Analogue portrait

The person in front of the camera

Photographing a person is different from photographing anything else. It’s not just the light, not just the technique. It’s the relationship. The way you approach, how you talk, how you make someone feel at ease in front of a lens. Without that, the best light in the world means nothing.

In this workshop we work in the Llumàtics studio: paper backgrounds, quality flash units and analogue camera. Each student takes turns as photographer and subject, and at the end we review the frames together.

Key contents

• Basic principles of artificial light: key light, fill light and background light
• Flash synchronisation with an analogue camera
• Light positioning: effects and moods
• The relationship with the subject: direction, communication and naturalness
• Composition and framing in portraiture
• Variations: full-length, half-body and close-up

What’s included

• Use of the studio: paper backgrounds, flash units, stands and light modifiers
• 35mm B&W roll

What to bring

• A 35mm analogue camera with flash synchronisation (PC sync or hot shoe). If your camera doesn’t have flash sync, check with us first.

Not included

• Model (available for +€50, or bring your own)
• Roll development (available as an add-on, +€20, or at the Film Development workshop)
• Paper prints of the frames (Darkroom Printing workshop)