EXPOSURE LAB

Stop Guessing Your Exposure.
Start Placing It.

Learn exposure in a COMMUNITY OF FILMMAKERS with WEEKLY 90-MINUTE LIVE SESSIONS WITH CHRIS, shared assignments, and feedback.

Explore the Exposure Lab
Explore the Exposure Lab

EXPOSURE LAB

Stop Guessing Your Exposure.
Start Placing It.

Learn exposure with a COMMUNITY OF FILMMAKERS through WEEKLY MEETINGS, SHARED ASSIGNMENTS, and feedback.

Explore the Exposure Lab
Explore the Exposure Lab
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Exposure Lab

6-Week Guided Cohort

Weekly meetings + filmmaker community

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Exposure Lab Tuition

$495

Six live Thursdays · Recordings included

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Next Exposure Lab

January 11, 2027

Live online Thursdays

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Join the Exposure Lab Priority Enrollment List. Priority enrollment opens November 30, 48 hours before public enrollment opens December 2. The six-week Lab begins January 11, 2027. Only 15 filmmakers will be accepted.

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Correct Exposure Isn’t a Number. It’s a Creative Decision.


Exposure becomes repeatable when you can test your decisions, explain your intent, and learn from other filmmakers. Exposure Lab gives you six weeks of shared assignments, live Thursday conversations, recorded sessions, and feedback inside an active cohort.

 

Go From Checking Exposure to Controlling the Image

Build a practical decision process that connects creative intent to measurable exposure targets.

01 Read waveforms, false color, zebras, and histograms with confidence
02 Translate between IRE values, middle gray, and stops
03 Protect highlights and maximize usable dynamic range
04 Design contrast ratios that support mood and story
05 Make faster exposure decisions under real-world constraints

You won’t just know what the scopes show. You’ll know what to do next.

How Exposure Lab Works

Exposure Lab combines three connected learning experiences: curated weekly resources and assignments, a live Thursday meeting, and a private cohort community.

Weekly Live Teaching

Meet with Chris live for 90 minutes each week to review the previous assignment, learn the next exposure concept, ask questions, and benefit from the decisions made across the cohort.

Weekly Learning Resources

After each live session, complete a focused shooting assignment and explore selected supporting resources. Bring your results to the following meeting for review and discussion.

Private Cohort Community

Post your work, ask questions, exchange ideas, and keep the conversation going with other filmmakers between the weekly meetings.

The Exposure Lab Curriculum

Across six weeks, every lesson becomes a starting point for shared practice. Assignments give the cohort something concrete to discuss, while weekly meetings and community feedback expose you to approaches and perspectives you would not encounter learning alone.

Module 1 — Introduction to Exposure

Module 2 — Understanding Exposure

Module 3 — Measuring Exposure in IRE

Module 4 — Measuring Exposure in Stops

Module 5 — The Exposure Process

Module 6 — Conclusion

3X Rocky Mountain
Emmy Nominee
Multiple Telly
Award Winner
Multiple
Communicator Award Winner

Learn from a Working Cinematographer with More Than 20 Years of Experience

I started my video production company in 2004, but didn't get my first Emmy nomination until 2013! 

Learning on my own took YEARS and many mistakes.

Today my production company works with Fortune 100 companies all around the country. 

I created cNOMADIC to shorten the learning curve and help people raise their skills from amateur to pro .

 
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Choose Your Exposure Lab Experience

Join a six-week live community of filmmakers learning, shooting, and improving together through Thursday meetings, shared assignments, recordings, and ongoing discussion. Add a private session for individualized guidance.

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  • Six weekly 90-minute live sessions with Chris
  • Weekly curated learning resources
  • Focused shooting assignments
  • Private cohort community
  • Recordings of every live session

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You can add a private 60-minute PEAKING session for $400 during checkout.

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Attend the first live session risk-free. If the Lab isn’t right for you, request a refund within seven days after the first meeting.

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Learn Exposure With a Community

Join the six-week live Exposure Lab to practice with other filmmakers, learn from their decisions, and turn Thursday conversations, shared assignments, and recorded feedback into more confident work.

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Exposure Lab $495 • Begins January 11, 2027 • Limited to 15 filmmakers