Portrait Lighting Workshop

Saturday 12 September 2026 | 1:30pm–4:30pm
Cudan Studio, Kenwick
3 Hours | Maximum 10 Participants | $75 per person

Want to feel more confident using studio lighting and understand why your light behaves the way it does?

Join me for a small, hands-on 3-hour Portrait Lighting Workshop where we'll explore how to shape, position and control light to create different looks and moods in your portraits.

This workshop isn't about memorising lighting setups or simply copying where someone else puts a light. We'll look at why each setup works, what the light is doing to your subject, and how small adjustments can completely change your final image.

What We'll Cover

During the workshop we'll explore a range of classic portrait lighting techniques, including:

• Rembrandt Lighting
• Split Lighting
• Butterfly / Paramount Lighting
• Loop Lighting
• Broad Lighting
• Short Lighting

We'll also look at how changing the position, height, angle and distance of your light affects the portrait.

You'll learn how to recognise different lighting patterns, control shadows, create shape and depth, and use light to change the mood of your image.

Hands-On Learning

This is not a sit-and-watch workshop.

You'll have the opportunity to photograph, experiment and move the lights yourself, so you can see exactly what happens as the lighting changes.

The group is limited to just 8 participants, giving everyone plenty of opportunity to work with the lighting and ask questions.

My aim is for you to leave with a better understanding of light and the confidence to start creating and adapting your own lighting setups.

Who Is It For?

This workshop is suitable for photographers who are new to studio lighting as well as those who have experimented with lighting before but want to better understand how to control it.

You do not need to own studio lighting equipment to attend.

What to Bring

Please bring:

• Your camera
• A suitable portrait lens if you have one
• A fully charged battery
• An empty or formatted memory card
• Your questions and a willingness to experiment!