It’s all about lifestyle! How to take better photos for social media
Start creating photographs that engage your audience. This lifestyle photography workshop combines composition, lighting, work with a model and editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Start taking photographs that engage your audience!
Running social media channels is a real challenge. Audiences expect increasingly valuable and attractive content. This workshop is designed to help you create stronger photographs with thoughtful composition that attract the attention of current and future followers.
The training is led by practitioners: a photographer-influencer with more than 13,000 Instagram followers and a model-influencer with more than 100,000 followers.
After the theoretical part, participants will create their own shots with selected equipment, experiment with different perspectives and discuss the results. We will finish with editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
What will you learn?
- The most important rules of composition.
- How to use artificial and ambient light correctly.
- How to create effects with LED light.
- What to consider when choosing a location in a restaurant.
- How to work with a model and choose flattering poses.
- How to select photographs efficiently.
- How to edit in Adobe Lightroom and retouch in Adobe Photoshop.
Why take part?
- Learn proven methods for creating better social-media photographs.
- Discover the perspective of a photographer and model active on large social channels.
- Learn useful lifestyle-photography techniques.
- Work creatively with light.
- Receive a completion certificate.
- Develop Lightroom and Photoshop editing skills.
- Meet people with similar interests.
Who is the training for?
- Current and future influencers wanting to improve the quality of their photographs.
- Bloggers wanting to enrich their content with attractive images.
- Photographers working on commercial and private assignments.
- People managing brands' social-media activity.
- Anyone who wants to take better social-media photographs, regardless of current skill level.
Training program
(Times may vary slightly depending on group activity.)
Kuba (10:00–11:30)
– Introduction
– Photography basics and the exposure triangle
– Basics of flash photography
– Choosing a place in a restaurant or venue
– Working with a model
Asia (11:30–12:00)
– Introduction
– Working with a photographer from the model's perspective
– Posing tips
– Developing the session concept and styling
– Practical part
12:00–15:30
– Asia and Kuba: presentation of lighting possibilities and work with a model.
– Scenes using different lamps and daylight, with participants rotating between setups.
– Time for participants with support from the photographer and model.
Lunch break
15:00–15:30
– Lightroom & Photoshop editing
15:30–17:30
Kuba – lecture/demo; participants with their own tablet or laptop can follow along:
– selection
– Lightroom editing
– Photoshop retouching
– Questions and workshop summary, 17:30–18:00
WE GUARANTEE
- support from an experienced photographer and model
- workshop completion certificate
- lunch break with meat/vegetarian options
- snacks
- access to a private Facebook advice group
- equipment discounts
- access to a broad range of Quadralite lighting equipment
- a friendly learning atmosphere
About the instructors
Jakub Barański (Kubełkowaty) – his story began with a 365 photography project: one photograph every day for a full year. Today he works mainly in wedding, event and lifestyle photography and undertakes commercial assignments. In his free time he develops his photo and video skills through Instagram and YouTube.
Joanna Wołowiec – she created her social-media account at the age of 13 and has continued to develop it with the same enthusiasm. Her modelling career began through Instagram and has become both her work and passion. She has collaborated with numerous Polish and international brands including Daniel Wellington, Adidas, Clinique, Estée Lauder, NA-KD, Lancôme, Bielenda and Ferrero.
Date: 26.02.2022
Time: 10:00–18:00
Location: Plac Nowy 1, Kraków
Places are limited (maximum 10 participants).
If you want to spend creative time with photography enthusiasts and build new skills, join us!