!WORKSHOP! Studio Lighting 102 : Portrait Photography Lighting

Photographer Toma Kostygina is one of the best teachers we are proud to have at FD. Her experience in both photography and teaching photography has already touched 100s of students in Los Angeles.

Her teaching approach goes both ways

• via online tutorials like this one 
• or cosy uniques workshops she teaches at FD.

On September 19th, Toma launches exclusive,  second level of our Studio Lighting Class series.

In this one, Toma will explain the patterns of the face , the separation from the background, distance and color tricks, planes of lighting, etc. One lovely model will be there to assist her demonstration and your practice! This class is open to any level, from professionals who could use a refresher to new photographers working on their skills. 

Here are few details about workshop:

Who?  

Toma Kostygina  INSTAGRAM  WEBSITE

With thousands of hours spent on sets and at photo studios, Toma has gained experience in everything that you need to start working with studio lights. She has been always inspired by photography masters and artists so she’s decided to take it to the next level. While attending Photo classes at Santa Monica college she has mastered creation of custom sets and thorough production. From assisting on sets such as for Coca-Cola, Italian Vogue, GQ, Interview magazines and Benefit cosmetics she is now working with A-list photographers and magazines. Toma is always in search of improvement her skills and creativity. You will find her work bright and colorful with some concept behind like for Grammy-nominated Sofi Tukker or David Bowie Tribute.

What?

We will cover several topics to get you up the speed:

1 Introduction.

2 Portraiture Lighting.

3 Demonstration with Model

4 Practice with Model