Workshops & Consulting
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
– Confucius
[I pass my knowledge and teach you skills for good Karma and your money.]
Learning is the Key to Success
Whether you’re an aspiring photographer or just interested in learning something about cameras, available and artificial light, concept creation and realisation, photo editing, or the whole business don’t be afraid to ask me anything – I believe in kindness and compassion and will, therefore, be nice to you.
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Overview of Workshops & Consultings
Workshop.
One-on-one Session
One-on-one Session
for photographers & retouchers
up to 5 HOURS
POSSIBLE IN PERSON OR ONLINE VIA ZOOM, GOOGLE HANGOUTS OR SKYPE
As distinguished from a workshop with multiple participants, during a one-on-one session you have my full attention and we will discuss, analyse, and practice your very areas that need improvement. Our programme is free-styled and we’re therefore more flexible to detect your crucial points and to focus on their solutions. Ideally, we’re actively in touch before the day and you provide me with your portfolio. If you let me know your specific questions in advance or when you name the difficulties that you’d like to remedy I can prepare the day according to that.
WHAT I CAN HELP YOU WITH
- Camera technology (e.g. with Canon, Phase One, analogue cameras, etc.)
- Light setting with strobes or continuous light (e.g. for portraits, editorial, commercial photography)
- Photography with daylight
- Software (e.g. working with Capture One, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign)
- Concept creation & realisation (e.g. moodboards, team hiring, pre-production)
- Post-production (colour management, skin retouch, dodge & burn, special effects, data handling, etc.)
- Magazine submission strategies
- Marketing, SEO, Social Media, customer acquisition
- All your individual questions
DATES & LOCATIONS
Discussed individually
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
Discussed individually depending on what you’d like to learn
BASIS FOR THE SESSION TO TAKE PLACE
- Your signed order confirmation by you followed by my affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The one-on-one session can be held in English or German language depending on what you prefer.
Portfolio Review + One-on-One Session combined
6 1/2 HOURS, POSSIBLE IN PERSON OR ONLINE VIA ZOOM, GOOGLE HANGOUTS OR SKYPE
Combining the portfolio review with the one-on-one session is the most effective way of analysing and then really working on whichever issues you have. If you decide to profit from the double offer you will take home perfectly tailored ideas and suggestions and immediately up your game on the market.
Consulting.
Portfolio Review
Portfolio review
for photographers & retouchers
1 1/2 HOURS
POSSIBLE IN PERSON OR ONLINE VIA ZOOM, GOOGLE HANGOUTS OR SKYPE
When it comes to a successful portfolio, asking for another opinion is the first step towards improvement. I know how it is: you bring your ideas into life and you love every aspect of your new work because you know how effortful it was. But in the process of creating we all sometimes fall over-board without realising it. While going through your portfolio I will give you my personal opinion and constructive advice based on my own experience, add some ideas and good examples. And the most important: I believe in kindness and you will come out of this with real input instead of frustration.
WHAT I CAN HELP YOU WITH
- The choice of motives
- Compositions
- Photo series & selection
- Colours & colour-grading
- Editing
- The presentation of your work
DATES & LOCATIONS
Discussed individually
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
Your portfolio in print and/or digital
BASIS FOR THE SESSION TO TAKE PLACE
- Your signed order confirmation by you followed by my affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The portfolio review can be held in English or German language depending on what you prefer.
Portfolio Review + One-on-One Session combined
6 1/2 HOURS, POSSIBLE IN PERSON OR ONLINE VIA ZOOM, GOOGLE HANGOUTS OR SKYPE
Combining the portfolio review with the one-on-one session is the most effective way of analysing and then really working on whichever issues you have. If you decide to profit from the double offer you will take home perfectly tailored ideas and suggestions and immediately up your game on the market.
Workshop.
Shooting an Editorial in Studio
Shooting A Thematic Fashion Editorial in Studio
9 HOURS + LUNCH BREAK, 4 PARTICIPANTS
As a fashion photographer, it is important to shoot seasonal and creative stories continuously. It adds new skills and experiences to your repertoire, fresh work to your portfolio, and content to your social media accounts. Agents advise photographers to show a couple of studio works in order to acquire commercial clients. This workshop teaches you the know-how of studio photography with a model, hair & make-up artist, and fashion stylist, and on top of that, it facilitates your very own production of interesting new work.
WHAT THE OUTTAKE IS
- A conceptual editorial of 6 – 8 photos shot by yourself (see the themes per date below)
- Working with an experienced professional team including one model, a hair & make-up artist and a fashion stylist
- 6 modern fashion looks and 2 – 3 hair & make-up looks according to the theme
- New skills & experiences in studio photography
- Lighting assistance & technical learnings
- Colours & colour-grading
- Editing
- A conceptual editorial of 6 – 8 photos shot by yourself (see the themes per date below)
- Working with an experienced professional team including one model, a hair & make-up artist and a fashion stylist
- 6 modern fashion looks and 2 – 3 hair & make-up looks according to the theme
- New skills & experiences in studio photography
- Lighting assistance & technical learnings
- Creative advice & change of perspective
Next Themes, Dates & Locations
#sporty
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
#filmstars
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
#beauty
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
Camera & equipment (as required)
BASIS FOR THE WORKSHOP TO TAKE PLACE
- 4 confirmed participants
- Your signed order confirmation followed by my booking affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The workshop can be held in English or German language depending on the language skills of the participants
Workshop.
Shooting an Editorial Outdoors
Shooting Thematic Fashion Editorials Outdoors
8 HOURS, 4 PARTICIPANTS
Shooting on location is challenging and demands flexibility. However, photogenic places constitute authentic sets where your stories really come to life. Showing a variety of places in your fashion photography portfolio speaks for your professionalism and experience. In this workshop, you can learn how to deal with daylight using reflectors and scrims if necessary. It will also teach you about the logistics of an outdoor shoot and how to find the most interesting spots suggesting a certain atmosphere in the photos. I will assist you in finding great perspectives, safety advice, and methods on how to keep the team happy and motivated. With our professional model, hair & make-up artist, and fashion stylist, the outcome of this day will be a unique editorial shot by yourself.
WHAT THE OUTTAKE IS
- A story-telling editorial of 4 – 6 photos shot by yourself (see the themes per date below)
- Working with an experienced professional team including one model, a hair & make-up artist, and a fashion stylist on location
- 4 modern fashion looks and 2 – 3 hair & make-up looks according to the theme
- Good & fast decision making according to given situations
- Contemporary composition & framing of the model on location
- Handling daylight with camera settings, reflectors, and scrims
- Creative advice & change of perspective
Next Themes, Dates & Locations
#baltic sea
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: near Rostock
#sandpit
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
#romanticstreet
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Camera & equipment (as required)
- Reflector (if available)
- Your vehicle (if available and as required)
BASIS FOR THE WORKSHOP TO TAKE PLACE
- 4 confirmed participants
- Your signed order confirmation followed by my booking affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The workshop can be held in English or German language depending on the language skills of the participants
Workshop.
Photo Editing & Skin Retouch
Photo Editing & Skin Retouch
7 HOURS + LUNCH BREAK, 5 – 7 PERSONS
The same way as natural make-up is key in nowaday’s people and fashion photography, only a natural retouch sustains and completes it. But maintaining this natural look is more difficult than over-doing it. Editing images is about decisions. I will teach you three methods and how to combine them in order to get the most natural yet clean skin result. Additionally, we’re taking care of the whole process before and after skin editing. The colour management is your signature and it transforms a snap into a professional image. We’re also looking at how to correct imperfections of the shape, the clothing, and the background. As a finish we’ll have a look at all the grey layers that help us to dodge & burn, add grain or sharpen images.
WHICH TOPICS WE’RE COVERING
- Capture One resp. Adobe Lightroom (colour management, selection, data handling)
- Adobe Photoshop (liquifying, colour correction, 3 different methods of skin retouch combined, dodge & burn, sharpening, grain)
- Working on your own photography with my assistance
- Your individual questions
NEXT DATES & LOCATIONS:
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Your own RAWs
- Reference pictures / photographers’ names (optional)
- Computer (e.g. laptop) with the relevant programmes
- Graph tablet
BASIS FOR THE SESSION TO TAKE PLACE
- Your signed order confirmation by you followed by my affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The one-on-one session can be held in English or German language depending on what you prefer.
Workshop.
Learning the Connection between Light & Make-up
The interplay of Light and Make-up
for Hair & Make-up Artists & Photographers
IN STUDIO, 7 HOURS + LUNCH BREAK, 4 PARTICIPANTS
Understanding how light works on a face is highly beneficial for both people photographers (including fashion, beauty & lifestyle) and hair & make-up artists. In portraiture, the direction of light helps to translate the shape of a face into a picture just like the make-up does by adding contours and highlights. The interplay of make-up and the light’s structure results in texture. As all these factors depend on each other and a mutual understanding leads to better team play this workshop is designed to bring photographers and hair & make-up artists into a dialogue on set. We will set up different light situations and see how they look with a variety of make-up looks to learn from each other.
WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA
- Camera basics & photo studio introduction for the make-up artists (plus for the photo beginners)
- Model styling with hair & make-up introduction for the photographers
- One by one photographing with altering light settings and several touch-ups by the make-up artists
WHICH PHOTO & STUDIO KNOWLEDGE WE DEAL WITH
- Basic camera technology
- The effects of different light positions
- Direct light vs. indirect light
- Hard light vs. soft light
- Light source sizes and light shapers
- Different eye reflexes
- White vs. coloured light
- Different backgrounds
WHICH MAKE-UP & HAIR WE WORK WITH
- Natural matt vs. glossy make-up
- Encreased contours & highlights
- Focus on eyes vs. focus on lips
- Still vs. moving hairstyles
- Dry vs. wet hairstyles
NEXT DATES & LOCATIONS
Date: due to the COVID-19 pandemic dates are announced later. However, you are welcome to make a reservation.
Location: Berlin
PREPARATION & WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING
- Photographers bring their camera equipment
- Hair & make-up artists bring their material
BASIS FOR THE SESSION TO TAKE PLACE
- 4 confirmed participants (of which at least one hair & make-up artist)
- Your signed order confirmation followed by my booking affirmation (at least 21 days before the target date)
- Prepayment (at least 14 days before the target date)
- A respectful, curious and kind attitude by all parties
LANGUAGE
The workshop can be held in English or German language depending on the language skills of the participants
Your Instructor
& Consultant
Heidi Rondak
fashion and beauty photographer, director, author and lecturer at CODE University Berlin, htw Berlin, and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
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