Cog Creative Space

Last week, we had the privilege of hosting the incredibly talented for an inspiring fashion photography workshop!✨

Throughout the session, Weronika guided attendees through four distinct fashion lighting setups (plus variations), sharing the thought process behind each approach and demonstrated how lighting can completely transform the mood and impact of an image. Weronika had warned us beforehand of her speed in setting up, and she absolutely hammered home her point by smashing out the stunning lighting setups with precision 😁

Using a range of gear including d3’s and a beauty dish, magnum reflector and umbrellas + the smoke ninja and with support by and .r.kennedyimaging , Weronika generously offered a behind-the-scenes look into her creative workflow including:

- pre-production planning and shoot preparation
- colour theory
- styling decisions
- directing and posing models with purpose.

What made the workshop so valuable was the opportunity to watch a photographer who has truly mastered her craft work in real time, explaining not just what she does, but why she does it.

A huge thank you to Weronika for sharing her knowledge and experience with our community. And thank you to all the attendees on the night!

If you missed this workshop and would like to see it return OR if you wanna see more fashion photography education let us know in the comments below!

You can see LOTS more images from the event on our website: https://cogcreativespace.com/shooting-fashion-with-weronika-mamot-workshop/

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May the 4th be with you.

In a galaxy of instant everything, some still choose the slower path.

Film. Light. Time.

Trust your process.

How about these 3 colours for your next shoot this week?! We had an amazing time shooting this series of versatile looks in the Daylight Studio with our colours of the week - Ocean Blue, Scarlet and Cocoa. Our incredible model is Charli King from The Models - stunning and great fun to work with!

So how does this work? Well - each week (or so) we change our 3 backdrop colours in the Daylight Studio and include these in any Daylight Studio booking. We hope that by showcasing these colours in a demo shoot you will be inspired to plan a shoot that can generate maximum variety in one booking! We also enjoy the creative challenge ourselves - trying out different lighting each time to build versatility in our own work. This week we used a Lastolite Mega Umbrella (silver) as the key light (on a .lighting 300W RGB LED) with a couple of rim lights at the rear (Godox FL150R with a stripbox and grid), plus a Godox LC 500 light stick for pops of direct colour occasionally.

We usually shoot flash with our Profoto kit in the Pro Studio but for these shoots we have chosen to use continuous LED so that we can shoot video at the same time. It also changes up our 'standard' lighting practice to keep things fun. The Daylight Studio is $160 + GST for 2 hours :)

CREATIVE TEAM
MODEL: CHARLI KING .king_
PHOTOGRAPHER: SAM OSTER
STUDIO: COG CREATIVE
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AGENCY: THE MODELS