ZOOM WORKSHOP. Food + prop styling / content creation. Friday 24th Feb 2023

This zoom workshop is designed for new and improving photographers or content creators who want to elevate their styling skills and be more efficient in their content creation.

It doesn't matter your reason for wanting to learn - everyone, of any skill level, is welcome!

All you need to bring is your note pad and any questions you want to ask!

Our workshops focus on practical demonstrations and discussion with all information plus extra learning materials made available via PDF after the session.

Each chapter, taken from The Styling Handbook is designed for you to easily print and work through or use as a reference tool/checklist as you shoot.

This zoom workshop session includes the following live modules and written chapters:

INTRODUCTION + CHEAT SHEET
Live introduction to The Styling Handbook unique 4-part content creation formula and the cheat sheet (PDF) to ensure you–

• Never style aimlessly
  again
• Style efficiently and
  look for more options to explore
• Avoid and correct mistakes
  that will bug you later
• get brilliant results AND extra content from every set up

LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS -techniques to elevate your styling

Bringing drama and texture through layers

A fool-proof composition trick for any still life image

The fabrics you need and 10 ways to style them

Repetition and quick changes to get more

Q&A 

You might want to ask about my set up and kit, something we’ve covered in this workshop or anything else around styling and photography.

BONUS LEARNING CONTENT DELIVERED VIA PDF CHAPTERS

Branding

- how to
create your own style

- the marketing decisions that need to be made before you pick up the camera

Styling

- prop styling dos and don'ts

- food styling kit essentials

- writing your creative
brief/shot plan and meeting your marketing aims in every shot

- story telling with food and
props

Photography

- controlling natural light
wherever you shoot

- shooting with a camera
phone

- food photography best
practise and industry tricks

All attendees also get a voucher for 20% off any order at Black Velvet Styling.

This zoom workshop runs from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. (UK time)

Shortly after booking you will receive a link to register for the Zoom workshop.

You will need a strong internet connection and a larger, handsfree screen (desktop) is advised.

All learning materials will be delivered via email after the workshop.

Yes! The workshop will be recorded and available for download soon after it ends.

Registered workshop attendees who miss the live for any reason or just want to rewatch it will be able to access the recording.

Julie Grant, photographer

'I had such a fantastic day at your recent workshop.  I came away absolutely buzzing!  The balance between the theory and practical work was perfect and I was particularly impressed by the small number of attendees meaning that we all got 1 on 1 time with you.'

Dan McErlane, baker

'The best investment I’ve made for my business, so amazing to have a structure to guide my photography and social media'

Kathryn Fell, photographer

'such a wonderful day and workshop! I loved how you put the day together with plenty of time to try setting up scenes and having a play. We all go away with unique sets ups to us, which is unusual on courses as you are usually photographing the same thing. I have raved to many other photographers about the workshop'

Pascale Dupenois, ceramicist

'By far the most insightful and empowering styling and photography advice I’ve had. The structure of the information, how you guide and remind each step is so helpful. Thanks to you I feel confident I can photograph and promote my products in a way that looks professional.'

James Andrew, photographer

'Thank you so much for the awesome workshop! I have definitely taken away lots of useful tips and tricks, most of all having a structure to work to!!'

• you want to learn about the more techinical side of photography - I prefer to teach more about styling because, A, thats more my expertise, and B, as long as you can use natural light well, styling can make MUCH more impact in improving your content than cameras or kit.

• you want to learn to style a specific food like cakes or burgers. The food styling tips I give will either be general (in the PDF notes) or super-specific to what I decide to demo with during the workshop. Think about how many different types of food there are and the challenges you could face! I can share the basics with you but honestly it is all about gaining experience, having lots of different bits of kit to solve problems and figuring it out as you go.