This workshop is designed to help you move beyond simply taking beautiful photos — and start creating images with intention, style and impact.
Go beyond basic setups and learn to use light creatively to shape the mood, depth and feeling of your images.
Create polished fashion images that feel distinctive, intentional and ready to become some of the strongest work in your portfolio.
Work with a professional model and stylist and see how a creative team brings a fashion concept to life on set.
You won’t just leave with new photos. You’ll leave seeing your work differently.
Natalie brings real experience from paid commercial shoots into the workshop — so you’re learning more than lighting setups. You’re learning how professional fashion images are actually created.
One commercial shoot. Real industry experience. The same understanding of lighting, direction and creating polished fashion imagery that Natalie brings into the workshop.
The goal isn’t to copy Natalie’s path. It’s to learn from real industry experience and create work that moves your own portfolio forward.
Tap each card to see what you’ll walk away with.
You’re not always sure how to move beyond a standard setup and use light to create mood, depth and visual impact.
You’ll understand how to shape light intentionally and create different moods, looks and effects for stronger fashion images.
You hesitate over posing, movement or what to say next, which can make the shoot feel less intentional.
You’ll practice guiding a professional model through poses, movement and expression to create stronger, more intentional frames.
Lighting, styling, model and concept don’t always come together into one cohesive fashion image.
Experience working with a professional model and stylist and learn how lighting, styling and direction work together to create a cohesive fashion image.
You want images that feel more polished, distinctive and representative of the photographer you’re becoming.
Create new fashion images during the workshop — then receive Natalie’s personal feedback to help you make your final shots even stronger.
ONE DAY. A STRONGER PORTFOLIO.
Spend 6 hours shooting, experimenting and creating alongside Natalie Kogan in a professional studio in Brooklyn.
Small group · Personal guidance · Brooklyn, New York
So you have enough time to shoot, experiment, ask questions and get personal guidance from Natalie.
A full day of learning, shooting and experimenting — with Natalie guiding you through the entire creative process.
We’ll start with the creative concept for the shoot. Natalie will walk you through the styled looks, lighting choices and overall direction — so you understand what happens before the camera even comes out.
Break down the creative concept and visual direction for the shoot
See how styling, model, lighting and mood work together in one frame
Learn how Natalie chooses and builds a lighting setup for a specific idea
Natalie will demonstrate how she works with a professional model on set. You’ll see how she directs posing, movement and expression before shooting the setup yourself.
Watch Natalie direct and communicate with a professional model
Practice posing, movement and model direction yourself
Shoot hands-on while Natalie gives you guidance and feedback in real time
Then we’ll move beyond the basic setup and explore a more creative lighting direction. This is where you experiment, make your own decisions and create new fashion images for your portfolio.
Explore creative lighting techniques and see how small changes transform the image
Work with a professional model and styled look
Create polished fashion images to add to your portfolio
After the workshop, choose and edit your strongest images. You’ll then join Natalie for a personal feedback video call to review your work and understand how to make it stronger.
Bring your selected final images to the call. Natalie will review your work, discuss what’s working, point out what could be improved and answer your questions about the shoot.