League, NASCAR and extensive work regarding the United States Olympic Committee, Olympic athletes and coverage of twelve Olympic Games. Known for his creative use of lighting and in particular with the artistic technique of Lightpainting, Dave’s portfolio continues to broaden including work for the National Geographic and their book Where Valor Rests, Arlington National Cemetery.

Dave has been a teacher and guest lecturer on photography since 1986 at numerous workshops including Rich Clarkson’s Photography at the Summit and Sports Photography Workshops and with American PHOTO magazine’s Mentor series of international workshops. He is one of Nikon’s “Legends Behind the Lens” photographers and is closely involved with the next generation of photojournalists by teaching and lecturing at Colleges and Universities each year.  His monthly website tutorial pages “Workshop at the Ranch” and “On the Road” attract more than 100,000 unique visitors monthly. To see Dave’s images and learn more about photography visit his website   www.daveblackphotography.com  

Commercial clients include CocaCola, Xerox, Chevy, Hallmark and Nikon. Publishers Dave has worked with include National Geographic Books, Simon and Schuster, Bantam Double Day and Hyperion. Editorial publications include Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Time and ESPN Magazine.

Dave has been a member of ASMP since he began his freelance photography career in 1981

All images on this page are © by Dave Black

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