June 30th | The Hive Studios | Phoenix, AZ
Doors: 5:00 PM | Start: 5:30 PM
Most photographers don’t struggle because they lack creativity. They struggle because they don’t have a repeatable way to control light. They rely on trial and error. They copy setups they saw online. They hope things “look good” in post.
This workshop fixes that.
The Complete Studio Lighting Workshop is a hands-on, working studio experience where you’ll learn how to consistently create professional-level portraits across commercial, editorial, fitness, and personal branding work.
This is a full working breakdown of how studio lighting actually gets used in real commercial environments.
You’ll learn how to build and control light for:
Corporate headshots that feel modern and intentional
Editorial portraits with depth, contrast, and atmosphere
Fitness and athletic imagery with power and definition
Personal branding portraits that feel elevated and credible
Beauty-style lighting with clean, controlled highlights
High-key and low-key studio setups
Color gel lighting for modern commercial looks
Mixed lighting scenarios using flash, LED, and ambient sources
By the end of the night, you will understand how to recreate multiple professional lighting setups without guessing.
Most lighting education is passive. You watch someone shoot, take notes, and try to replicate it later.
This is different.
At The Hive Studios, you will:
Build each lighting setup step-by-step
Shoot every lighting scenario yourself
Work with real subjects in a controlled studio environment
Learn how small adjustments change the entire image
See exactly how professionals think through light placement in real time
You won’t just see how it’s done. You’ll do it.
Throughout the evening, we will break down and build:
One-light setups that look like magazine portraits
Multi-light commercial and editorial configurations
Athletic lighting designed for shape, form, and energy
Clean corporate lighting for modern branding
Dramatic lighting using negative fill and contrast control
High-key setups for clean, commercial-ready images
Low-key setups for depth and mood
Color gel lighting for contemporary editorial looks
Mixed lighting using strobes, LEDs, and practical sources
You’ll also learn how to control:
Light quality (hard vs soft)
Direction and falloff
Contrast and shadow shaping
Separation from background
Modifier choice and placement
Consistency across multiple setups
This workshop is built for photographers who already understand the basics of exposure and camera operation but want to level up into controlled, intentional studio lighting.
It’s ideal for:
Portrait photographers
Commercial photographers
Fitness and wellness photographers
Personal branding photographers
Creatives looking to add studio work to their offerings
If you’re ready to move beyond “getting lucky with light” and start building repeatable professional setups, this is for you.
Confidence in building studio lighting from scratch
A repeatable system for 10+ professional lighting setups
Behind-the-scenes breakdowns of every setup created
Practical understanding of modifiers, ratios, and placement
Real images you shot during the workshop
A clearer creative process for studio work moving forward
June 30th | The Hive Studios | Phoenix, AZ
Doors: 5:00 PM | Start: 5:30 PM
Most photographers don’t struggle because they lack creativity. They struggle because they don’t have a repeatable way to control light. They rely on trial and error. They copy setups they saw online. They hope things “look good” in post.
This workshop fixes that.
The Complete Studio Lighting Workshop is a hands-on, working studio experience where you’ll learn how to consistently create professional-level portraits across commercial, editorial, fitness, and personal branding work.
This is a full working breakdown of how studio lighting actually gets used in real commercial environments.
You’ll learn how to build and control light for:
Corporate headshots that feel modern and intentional
Editorial portraits with depth, contrast, and atmosphere
Fitness and athletic imagery with power and definition
Personal branding portraits that feel elevated and credible
Beauty-style lighting with clean, controlled highlights
High-key and low-key studio setups
Color gel lighting for modern commercial looks
Mixed lighting scenarios using flash, LED, and ambient sources
By the end of the night, you will understand how to recreate multiple professional lighting setups without guessing.
Most lighting education is passive. You watch someone shoot, take notes, and try to replicate it later.
This is different.
At The Hive Studios, you will:
Build each lighting setup step-by-step
Shoot every lighting scenario yourself
Work with real subjects in a controlled studio environment
Learn how small adjustments change the entire image
See exactly how professionals think through light placement in real time
You won’t just see how it’s done. You’ll do it.
Throughout the evening, we will break down and build:
One-light setups that look like magazine portraits
Multi-light commercial and editorial configurations
Athletic lighting designed for shape, form, and energy
Clean corporate lighting for modern branding
Dramatic lighting using negative fill and contrast control
High-key setups for clean, commercial-ready images
Low-key setups for depth and mood
Color gel lighting for contemporary editorial looks
Mixed lighting using strobes, LEDs, and practical sources
You’ll also learn how to control:
Light quality (hard vs soft)
Direction and falloff
Contrast and shadow shaping
Separation from background
Modifier choice and placement
Consistency across multiple setups
This workshop is built for photographers who already understand the basics of exposure and camera operation but want to level up into controlled, intentional studio lighting.
It’s ideal for:
Portrait photographers
Commercial photographers
Fitness and wellness photographers
Personal branding photographers
Creatives looking to add studio work to their offerings
If you’re ready to move beyond “getting lucky with light” and start building repeatable professional setups, this is for you.
Confidence in building studio lighting from scratch
A repeatable system for 10+ professional lighting setups
Behind-the-scenes breakdowns of every setup created
Practical understanding of modifiers, ratios, and placement
Real images you shot during the workshop
A clearer creative process for studio work moving forward
