Duration: 2 Day Workshop
Upcoming Workshop Dates:
• Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th May 2025
• Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th September 2025
Location: The MIPP Studio, Paola
Workshop Facilitator: Frank Farrugia, Edward De Gabriele and GUEST PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHER
MIPP invites you to our studio lighting workshop titled – Studio and Strobes – a dedicated course to train you with the basics in studio lighting for portraiture and product photography. We cover intermediate-level topics, suitable to anyone who knows their camera and wishes to take their skill set to the next phase. Limited to 8 students.
Day 1: Introduction to Studio Lighting and Monitor Calibration
Morning Session (9:00AM – 12:00PM): Studio Equipment and Basics
Welcome and Housekeeping (9:00AM – 9:15AM)
- Introduction to the workshop and participants
Studio Walkthrough and Navigating Studio Equipment (9:15AM – 10:00AM)
- Introduction to various lighting equipment – strobes, stands, diffusers, triggers
- Basic terminology and functions
Safety in the Studio (10:00AM – 10:15AM)
- Studio safety guidelines and precautions – cords and cord management, taping backdrops etc
Hands-on Equipment (10:15AM – 11:00PM)
- Guided tour of the studio and its equipment
- How to handle lights, stands, and modifiers safely
Understanding Light (11:00AM – 12:00PM) with Model
- Basics of light quality, intensity, direction, and colour
- How light affects your subject
- Using Modifiers to shape light and fill shadows
Lunch Break (12:00PM – 1:00PM) – Catering Supplied – Mixed sandwiches and wraps catering – dietary requirements to be confirmed upon booking
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM): Portrait Photography Lighting Basics and Monitor Calibration
Monitor Calibration and Tethered Shooting (1:00PM – 1:30PM)
- The importance of monitor calibration in photography
- Introduction to calibration tools and software
- Explanation of tethered shooting using Adobe Lightroom
- Setting up and connecting your camera for tethered shooting
Setting Up Your First Portrait Shot – Using a single Key Light (1:30PM – 3:00PM) with Model
- Step-by-step guide to setting up a simple portrait lighting arrangement – Rembrandt, Butterfly with and without fill
- Hands-on shooting and assisting practice for students with one light source
Portraiture Using Two Lights – (3:00PM – 4:30PM) with Model
- Step-by-step guide to introducing a second light for fill/rim/accent lighting on subject and backdrop
- Hands-on shooting and assisting practice for students with two light sources
- Introducing colour gels and controlling spill
Day 2: Portraiture – Extended and Product Lighting Techniques
Morning Session (9:00AM – 12:00PM): Group split into 2 – Concurrent Workshops for Rotation
ROOM 1: Fashion Lighting Techniques
Three-Point Lighting Setup (9:00AM – 10:00AM) with Model
- Explanation and demonstration of key, fill, and backlighting
- Participants practice with portrait subjects and assisting other students
Creative Portrait Lighting. (10:00AM – 12:00PM)
- Low-key and high-key lighting
- Controlling mood and atmosphere adding constant lighting into the lighting mix
ROOM 2: Lighting Techniques for Food and Product Photography
Lighting Techniques for Food (9:00AM – 10:30AM)
- Light angles, diffusion, and reflections
- Basic food styling – props, surfaces, backgrounds, thematics
- Demonstrations and hands-on practice
Lighting Techniques for Product (10:30AM – 12:00PM)
- Light angles, diffusion, and reflections
- Working with metallics, glass and liquids
- Demonstrations and hands-on practice
Lunch Break (12:00PM – 1:00PM) – Catering Supplied – something different to day 1 – dietary requirements to be confirmed upon booking
Afternoon Session (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM): Morning Session Repeated with Group Rotation to maximise time shooting
Q&A and Wrap-up (4:00PM – 4:30PM)
- Open discussion and Q&A with facilitators
- Recap of key takeaways from the workshop, including the importance of monitor calibration in the photography workflow.
Notes:
- Students are expected to bring their own DSLR or Mirrorless Cameras and Laptops (optional) and to have a basic understanding of using their camera in Manual Exposure Mode
- This is a 2 Day Workshop that cannot be split into 1 day passes
- Students with dietary requirements must inform MIPP upon enrolment allowing enough time for catering purposes
- This course is NOT suitable for anyone with strobe light and flash sensitivities.