Film Noir Studio portrait photography masterclass with Panikos Hajistilly and Isabella Bliss

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Film Noir Studio portrait photography masterclass with Panikos Hajistilly and Isabella Bliss

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Join us for this dedicated Film Noir studio portrait experience day with the amazing model Isabella Bliss. This day will be led and tutored by award winning photographer Panikos in his dedicated home studio.

Our model Isabella Bliss is famous for her Marylin Monroe look and acts and she will be just perfect for the vintage Hollywood theme as that is her speciality. Isabelle has modelled for vintage clothing brands such as Bombshell, Dolly and Dotty and starred in commercials for Peugeot, appeared on TV for the BBC, E4 as well as Australian TV. She has been published in Tease and Cake, Femme Rebelle and Bombshell magazine to name but a few. You can check out her website here.

Film Noir: Film Noir is a photography style that creates dramatic usually black and white portraits from the vintage Hollywood era, highly styalised and inspired by some of the iconic Hollywood studio portraits.

This portrait training day aims to push the boundaries of your photography and technique! The use of light is key to taking eye catching portraiture, and what better place to experiment in a small group in a dedicated studio with a professional model and photographer present to have you coming home with some great styalised portraits.

Your course leader for the day is award winning photographer Panikos Hajistilly:

Panikos has won dozens of National Awards with his imagery, including the prestigious MPA Master Photographer of the Year in 2017/18 and MPA president from 2020-2021. He has a Fellowship with the MPA, a Master Craftsman with the Guild of Photographers and a Fellow with the SWPP and the BIPP. His work speaks for itself, in that you will always see "clean” images with great connection, expressions and a relaxed feel to the photos he creates. A lot of his time is now spent teaching his lighting styles to professional and amateur photographers alike. Panikos has his own home studio where he does most of his work using both natural and studio light – or a combination of the two. He also loves working on location, whether it’s in the great outdoors or in the city. Panikos has vast experience in photographing everything from maternity, newborns, babies and families, portraits as well as pets of all types.

Our model for the day will be Isabella Bliss:

Course schedule:

On this day you will get 4 hours of shooting time with our model in a variety of different poses, outfits and lighting. We will then do 2 hours of image editing and finishing to make the most out of your images taken on the day. In the editing session you will learn how Panikos professionally finishes his images to give them the wow factor. You will then be able to print and take home an A4 print of one of your images from the day. Questions are welcome throughout the day and we hope to demystify flash photography and get you more confident with lighting your subjects.

The aim of this day is to bring your portrait photography to the next level, expanding your knowledge of flash and studio lighting as well as posing and balancing lighting, giving you the chance to try new things, all with your professional trainer on hand to offer advice and assistance. We just advise that you have knowledge of ISO, shutter speed and Aperture and have some experience using your camera on manual mode to get the most out of this day. All lighting will be provided. Please ensure that your cameras silent mode is switched off to enable your camera to trigger the studio lighting.

What to expect:

A small group of just 5 photographers

A dedicated and fully equipped photography studio

A professional styalised model who will model in a few different outfits

A professional portrait photography trainer

The opportunity to take outstanding portrait imagery and learn new photography techniques

A relaxed training environment where participants are encouraged to ask questions and try new things

Professional image editing/finishing session at the end

Free tea, coffee and lunch

1x A4 portrait print from the day of one of your images

Event requirements

Equipment

Spare batteries
Camera
Lense cloths
Laptop/computer
Lenses
Notepad and pen

Knowledge

Intermediate
Knowledge of ISO Shutter Speed and Aperture