Studio Lighting Workshop

A fully hands-on workshop for photographers who want to master studio lighting. A full day of shooting, learning, and building confidence.

Struggling with studio lighting or not sure how to use a studio properly?

This hands-on workshop at City Space is designed to help you move from guessing to confidently creating professional studio images in one day. You won’t just learn theory — you’ll shoot, experiment, and build real confidence using professional lighting setups.

By the end of the day you’ll feel confident walking into any studio and setting up lighting yourself. You’ll also be in a position to start charging more for your work and offering services such as e-commerce photography and other studio-based projects.

Who this is for

• Photographers struggling with studio lighting
• Natural light photographers wanting to move into studio work
• Content creators wanting more professional imagery
• Anyone renting studio space but unsure how to use lighting confidently

What you’ll learn and achieve

• Understand how to control and shape light properly
• Create clean commercial images on a white backdrop
• Shoot more dramatic, mood-based images on a black backdrop
• Use modifiers with confidence
• Work with a tethered workflow using Capture One
• Gain a simple, repeatable lighting approach you can use anywhere

The day includes

• Studio lighting foundations and white backdrop setup
• Guided shooting to build confidence
• Creative lighting on a black backdrop
• Tethered shooting workflow
• Live Q&A and real-time troubleshooting

What makes this different

• Small group
• Real models provided
• Fully hands-on shooting
• Two different studio setups
• Direct coaching throughout the day

Why City Space

This workshop takes place in a fully equipped working studio in Chelmsford. You’ll be shooting in a real environment with professional lighting, not just watching demonstrations.