OUGD602 | Studio Brief 02 - Developing personal practice - Photography lighting refresher

I recently attended a lighting refresher for photography as I felt that this is an important skill in general, but particularly with final projects coming up that will need to be photographed. I would also like to strengthen this skill so I feel that I can confidently add it to my CV.

I learned lots that I had not known previously from this session including -

• The problem of shadows. The session taught me how to get rid of shadows using the lighting.
• My technical understanding of how to use the lighting kits developed. 
• My general knowledge of how to use a DSLR was improved. 
• I was reminded of how to set up the white balance - a set-up I had forgotten. 
• I also developed a  stronger understanding of the purposes of all the equipment 

Although this refresher was very useful, I still feel very confused by using the manual mode on a DSLR - I am aiming to study this in my own time in order to develop my confidence for setting this up.