with
Jiggie Alejandrino
&
J. Banks
May 22nd 2026
10AM-6PM
Atlanta, GA
Secret Location
Lighting + Posing Workshop
An immersive portrait intensive with Jiggie Alejandrino & J. Banks
A hands-on experience designed to permanently change how you see, shape, and direct light—and how you pose and direct subjects to match it—limited to just 12 attendees for an intimate, immersive learning environment.
What this workshop is
This is not a watch-and-repeat workshop. It is an immersive portrait experience built around understanding light, energy, and human direction at a foundational level. Participants actively construct lighting setups, pose the model, and shoot under instructor guidance. The focus is not on copying formulas, but developing the awareness and decision-making that allows you to create intentionally in any environment.
You leave with images, but more importantly, you leave with a working system in your mind.
What you’ll learn
• How to balance ambient and artificial light with intention
• How modifiers shape mood, depth, and emotion
• How to build portraits from principles, not presets
• How to pose for movement, presence, and authenticity
• How to direct subjects with clarity and confidence
• How to see light before you even raise the camera
• How to create portraits that feel designed, not accidental
Hands-on experience
Every participant rotates through active shooting stations. You physically build the lighting, adjust the modifiers, and direct the model yourself. This is applied learning that builds instinct and memory. The goal is not temporary inspiration — it is permanent understanding.
You are not observing the process. You are inside it.
Who this workshop is for
Photographers who want more than just pretty images and are ready to understand why light and pose work.
Creatives looking for hands-on experience that builds instinct, not imitation.
Artists who want to leave with both portfolio images and a mental framework they can apply anywhere.
Shooters serious about mastering the relationship between light, movement, and human energy.
Anyone ready for a workshop experience designed to change how they see and build portraits.
Workshop details
Date: May 22nd, 2026
Time: 10AM-6PM
Location: Atlanta, GA (Address given to ticket holders)
Limited seats for immersive instruction