While group-learning is a great experience, scheduling and geography can make it difficult for photographers and retouchers to attend the group workshops. This page introduces private workshop options for photographers and retouchers. These are custom-tailored 1-on-1 classes designed to specifically to advance specific fashion, business, photography and retouching skill sets.

What specific value does a L U C I M A Private Workshop provide?

• Custom-tailored agenda for each photographer’s needs.
• 2,100 sq. ft. private studio including monolights, pack lights, set walls, seamless paper, props, makeup station, classroom area, stereo, computer, and more.
• Network of top-level agency models.
• Network of top-level makeup artists, hair stylists, designers, and wardrobe stylists.
• Pre-designed presentations covering fashion, business, photography and retouching (see group workshops for more info)
• Take-home material for further review.
• Proficiency with Canon, Nikon, and Hasselblad systems.
• Professional workflow from pre-production to delivery.
• The ability to create a L U C I M A style/level image.

Please contact me directly for scheduling. After payment is received, I can book the studio and the talents for your private session.

Please also see the Group Workshop page for various topics of interest!

Here’s an educational piece on my blog about recent private workshops and how I might help you in your photography journey.

 

 

Retouching Workshop

Live or online (via Skype or iChat) retouching classes. These sessions focus on post-capture workflow to image-selection to image-editing. Through the use of Lightroom and Photoshop we can cover the post-processing techniques that create the hallmark L U C I M A look. Having an archive of full-layered Photoshop files, we can review any existing image that I’ve retouched or show you how to create the same look from scratch. We can also back-solve existing images from other photographers to recreate the same look.

Duration 2 hours. Cost $360.

 

 

Presentation/Retouching Workshop

For photographers and retouchers that want to focus on specific presentations or classroom material, I offer a “presentation-discussion” style workshop.These workshops can cover any of the classroom material from my existing workshops (e.g. Working with Modeling Agencies, Business of Photography, Black & White Fashion, etc.). In addition, we can discuss lighting techniques, setups, as well as workflow and retouching. Basically, outside of shooting we can cover anything you want about fashion, business, photography and retouching.

Duration 5 hours. Cost $620.

 

 

Shooting/Presentation/Retouching Workshop (no model)

This custom workshop is designed for photographers that want to combine live shooting experience  with the Presentation/Retouching workshop experience. Along with everything described above in the Presentation/Retouching workshop, we will also explore the technical and philosophical aspects of creating powerful images via shooting a model. The photographer will bring his/her model of choice. Through demonstration and discussion, we can cover specific skills sets such as model-photographer interaction, wardrobe/makeup choices, lighting setups, camera settings, shooting angles, background choices, ambient vs. strobe vs. combination, indoor/outdoor settings, and more. The focus of this custom workshop is to eliminate specific weaknesses by combining live shooting experience with the understanding of the theories behind such practices. The cost of this workshop includes the price of the studio rental along with all the equipment.

Duration 8 hours (including 1 hour break for lunch). Cost $875.

 

 

Shooting/Presentation/Retouching Workshop (with model)

This custom workshop offers the Shooting/Presentation/Retouching workshop described above and includes a top-agency model that I have personally worked with. The model increases the value of the workshop via her work experiences, modeling abilities, personal network, and unique look. By using a top-agency model in a L U C I M A workshop, the photographer elevates the caliber of the images in his/her portfolio, thereby attracting better clients (and models) in the future.

Duration 8 hours (including 1 hour break for lunch). Cost $1080.

 

 

Shooting/Presentation/Retouching Workshop (with model and makeup)

This custom workshop offers the Shooting/Presentation/Retouching workshop described above and includes a top-agency model AND a top-tier makeup artist that I have personally worked with. This private workshop is perfect for the photographer that focuses on beauty and beauty retouching. The makeup artist will work in conjunction with the photographer, the model, and the instructor to create unique looks specific to the photographer’s needs. These looks can include, clean, fashion, to avant-garde looks for greater value added to the photographer’s portfolio.

Duration 8 hours (including 1 hour break for lunch). Cost $1340.

 

 

Shooting/Presentation/Retouching Workshop (with model and makeup and wardrobe)

This custom workshop offers the Shooting/Presentation/Retouching workshop described above and includes a top-agency model AND a top-tier makeup artist AND working wardrobe stylist. While the above workshops focus more on the standard agency looks thereby precluding elaborate wardrobe, this is a workshop designed  to create extravagant fashion-forward images for a fashion photographer’s portfolio. Concepts and styles must be discussed  in pre-production.

Duration 9 hours (including 1 hour break for lunch). Cost $1850.

 

 

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