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Workshop Overview

If you want repeatable lighting results, not theory, this workshop is built for you. Across one high impact day, Sally and Mike will work through 21 distinct lighting patterns/ variations, demonstrated with speedlights and AD200s, using consumer modifiers that keeps everything comfortably within the budget of most photographers. Every setup is designed so you can recreate it at home, practise it properly, and start shaping light with confidence on your own clients and personal work.

This is lighting with purpose, not lighting for the sake of it. For every setup we will show you the exact placement, explain what every light is doing and why, what it is changing, then capture the shot tethered, so you can see the result instantly as we shoot our way through the day.

You will also go home with a PDF of every lighting diagram from the day, so you can repeat, refine, and finesse each pattern until it becomes second nature.

Running order for the day

09.30 to 10.00 Arrival and set up, brew, safety, and tethered shooting overview
10.00 to 10.15 Welcome and how the day will run
10.15 to 11.25 Lighting setups 1 to 5
11.25 to 11.35 Coffee break (Refreshments included)
11.35 to 12.55 Lighting setups 6 to 11

12.55 to 13.25 Lunch (Light lunch included – please advise if you have any dietary requirements, dietary restrictions, or allergies /intolerances)

13.25 to 14.45 Lighting setups 12 to 16
14.45 to 14.55 Coffee break (Refreshments included)
14.55 to 16.00 Lighting setups 17 to 21 finishing with Mike’s signature shot as the final capture of the day
16.00 to 16.15 Fast recap on the tethered screen
16.15 to 16.30 Close and next steps, plus final questions

What You Will Learn

• How to shape and sculpt light with purpose, understanding what each light is doing and why
• 21 practical lighting setups demonstrated step by step using speedlights and AD200s
• How to recreate each setup at home with affordable consumer modifiers
• How modifier choice changes softness, contrast, spread, and specularity
• Light placement and angles that control shadow shape and facial structure
• How to build depth and separation between subject and background
• How to control spill and direction using feathering, grids, and simple flags
• How to troubleshoot quickly, what to change when the light looks wrong
• How to adapt a setup for different faces, poses, and moods to keep results consistent

Why This Workshop Matters

This workshop matters because lighting is the skill that makes results consistent, and most photographers never get the chance to practise it in a structured, repeatable way. This is not a day of watching random setups for inspiration. It is a high intensity, practical workshop built around 21 proven lighting variations, with clear explanation of what each light is doing and why, so attendees understand how to control shape, depth, separation, and mood with purpose.

It is also designed to be achievable at home. Everything is demonstrated with speedlights and AD200s using consumer modifiers, so you can recreate the setups without blowing the budget. Everyone leaves with a PDF of every lighting diagram, making it easy to practise, repeat, and finesse the patterns until they become second nature.

What to Bring

• A notebook and pen for key takeaways, questions, and the why behind each setup
• A few example images of your own work on your phone, if you want advice on how to light for a specific look or fix a specific problem
• Plenty of questions, the biggest value is being able to talk it through in person while it is happening in front of you

Investment

This workshop is priced at £89.99 per participant, with a maximum of 12 attendees to ensure personalised attention and plenty of hands-on time with the models and equipment.

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Female Model on the day