Fotografiska Academy: How to Use Light

Overview

In this one-day workshop with award-winning photographer Mirjana Vrbaški, participants explore the essential role of light in studio photography.

Through hands-on sessions, you shape and control light using studio equipment, experiment with different setups to shift mood and meaning, and adjust camera settings to work in harmony with light.

Portrait photography serves here as the practice tool, as in the afternoon you will have the chance to work with a live model in front of the camera while focusing on light’s creative potential.

This workshop centers on learning how to see, understand, and use light within your own photographic practice.

Anyone of any skill level can join this course. A DSLR camera is required.
 
Image credit: © Mirjana Vrbaški
 

About the Host

Mirjana Vrbaški is a photographer known for her distinctive portraiture. A Taylor Wessing Portrait Award winner, she studied Literature in Canada before earning a BFA in Photography from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Her work, exploring themes of kinship and empathy, is featured in collections like the National Portrait Gallery and Fries Museum. Her monograph Odd Time (2021) unites her portrait and landscape photography. Based in Berlin, she exhibits internationally and has taught at institutions like KHB Kunsthochschule Weissensee and C/O Berlin since 2014. 
 

Schedule

• 10:00 – 11:00: Introduction and theory
• 11:00 – 12:00: Demonstration: How studio lights work
• 12:00 – 13:00: Lunch break
• 13:00 – 17:00: Practical session with live model
• 17:00 – 18:00: Review and wrap-up
   

Tickets

• 150€ – Workshop & Museum Entry
• 120 € – Fotografiska Members