Studio Lighting & Flash, Built Around How You Actually Shoot
A hands-on lighting intensive prepared for Kenny Mullins, built around the gaps we talked through on our call.
You already know your way around a camera. What we're closing the gap on is moving from consistent studio lighting into the kind of intentional, dramatic light that gives a portrait real presence. We'll work hands-on the entire time, not off a whiteboard. Every setup gets built in front of you, adjusted in real time, and explained in plain language, drawing on 20 years behind the camera, the same way I teach my own workshop students.
Light isn't about the gear you own. It's about the intention behind every setup.
A peek behind the light
Real setups from past workshops and mentor days
Two ways to spend the day
Pick the format that fits your schedule. Both are one-on-one, both are entirely hands-on.
4-Hour Intensive
- What we'll cover
- One-light and two-light setups built around umbrellas, showing how much range a single modifier really has
- Other modifiers on hand to bring in if time allows once the core setups are dialed in
- A progression from soft, natural-feeling light into more dramatic, directional light
- Tethered shooting practice in Lightroom or Capture One
- A takeaway with 3 lighting setups pulled from the photos you take that day, breaking down the exact setup and light positioning for each
- Gear suggestions for anything worth adding to your kit
8-Hour Intensive
- What we'll cover
- Everything included in the 4-hour intensive
- Specialized modifiers beyond umbrellas
- Working with gels
- Three-light setups
- A one-hour block on editing technique in Lightroom, Capture One, or Evoto
- A one-hour lunch break, lunch provided
- A takeaway with 8 lighting setups pulled from the photos you take that day, breaking down the exact setup and light positioning for each
- Gear suggestions for anything worth adding to your kit
Professional Hair & Makeup Artist
Bring in a pro to prep your model, so the images you leave with look as polished as the lighting.
Real setups, real feedback, no slide decks
Hands-on, not theory
You're building and adjusting every setup yourself. I'm coaching in real time, not lecturing from a slide.
Shot tethered
We review images together on the screen as we go, in Lightroom or Capture One, so you see exactly what each adjustment changes.
Built around your gear
We work with what you already own first, then talk through what's actually worth adding.
The kind of light we'll be chasing
Ready to find a date?
Once you've got a model and a space lined up, let's get this on the calendar.
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