About this Event
Exposure in photography is like volume in music. Just as a musician adjusts how loudly or softly a note is played to create emotion, photographers can use exposure to shape the mood, atmosphere, and impact of an image.
But when should you aim for perfect exposure, and when should you intentionally overexpose or underexpose a photograph?
Join commercial photographer and lighting educator Ab Sesay for a live demonstration exploring the technical foundations and creative possibilities of exposure. Through practical shooting setups, visual examples, and step-by-step explanations, Ab will show you how to measure and control light, capture maximum image detail, and make deliberate exposure decisions that support your creative vision.
In this session, you'll learn:
- How to achieve technically accurate exposure and preserve image detail.
- Which tools and techniques help you measure and control exposure consistently.
- When and why to intentionally overexpose or underexpose an image.
- How exposure influences mood, contrast, and visual storytelling.
- How to move beyond technical accuracy and use exposure as a creative tool.
Whether you're refining your fundamentals or looking to develop a more distinctive photographic style, this session will help you approach exposure with greater confidence, control, and creative intention.
Please Note: This is a don't miss in-person event that is also livestreamed on the Adorama Events YouTube channel.
Ab Sesay
Ab currently resides in the NY area and enjoys working productions both large and small with ideas both simple and complex.
As a multidisciplinary commercial advertising photographer and creative producer/director, Ab Sesay blends the ability to analyze ideas, technology, and resources to help bring creative visions to life. He educates those interested in elevating their lighting skills, providing the knowledge and tools they need to take their work to the next level.
He is also Brand Manager For Sekonic Light Meters, Executive Producer and Creative Director for the Mac Group, independent producer/photographer, and develops lighting education for Adorama TV (LEVEL UP LIGHTING SHOW), Sekonic, and Fujifilm.
Get Connected with Ab Sesay
Website: www.absesay.com
Instagram:@absesay_photo
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For more info, visit fujifilm.com (US)
Check out some of Ab's incredible work below!
All photos are property of Ab Sesay
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