We've gotten quite a few e-mails from people that want to attend our workshop but can't due to financial constrictions. So this week we are giving away a golden ticket to all of our classes in the Bahamas for absolutely FREE. You are just responsible for your airfare and hotel. Follow the instructions in the video to find out how to enter.
If you are still interested in attending the Fstoppers Workshop from May 28th to June 1st then this is your lucky week. Each instructor is giving away free passes to their classes and the only thing you have to do is pay for your hotel and airfare. Grab a friend and split the hotel costs! We will see you down there.
About Rob Grimm
Rob Grimm is a dynamic individual; a photographer, a father, a furniture designer, a husband, a yoga nut, a devoted friend, a soccer coach, a little brother and lover of a warm brownie straight from the oven. He’s a momma’s boy and forever grateful that she gave him a Kodak X-15 camera at the age of eight to document a family trip. Rob’s crossed the frozen Baltic Sea in a snowmobile, has camped on the beaches of Mexico, lived in Europe, got lost in Paris and made it through CU Boulder in only four years. He’s seen the Italian countryside in the spring, spent the holiday season snowed in at a cottage in Austria, aimlessly wandered the streets of London and marveled at the architecture in Barcelona. Rob has been working as a commercial photographer for over two decades in the advertising industry. His focus and true passion is in food and beverage photography with an emphasis and specialty in liquids. Rob operates two full service studios in both Chicago and St. Louis and spends a lot of time traveling back and forth from each studio. He has extensive experience on set working with creative directors helping to bring their vision to life. Rob is a true creative problem solver with an ability to rig just about anything up. Rob is represented by Zahara Reps and has a client list that includes AB+InBev, Bacardi, Kraft, Grey Goose, Jack Daniels, and Wild Turkey, just to name a few.
Workshop 1 -Ultimate Guide To Liquids $1,200
In this two day class, Rob Grimm will be covering everything he knows about shooting liquids, beer, glass bottles and liquor. Course instruction includes the use of various modifiers, diffusion, using fake ice, making fake spritz, making fake slush, beer pours, common camera angles, the use of cards with light, painting highlights, freezing liquids with splashes, using a duratrans for backgrounds, incorporating props into composition, polarizing highlights and the properties of lighting glass bottles. A special emphasis will be placed upon composition and how to creating images that evoke emotion to draw in the viewer
This is an interactive class where students will become part of the crew on 4 commercial style photo shoots. Rob will discuss all of the tricks and knowledge he’s acquired over the last two decades from pre-production to the actual photo shoot and working directly with creative directors and the client on set. This is a hands-on, interactive workshop geared towards letting the students create the images and heavily participate in the photo shoot. The class will use both medium format and common DSLR cameras.
This class is geared towards students who wish to focus on product photography, specifically with liquids and liquor. The knowledge learned in this class is applicable to other types of product photography as well. The class will prepare you with the knowledge needed to build your set, equip your studio, the lingo of working with clients and creative agencies while enhancing your knowledge of modifying light and it’s interaction with glass and liquid.
Workshop 2 & 3 - 1 Day Each $500
In this one day class, Rob Grimm will be covering everything he knows about lighting for product photography and using props to bounce, modify, and shape light onto any product to create commercial appeal. Course instruction includes the use of various modifiers, diffusion, common camera angles, the use of cards with light, painting highlights, using a duratrans for backgrounds, incorporating props into composition, polarizing highlights and the properties of lighting various materials like glass, plastic, wood, metals, and reflective other materials.
The students that register for this class will get to vote on the products being shot and used in that day before hand. We will be bringing as many products as possible each day, and will attempt to cater the interactive course to what the majority of the students want to bring. So, for example, if everyone votes that they want to learn how to shoot high end watches and technology, then we will be supplying the products needed for that shoot. It’s totally up to the students to decide the content we will be creating.
This is an interactive class where students will become part of the crew on 2, or more, commercial style photo shoots. Rob will discuss all of the tricks and knowledge he’s acquired over the last two decades from pre-production to the actual photo shoot and working directly with creative directors and the client on set. This is a hands-on, interactive workshop geared towards letting the students create the images and heavily participate in the photo shoot. Each student will learn to run a set, operate a medium format camera, and light every piece of the product to prepare the files for post production and retouching. The class will use both medium format and common DSLR cameras.
This class is geared towards students who wish to focus on product photography, specifically with technology, consumer products, and jewelry. The knowledge learned in this class is applicable to other types of product photography as well. The class will prepare you with the knowledge needed to build your set, equip your studio, the lingo of working with clients and creative agencies while enhancing your knowledge of modifying light and it’s interaction with glass and liquid.
