Editorial & Portrait Lighting workshop

Lighting workshop by Fashion and Portrait photographer Chris Davis, demonstrating a wide range of classic and more creative editorial lighting setups, that will work for fashion shoots as well as Portraits.

Hosted by Niltoni Studios, with international male model Adam Cowie as our subject, and professional stylist Jo Levy creating the clothing looks.

10:00 - 11:00

Welcome & introduction

Introductions, a quick chat about the Industry, and an Introduction to Strobes.

11:00 - 12:30

First Lighting look

First lighting look, using punchy, hard light sources, and a quick discussion of inverse square law, and why it is useful to understand.

12:30 - 13:30

Second look

Second look, soft lighting using Scrim’s & bounced light.

Lunch break

Lunch / Refreshments break.

14:30 - 16:00

Third Look, gels + Motion Blur

Creative lighting looks, working with gels & motion blur.

16:00 - 17:30

Fourth & Fifth Look, Ambient & Spotlight

Shaping ambient daylight & using spotlights - go to's to shape with shadows.

17:30 - 18:00

Q&A's

18:00 - 18:30

Optional Extra - Grading & Retouching

A quick chat and demonstration on my retouching & grading process, in Capture One and Photoshop.