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Revealing the Self: portraiture and representation

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Who are we and who is our subject? This workshop is for anyone interested in creating portraits. From professional child portraiture to revealing the self in fine art projects, the question of how to create a strong and intense portrait is more complex than it seems. In this fascinating workshop, you will explore the meaning of identity along with the technical questions of how to achieve photographic intensity and clarity of vision in all of your future portraits.

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Photoshop Phantasy: Creating your own world

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Many photographers would like to let their fantasy loose and create their own world of surreal imagery. What’s lacking is someone to guide them through the perfection of Photoshop techniques which allow anyone to invent multiple-levels of reality that transcend even their own wildest dreams.

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Making Magic Happen: Photographic Fiction in Umbria

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In this fascinating and exciting workshop, Idit Greenberg, fashion photographer and teacher at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, will take you through a personal adventure with photography; teaching how to discover and create magic moments which transform reality into a photographic reality.

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Nature’s energy: the intimacy of personal landscapes

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In this very personal and intimate workshop, Marianne Boutrit, photographer and teacher at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, will take you on field trips to look intensely at nature and the natural landscape in order to discover the reflections of one’s inner voice. Through exercises and critiques, Boutrit will help each individual explore one’s self through the observation and subsequent photography of nature. For all photographers interested in the landscape and nature itself, this is a mind-expanding workshop of the poetry in nature and it’s reflection of the […]

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The Wild Landscape Photo Travel: Sicily

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Sicily is an amazing location. In this unique photo trip which casually mixes the pleasure of an evening cocktail with the exploration of the Sicilian landscape, you will perfect your photographic knowledge at all levels. From active volcanos near Catania (Mt. Etna) to the immense sea of Magna Grecia, you will have the chance to see some of the most beautiful and wild landscapes in the world, all in the company of expert photographers, teachers and travelling companions who will make your Sicilian visit unforgettable. If you’re looking to better […]

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Creative Post-production


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Many of you, through hard work and passion, have arrived at a high level of understanding the possibilities that post-production in the digital world can offer. Now you can take that big step beyond into the refined use of extraordinary instruments fairly unknown to the world of amateurs. Our Creative course in post-production is led by a Master in the art and will leave you with inside tips and workflows on how to bring all your imagery to a global level of excellence.

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The Perfect Print Two

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For those who already have acquired a working knowledge of the fine-art of digital printing, this is a workshop based on the more advanced choices and techniques required for excellence in the fine-art of archival digital printing. From informative lessons, practical perfection and actual printing on highly advanced equipment, you will discover how to refine your printing techniques. The excellence you will acquire in this workshop will show on every print you make.

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Advanced Lighting Techniques for Professionals

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In this Master Class of Professional Lighting, held by one of the most exciting and interesting photographers in Europe, you will explore the intricate magic of lighting. Whether propel or products, José Lascheras will guide you through his spontaneous use of lighting to create fascinating and eye-stopping images like the ones he publishes in Vogue, Vogue Italia and Harper’s for his various editorial and advertising clients. His relaxed and courteous attitude will change the way you work, opening up possibilities in lighting solutions you would never come across in traditional […]

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Night Photography and Wireless Flash

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Here’s a specialized workshop for those who love night-life and want to explore the mysteries that the night can offer. Not only will you learn all the techniques needed to deal with long-exposures and artificial street lighting as well as moon lighting, but you will also be introduced to the amazing possibilities of Wireless Flash Photography, illuminating the night in a very special way. You will start in the evening with a technical preparation and you will spend the whole night in a wonderful and mysterious procession of understanding and […]

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Professional Wedding Photography

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This is a professional course for Wedding Photographers or aspiring Wedding Photographers who want to markedly improve the quality of their work. All aspects of Wedding Photography will be discussed, from Client Relationships,  Lighting Techniques, Workflow and Planning to the publication of your work in book form or as an animated DVD. If you’re a Wedding Photographer but you need to jump ahead of the competition, here’s a serious workshop that could help change your career. And if you’re an aspiring Wedding Photographer, here’s where you can get the needed […]

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Exploring Visual Culture


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For those who are already into semiotics, semantics and understanding the visual languages, this workshop is truly an in-depth experience. Each day will bring us into contact with the complexities of representation and we will explore the meanings and significance of various aspects of visual culture. Photo-journalism, advertising and commercial photography, fine art exploration and the ambiguity of our visual understanding will all be material for discussion and analysis. Through introductive lectures followed by group analysis, we will explore the meaning of meaning, its relation to  reflexivity, self-identity and more. […]

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