The Hollywood Portrait >>
This creative studio portrait workshop will teach you all you need to know about 3 point lighting. Learn to use this to recreate the glamour of1930s Hollywood portraiture. Join Justyna and myself and 3 models from the world of burlesque and the music industry to recreate these iconic looks and also add a contemporary twist to this way of making portraits.
Date: 20th SEPT 2026 10am to 4pm
Location: Tichborne Photography Studio Brighton BN1 1RU
Cost £180:00 [ Small Group of 5]
Join me, Tobias James, at Tichborne Studio for a hands-on portrait photography workshop! This workshop will teach you how to use constant lighting to re create the Fresnel portraits of the golden age of Hollywood. Make beautiful black and white portraits of our three sitters and learn how to add these lighting techniques to your folios!
Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned pro, this event is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their skills and creativity in capturing stunning portraits. Experiment with different lighting techniques, and get inspired by some terrific models. Don’t miss this opportunity to take your portrait photography to the next level!
This is a full-day course with an educational focus: as well as being a fun and sociable day, you’ll produce some amazing images and have some new skills in your toolkit!
This is a full-day course with an educational focus, as well as being a fun and sociable day, you’ll produce some amazing images and have some new skills in your toolkit!
You’ll be working in a very small group to ensure everyone gets plenty of time creating images with the models and 1 2 1 time with me!
Pedagogical learning
Target audience
Semi professional photographers, advanced amateurs, visual artists, and anyone wishing to deepen their photography practice in a studio environment.
Prerequisites
Autonomous use of a digital camera
Required personal equipment including a digital camera with batteries and charger, lenses of choice, memory cards, and a personal laptop with charger.
End of Day Image Review and debrief.
After the workshop, we will convene in a local Pub or Coffee house to review the images created. Professional advice given on selection and editing tips. A great opportunity to see what your peers have achieved on the day and learn from each other!
A selection of student images and BTS from the last Hollywood Workshop
Why attend our workshops?
I have over thirty years studio experience and Justyna is a self taught multi award winning photographer. We invite photographers to explore portraiture through intuition, experimentation, and a fluid approach to lighting. We encourage participants to let go of rigid methods, allowing shoots to evolve naturally, embracing uncertainty, spontaneity, and even occasional failure as part of the creative process. This process is given full technical support throughout. Our intent is that you leave the day having had a fulfilling creative experience and gained the confidence to engage with studio photography in the future. Each workshop balances this intuitive approach with strong technical foundations, covering strobe and constant lighting, composition, and communication with subjects. Throughout the day you will gain plenty of hands on experience and you will be able to develop your confidence in directing and shaping light.
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