It’s time to take your portrait photography to the next level!
Light is the essential ingredient for all photography and to create beautifully lit portraits you need to understand how to use, shape and control light. This series of classes will give you the knowledge and skills to master an effective repertoire of lighting styles and setups that will improve your results and benefit your bottom line.

Better Portraits = More Business!
This course of hands-on workshops is suitable for photographers of all levels who are truly interested in learning and advancing their techniques. The primary pre-requisite is that you know your camera and have a basic understanding of manual settings.  From working Professionals to serious amateurs, we will cover wide ranging topics, styles and gear and will shoot live during every class. From available light to constant lights to speedlights to studio strobes every possibility will be covered.

Our goal is to provide you with a great training experience and the skills you need to create beautiful portraits. The knowledge gained will be both practical and inspirational, so if you’re ready to take the next step, sign up now!

Our Photography Cruise is back again! Don't miss out on this exciting photography experience with Michael Downey!

CRUISE: Saturday, August 17th (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Rain Date: Saturday, August 24th (3:30pm - 9:00pm)

Please meet Michael at Port Imperial (4800 Ave at Port Imperial, Weehawken, NJ 07086) promptly at 3:30pm. Once aboard, you'll enjoy drinks and sandwiches while sailing through the Hudson and East rivers, circling around all of Manhattan. We'll also make several stops to capture the various locations below. Models will also be present to offer additional photo opportunities!

• George Washington Bridge
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Verrazano Bridge
• Manhattan Bridge
• Williamsburg Bridge
• Statue of Liberty
• Ellis Island
• USS Intrepid
• Lighthouses

Green Screen portrait photography opens up entire new worlds of possibilities for the portrait photographer. From school and team sports photography to fantasy, sci-fi and sports themed images. Put your subject wherever they want to be on any background, in any location you can think of!

Mastering Green Screen Photography creates new markets and new opportunities for your photography. Come learn how to put this incredible technique to use in your portrait photos. Our goal is to provide you with a great training experience and the skills you need to create beautiful portraits.

The knowledge gained will be both practical and inspirational, so if you’re ready to take the next step, sign up now!

Join Bob Harrington as he shows you how to get the most out of your speedlights in this interactive shooting workshop on The Headshot!

Using only a few speedlights and simple gear, Bob will show you how to get the most with the least and set up a travel kit that is fast and simple to assemble and break down on location. Don’t miss out on how to shoot this lucrative genre of photography and bring your work to the next level!

* Bring your cameras! There will be models at this workshop.
* Pizza lunch is included. Feel free to bring your own lunch if you'd like!

Join Jennifer Khordi for an on-location shoot and capture images of the sunset, star trails, and Milky Way!

Friday, June 28th (7:30pm - 4:00am)
Meet up at the East Point Lighthouse (10 Lighthouse Rd, Heislerville, NJ 08324)! The owner will give the group a private tour of the Lighthouse and property. Afterwards, Jennifer will go over useful apps, how she plans her shoots, gear, camera settings, and shooting techniques. Attendees need to bring a fast wide angle lens, sturdy tripod (no travel ones), a corded remote that simply locks, DSLR camera, head lamp, warm clothes, and hiking boots.

*Limited to 10 registrants.
*Please dress warm and note that there will be some hiking involved.
*Keep an eye on your email in case of date change announcements due to the weather.

Roman Kurywczak is a world-renowned nature photographer with over 18 years of experience running his own boutique tour company, Roamin’ with Roman, with small group workshops all over the world. His over 35 years of experience photographing in the field has earned him numerous awards and made him a highly sought after lecturer and judge.

Book an hour long private lesson with Roman to improve your photography and learn what makes an award-winning or WOW image. You'll receive constructive criticism on how to improve your work both in the field and in post using Photoshop. His techniques are simple and easy to follow with no extra software needed. Questions are encouraged so the lesson can be tailored to each student's needs.

WHAT TO BRING TO YOUR LESSON: 5-10 RAW images on your laptop with Photoshop installed. If you don't have a laptop to bring to the lesson, you can email your images to [email protected] ahead of time OR bring the images on a USB thumb drive or card.

*Limit 1 person per lesson.
*Masks MUST be worn.

For years we've used large soft boxes to give us that soft wraparound light, and it does provide us with a flattering look. However, the drama of small light sources and harsh light can be even more dynamic and compelling.

Join Doug Hansgate for an intensive, full day workshop where you'll use the latest continuous lights and LED technology from Nanlite to create portraits like the old masters of Hollywood. We'll control the light like never before, balancing each light quickly and effectively from our phones and using various modifiers like cookies, flags, gobos, and scrims to produce creative looks. You'll also learn how to create all of the classical forms of portraiture with our two workshop models, as well as see how Doug edits his images (shot in-class) live for maximum effect. After all, photographers capture light... Learn to control it and there are no limits to your creative freedom.

There will be plenty of time for hands-on shooting throughout the day, so please be sure to bring your cameras and favorite portrait lenses.

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