Outdoor: 4 hours – £220
Studio: 3.5 hours – £450 (includes professional model)

Master the foundations of flash photography in a practical, hands-on workshop designed to build your confidence using artificial light — whether you're brand new to flash or looking to take the guesswork out of your off-camera lighting.

Choose between an outdoor session at Walkden Gardens in Sale, using sculptural features as your subjects, or a studio-based workshop in Stretford, working with multiple lighting setups and a professional model. Both versions are one-to-one, ensuring the training is fully tailored to your skill level, equipment, and goals.

By the end of your session, you’ll not only understand how to control flash with intention — you’ll know how to confidently balance artificial and ambient light, apply shaping tools effectively, and create well-lit, expressive photographs across a wide range of situations.

What you’ll learn

Your workshop is tailored to your experience level and the type of flash work you want to develop. Depending on your chosen variant (Outdoor or Studio), focus areas may include:

• Understanding how flash works and how to take control of it

• Balancing ambient light with artificial light for natural-looking results

• Working confidently with flash power, zoom, and sync settings

• Using modifiers (softboxes, diffusers, grids) to create soft or hard light

• Understanding and applying the inverse square law for precise control

• Creating depth and shape through multi-light setups

• Building a simple, effective lighting workflow

• How to approach common lighting scenarios with confidence

• Studio variant: working with a professional model and creating multiple lighting “looks”

• Outdoor variant: using structure, texture, and natural surroundings to craft creative lighting

Whether you want to improve portrait lighting, elevate your creative photography, or simply demystify your flash, this workshop gives you the clarity and confidence to use your lighting gear properly - every time.

Workshop Options

🌿 Outdoor Flash Photography – Walkden Gardens (4 Hours – £220)

Learn to use flash in an outdoor environment, working with the garden’s statues and features as your subjects.
Perfect for understanding how artificial light interacts with natural daylight, and how to shape scenes creatively using a portable flash setup.

💡 Studio Flash Photography – Professional Model (3.5 Hours – £450)

Held indoors at a fully equipped studio in Stretford, Greater Manchester.
Create a variety of lighting setups with a professional model, learning how to sculpt light, control shadow, and build more advanced multi-light arrangements in a controlled environment.

The studio option includes:

• Use of studio lighting and modifiers

• A professional model for the duration of the workshop

• Multiple options for lighting and scene scenarios (beauty, dramatic, soft portraiture, etc.)