Running Time: 3 hrs

Knowledge Tier: Intermediate

Are you bored with taking traditional studio portraits? Mix things up with our Creative Studio Portraiture workshop and take your photos to the next level! You’ll learn how to work with gels to create colourful combinations of light, break the rules of ‘classic’ portraiture and how to manipulate light and shadow to create abstracted images.

What you will learn:

• How to use off camera flash and modifiers

• Using colour theory in your images

• How to use gels to create colour

• High key and low key lighting looks

• Rim lighting and silhouette techniques

• Unique approaches to composition and perspective

• Editing tips for your final photo

What to bring:

• A digital camera

• A ‘portrait’ lens (50mm-135mm)

• A ‘wide angle’ lens (12-24mm)

• A charged camera battery (with a spare one recommended)

• A blank memory card

• Some portrait photos which inspire you

What is provided:

• Lighting equipment

• Props and backgrounds

• Professional model

• Class notes