📅 Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025⏰
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
📍 Location: Hill 2 Studio (2nd Floor) @ 1808 S Hill St, Downtown LA, CA 90015
Join renowned LA photographer Aaron Ram for a hands-on, immersive workshop focused on mastering artificial lighting in a fully blackout environment. Set inside Hill 2, FD Photo Studio’s premier blackout stage, this session teaches photographers how to control light with intention—eliminating ambient contamination and dialing in precision lighting for portrait, product, and experimental work.
Studio Hill 2 offers an 880 sq ft all-black space with a dimmable RGB light wall, ideal for manipulating shadows, highlights, and color tones. It's perfect for learning high-contrast lighting techniques, using gels creatively, and capturing cinematic images. You’ll work directly with model and actress Jaendra.
🎯 Workshop Goals
- Learn how to sculpt light in total darkness
- Use strobes, continuous lights, modifiers, and gels with intent
- Explore both traditional and experimental lighting techniques
- Collaborate on live lighting setups and creative shoots
- Expand your portfolio
- Improve post-production skills
🧭 What You’ll Experience
- Tour of the blackout studio + safety walkthrough
- Lighting theory: inverse square law, ratios, shadows
- Live demonstrations: single-light portrait setups, gel usage
- Group activity: 2–3 lighting setups with hands-on shooting
- Critique and feedback from Aaron
- Post-processing tips for editing in Lightroom/Photoshop
🧰 What to Bring
- DSLR/Mirrorless camera
- Lenses (50mm, 85mm, macro suggested)
- Tripod
- Remote shutter release
- Laptop with Lightroom/Photoshop (optional)
- Curiosity and creativity
Space is limited to 8 people for personalized instruction and quality creative flow.
Secure your spot now and step into a world of controlled light, creative color, and collaborative artistry!
