with BEA LUBAS + EVA KOSMAS FLORES Laura Muthesius + NOra Eisermann Rachel korinek + costas millas
Have you ever wanted to attend an in-person photography workshop, but were held back by the travel, cost, or time away from home? Well, we've got something for you!
DIVE INTO behind-the-scenes Photo + video shoots with bea lubas + eva kosmas flores!
what you'll learn
One of the most valuable parts of any in-person workshop is getting to hear the experiences of other food photographers, bloggers, and stylists. We believe that everyone has something to bring to the table.
Deeply talented creatives like Rachel Korinek, Costas Millas, Laura Muthesius, and Nora Eisermann are covering everything from shooting outdoors to styling to overcoming problems on-set. Every live seminar will be recorded so you can watch them as many times as you'd like, whenever you'd like!
Plus a deep-dive round table discussion with Eva and Bea, and a live feedback session with Bea and Eva where you can get feedback on your work!
One of the most valuable parts of any in-person workshop is getting to hear the experiences of other food photographers, bloggers, and stylists. We believe that everyone has something to bring to the table.
Plus a deep-dive round table discussion with Eva and Bea, and a live feedback session with Bea and Eva where you can get feedback on your work!
Deeply talented creatives like Rachel Korinek, Costas Millas, Laura Muthesius, and Nora Eisermann are covering everything from shooting outdoors to styling to overcoming problems on-set. Every live seminar will be recorded so you can watch them as many times as you'd like, whenever you'd like!
Plus LIVE seminars with Nora and Laura of Our Food Stories, Costas Millas, & Rachel Korinek on a wide variety of topics!
Photographing the same subject in 3 different moods with Bea
It never stops fascinating me how much light shaping, the choice of color and editing can influence the overall look and feel of a photograph, and in this 2.5 hour video tutorial I (Bea) would like to invite you behind the scenes of my creative process as I work on 3 different moods in my cozy home studio in England, using the same subject. I’ll walk you through how different natural light shaping tools and techniques can affect the shadows in the scene and influence the overall look and feel of the food story, and then show you, step by step, how I create a bright, dark and (my favorite!) light brown image.
Using Natural Light in the Studio
Bright Photoshoot — Bright and airy images are infused with an incredible ‘feeling of
lightness’, and in this demo I’ll walk you through step by step how I create this type of mood, focusing on the beauty of light and minimalism. Be ready for backlighting magic, too!
Bright Photoshoot — Bright and airy images are infused with an incredible ‘feeling of
lightness’, and in this demo I’ll walk you through step by step how I create this type of mood, focusing on the beauty of light and minimalism. Be ready for backlighting magic, too!
Dark Photoshoot — In this demo, I’ll use the same subject, but this time explore how to
shape the natural light to create a strong and eye-catching dark mood. And since the creative process is rarely free of challenges, you’ll see some of my scene styling struggles too.
Light Brown Photoshoot — I also want to take you behind the scenes of my favorite light brown mood! Over the years it became my signature style and I get asked a lot
of questions about it. During this photoshoot, I’ll use the same subject again, but this time build a slightly wider image with few more elements. I’ll walk you through this creative process step-by- step and share my all-time favorite and time-tested compositional techniques. (Psst! You’ll also see me come up with fun and spontaneous ideas on the go!)
Edit in Lightroom — Editing is a crucial part of the light shaping process, and in this part of the workshop I’ll walk you through my favorite 'light shaping' tools and techniques in Lightroom Desktop. And since each mood requires a different editing approach, I’ll share with you how I edit the bright, dark and light brown image step by step.
Dark Photoshoot — In this demo, I’ll use the same subject, but this time explore how to
shape the natural light to create a strong and eye-catching dark mood. And since the creative process is rarely free of challenges, you’ll see some of my scene styling struggles too.
Light Brown Photoshoot — I also want to take you behind the scenes of my favorite light brown mood! Over the years it became my signature style and I get asked a lot of questions about it. During this photoshoot, I’ll use the same subject again, but this time build a slightly wider image with few more elements. I’ll walk you through this creative process step-by- step and share my all-time favorite and time-tested compositional techniques. (Psst! You’ll also see me come up with fun and spontaneous ideas on the go!)
Together, we'll:
Edit in Lightroom — Editing is a crucial part of the light shaping process, and in this part of the workshop I’ll walk you through my favorite 'light shaping' tools and techniques in Lightroom Desktop. And since each mood requires a different editing approach, I’ll share with you how I edit the bright, dark and light brown image step by step.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES: SHOOTING IN A NEW LOCATION WITH EVA
In this 3.5-hour video tutorial, you'll join me (Eva) as I take you through my process for shooting in a new location for the first time (which just so happens to be my new homestead!) We'll cover everything from the client brief to shot lists to styling to shooting and even editing the video together in post!
My First Shoot at the Homestead!
Edit for Attention — With video, the editing bay is *really* where the story comes together. I'm taking you through editing in the Adobe Rush desktop video editing app, and together we will edit the video footage we shot into a beautiful + zippy video. You'll learn my video editing process, and the wonderful world of color + exposure grading that exists within this handy editing app, too!
Style + Shoot with Structure — When you're working in a new environment, you always need to explore the new space to find the best spot for the shoot. This means looking critically at things like lighting, colors, backgrounds, and MUCH more. We'll dive into setting up in a new location as I take you step-by-step through my video-shooting process.
Plan for Shooting On-Location — Pre-production is *especially* important for video shoots, and even more so when you're shooting outside of your normal environment. I'm taking you through how + what I pack for shooting on-location to be prepared for anything, and how I approach putting together a shot list for a place I've never shot in before.
Plan for Shooting On-Location — Pre-production is *especially* important for video shoots, and even moreso when you're shooting outside of your normal environment. I'm taking you through how + what I pack for shooting on-location to be prepared for anything, and how I approach putting together a shot list for a place I've never shot in before.
Style + Shoot with Structure — When you're working in a new environment, you always need to explore the new space to find the best spot for the shoot. This means looking critically at things like lighting, colors, backgrounds, and MUCH more. We'll dive into setting up in a new location as I take you step-by-step through my video-shooting process.
Edit for Attention — With video, the editing bay is *really* where the story comes together. I'm taking you through editing in the Adobe Rush desktop video editing app, and together we will edit the video footage we shot into a beautiful + zippy video. You'll learn my video editing process, and the wonderful world of color + exposure grading that exists within this handy editing app, too!
Together, we'll:
Inspiration + content creation strategy WITH EVA + BEA
This 100-minute video tutorial has you pull up a seat with Bea and Eva as they dive into their approach for content creation, finding inspiration even during hard times, and more during this creatively enriching conversation.
Content Planning — From calendars to repurposing existing content to events + holidays and more, we're diving deep into all the tools + strategies we use to plan out our content to make posting to social media manageable + low-stess!
How to Decide What Content to Post — Sometimes the sheer volume of possibilities makes deciding on what to post and when feel deeply overwhelming. We're diving into ways to manage + choose content to share + create.
Making the Most of Your Content + Your Time — Get the inside scoop on what we do to get the most longevity out of our shoots + the content we create, and how we reduce the time we spent on our screens.
How We Approach Content That Performs Badly — It happens to everyone, and while it certainly isn't fun when it does happen, there's a silver lining to it that we can't wait to share with you!
TOGETHER WE'LL SHARE:
Plus Lots of Seminars Waiting for You Inside the Workshop!
One of the most valuable parts of any in-person workshop is getting to hear the experiences of other photographers, creatives, and stylists. We believe that everyone has something to bring to the table. Dive into our live session with our incredible guest teachers + deeply useful subjects outlined below!
All the live seminars will be recorded and uploaded to the workshop, so that you can watch them whenever works for you!
Creative Problem Solving with Rachel Korinek
Any photographer knows that creativity doesn’t always go to plan. In this virtual session, Rachel will guide you through how to bring your vision to life when styling and composition doesn’t go as planned. She will walk you through how she tackles creative challenges and blocks on set to create show-stopping masterpieces for both personal and client work.
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
Live
November 26th 10 am Pacific Time / 6 pm London Time
Live
Shooting Outdoors with Laura + Nora of Our Food Stories
As shooting and styling small and bigger tablesettings outdoors is one of our favorite things to do we would love to guide you through our personal process. From planning the shooting to findng the right spot and then the actually shooting outdoors - we will give you an understanding of how we work and what makes shooting outdoors less difficult than you might think!
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
December 5th 10 am Pacific Time / 6 pm London Time
Live
The Creation of A Story with Costas Millas
Join Costas as he takes you through his creative process, delving into the steps he takes to go from an idea in his head to a finished body of work. The focus will be on one of his elaborate, personal food story projects with many transferable aspects to his client work. He will take you through finding inspiration, growing an idea, creating a concept, and mood direction for a shoot. You'll be taken behind the scenes of his set-ups and what he pays close attention to in his edits. And he will of course, welcome your questions!
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
December 9th 10 am Pacific Time / 6 pm London Time
Live
Share Your Work - A Feedback Session with Bea + Eva
Pull up a seat with us on zoom and feel free to come with a photo, video, or website in hand! Bea and Eva will give live feedback on your work during the group zoom session, and you can share the video, image, or website via a link in the zoom's group chat so we can all take a peek. This is an incredible opportunity to get outside eyes on your work + help encourage creative growth and outside-the-box thinking!
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
December 17th 10 am Pacific Time / 6 pm London Time
Live
Creative Round Table Q&A with Eva + Bea
Welcome to our round table Q&A with Bea + Eva where we will dive into your photography, videography, and creativity questions! We cannot wait to have this open + honest discussion with you about all things creativity, inspiration, gear, tech, styling, and more!
EXCLUSIVE ACCESS
December 12th 10 am Pacific Time / 6 pm London Time
REMINDER
All live sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the workshop after they take place 👍
REMINDER - all live sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the workshop after they take place 👍
"You could ask them anything, and it was so great to meet them and other creatives from all over the world"
LISA ORNELAS
PHOTOGRAPHER + STYLIST
Eva and Bea created a Virtual workshop loaded with valuable information on photography, styling, composition, challenging shoot solutions and the list goes on! Their separate videos on their creative shooting process from beginning to end was so eye opening and inspiring to watch. They also hosted a Zoom Round Table on different food photography subjects over several weeks. You could ask them anything and it was so great to meet them and other creatives from all over the World! Thank you Eva and Bea for such a wonderful and inspiring experience! I will be sure to recommend this fun, wonderful and valuable workshop to anyone looking to hone in on their photography and styling skills!
Hours of tutorials, Detailed Guides, and Hands-On Discussions, including:
YOU GET
- A 2-hour Behind the Scenes video of Eva creating a video in a brand-new location (the homestead!), including finding the light in a new place, creating eye-catching compositions, video settings, and more!
- A 1.5-hour Behind the Scenes video of Bea’s photoshoot, where she walks you through creating 3 different moods:bright, dark and light brown
- 2 Videos of Eva's pre-production process where she goes over packing + preparing to shoot on location
- Over an hour of tutorials diving into Bea's editing process in Adobe Lightroom, editing the images shot during our behind-the-scenes shoot together
- An hour+ long video editing tutorial with Eva, where she takes you through editing the footage shot during our behind-the-scenes client shoot in the Adobe Rush video editing desktop application.
- Written transcripts + closed captions of every video available by 11/14, so you have clarity if English is your second language or you're hearing impaired
- Hour-long seminar with Nora + Laura of Our Food Stories about Shooting on Location
- Hour-long seminar with Rachel Korinek about Creative Problem Solving
- Hour-long seminar with Costas Millas about The Creation of Story
- Hour-long discussion with Bea and Eva covering a variety of creative inquiries
- Hour-long feedback session with Bea and Eva on zoom
- Inspiration Jet Fuel packet that gives you unique and new hands-on exercises to generate beautiful + original ideas with ease and speed!
- Audio files of Bea + Eva's Inspiration + Content Discussion so you can listen to our discussion anywhere
- Bonus of 10 EXCLUSIVE Lightroom Presets
- Plus even more BONUS content (woohoo!) including a Resource Guide with Eva and Bea's favorite equipment and prop sources, exclusive access to our private Inspiration Invigoration Workshop Community on kajabi, and a guide to photographing movement!
'There is a TON of value in this course - I'm still rewatching it! I feel like it's made a big jump for me in focusing my work and what I want to improve/what I need to do next. Bea + Eva are awesome, generous teachers. And also such lovely humans!'
SALLY VARGAS
PHOTOGRAPHER
Inspiration Jet Fuel
Inside you'll find exercises to help fuel your creativity. This is my favorite PDF we'eve ever made! It's filled to the brim with tips, technique-based assignments, and brainstorming exercises designed to capture inspiration, generate unique ideas, train your visual eye, and get those creative juices flowing! You can pick and choose from which exercises you'd like to do, or dive into them all. The more you do, the more ideas you generate, and the more inspired your creations become!
What's In Your Workshop Goodie Bag?
Extra #1
Recommendations + Resources Guide
Extra #2
Another one of the best parts of attending workshops is getting to nerd out and talk shop about all our favorite prop sources, inspiring reads, camera gear, lighting equipment, ceramics, and the like. To make it easy for you to find and access our favorite sources + gear, we’ve listed it all out + linked to it in our handy little resource guide!
Extra #3
Exclusive Visual Voices Community on Kajabi
One of the best parts of workshops is the connections you forge there, and you can think of this is our permanent gathering space outside of our Zoom calls. The community is basically a private message board on kajabi (the platform the workshop is hosted on), where we can share images for voluntary group feedback, get to know each other, and continue to grow the relationships and knowledge that we're cultivating in our Zoom round table discussions!
Extra #4
Guide to Photographing Movement
Inside you'll find insights and techniques focused on capturing movement in photography. This guide will talk you through how to freeze motion or create a beautiful blur, with tips on camera settings and additional things to keep in mind. You'll love the many examples provided throughout the guide, too!
"This is without a doubt *the* workshop you'll need on the art and business of photography"
ligia farron
the girl in the yellow dress
"Eva and Bea did a really great job with this virtual workshop. I’m not quite a beginner in food photography, but I’m far from mastering the lighting, the focus, the depth of field and not to mention the business side of this field. In the round table discussions, these ladies came with so many examples and such thorough instructions, balancing all the important aspects of food photography. I also loved the creative process videos where I got to see how they set up their shots, how they approach lighting and how they actually shoot. Even though they have fantastic talent and skills in food photography, both Eva and Bea came across as humble and passionate. This is without question the workshop you’ll need on the art and business of photography!” "
When you join, you'll also get access to 10 exclusive brand-new presets custom-made by Bea and Eva! These presets contain a mix of moods + styles, from warm subjects to bright and poppy scenes to correcting over-exposed captures, we covered a wide range of editing tools within the presets to speed up + simplify your editing process! The presets are XMP files and there's an installation guide, as well!
And Don't Forget About Your Preset Bonus!
Hey there! I’m Eva, and I learned photography on a film camera dark room-style when I was 15 (which was a loooong time ago). I have a Saveur-nominated food blog, Adventures in Cooking, and have written + shot two cookbooks, Adventures in Chicken and First We Eat, which was nominated by IACP for 2019's best cookbook.
I’ve shot for clients as big as 7-Up, and as small as local restaurants. I’ve done takeovers on the @Instagram main feed, my work’s been featured in dozens of magazines + publications, and I work full-time doing what I love—photography and teaching.
I've taught thousands of students, both online and in-person, and hosted hundreds of hours of photography + styling workshops all over the world. Nothing makes me happier than seeing a familiar face as students from my entry-level workshops regularly come back for my advanced level ones :)
Eva Kosmas Flores
YOUR HOSTS
Hi 🖐🏼 I'm Bea! I grew up in a picturesque little town in the south-west of Poland. At the age of 20, I left a job in a local bakery, packed my suitcase and bought a one-way ticket to England. It was the most crazy decision I have ever made in my life.
Why did I move? I felt lost. I didn't really know what to do with myself and I hoped that this new adventure would help me find my direction in life. Nothing, as you probably guessed, happened overnight, but one day something nudged me to buy a camera....and that was a turning point.
Today, I create food stories for brands and magazines from all over the world and I still pinch myself that telling visual stories about delicious ingredients and recipes is what I do for a living. I could photograph and talk about food photography all day!
When I don't photograph I share my passion with other photographers in this warm and beautiful community through online tutorials, in person workshops, or through my best-selling book How to Photograph Food.
Bea Lubas
Always a food lover and originally from a graphic design and art direction background, I fell in love with food as a creative outlet over 10 years ago when I moved into my own home and started cooking and baking from scratch. I started my Instagram, Made By Mr Millas in 2017 after being encouraged by friends to collect the phone snaps I was taking of my food in one place.
Thousands of photographs, a "proper" camera and a number of years later, I am honoured to now call myself an award-winning Food Photographer, Food Stylist, Art Director and Recipe Developer, creating for my clients from my UK home studio in my bold, graphic and colourful style.
Costas Millas
I’m a food photographer who has been photographing professionally for over a decade. I’m an Aussie gal, based in Canada and the founder of Two Loves Studio, one of the most resourceful and educational blogs on photographing food.
I love to capture capture visual stories and create bright, uplifting imagery that emphasises the beaty and emotional connection of real food.
Rachel Korinek
We are Laura & Nora, a photographer and stylist couple from Berlin. Laura studied photography and Nora fashion design. Quickly after we met we decided to work together and started the blog Our Food Stories and @_foodstories_ Instagram to showcase our work. We use both platforms as a portfolio and mainly work for other brands to create content for them. We absolutely love to style and photograph beautiful table settings outside and therefore moved with our studio to the countryside some years ago.
Laura Muthesius + Nora Eisermann
"The workshop offered so much more than just how to style and photograph food"
Merrill Buckley
"Being part of Bea + Eva's workshop was a highlight for me of the very strange year that was 2020! Thank you for the opportunity to connect with you both as well as the community you've created as a result. I wasn't able to join the live discussions but I followed the recordings with great anticipation & I was not disappointed. Your workshop offered so much more than just how to style & photograph food; it was filled with a wealth of information. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your craft. What a great gift to know your thoughts, processes, challenges & respective journeys. I really enjoyed being "on set" with each of you & I look forward to someday joining one of your workshops in person. Thank you!
Nope! This is a brand-new Virtual Workshop with all-new behind-the-scenes recordings and content. We've created a totally new experience for you with a variety of different creative focuses, from photography to videography, with even more creative perspectives (hello Rachel Korinek, Costas Millas, and Nora + Laura!) to give you the richest experience possible.
No, this is *brand-new* content, created specifically to emulate the in-person workshop experience in a virtual setting and to foster deeper insight into the creative process. From talking about shoots that go wrong and how to overcome them, to the course community where you can connect with like-minded creatives. And if there's one thing I've observed from collaborative shoots, it's that every photographer has their own unique creative process, and you can learn SO much by seeing and hearing about the different ways that talented creatives get to their "aha!" moments.
There may be a bit of overlap in some of the general advice (i.e. soft diffused lighting), but the video and text content is completely unique and was created to give you a better look at my and Bea’s creative process, while guiding you through applying them to your own, and creating a community-based workshop experience.
Eva, I’m a member of your Vertical Video or Photography + Styling + Branding Course, is this going to be the same content as your course?
FAQ
I participated in Eva + Bea's 'Visual Voices' or 'Creative Process' Virtual Workshop, is this the same one?
Access to the workshop NEVER expires. As long as there's an internet, you’ll always have access to it ;)
How long do I have access to the workshop?
This workshop doesn't explain entry-level camera settings, it operates on the assumption that you know how to do basic adjustments like changing your aperture, shutterspeed, and ISO. You can definitely still learn a LOT from watching our shooting, styling, and editing process, but if you're looking for a more structured learning environment that starts with the basics and grows from there, my signature Photography + Styling + Branding Course might be a better fit for you.
I’m new to my camera, will this be helpful for me or is it just for experienced photographers?
No, you can take this course with an iPhone if you'd like. Granted, Bea's behind-the-scenes focuses on a using DSLR camera, but you can still put to use the styling and creative process techniques without one. Eva uses an iPhone 14 ProMax for her behind-the-scenes video shoot, so you can definitely put to use what you learn in both Bea + Eva's workshops with whatever type of camera or smart phone you have.
Do I need a camera to take this course?
All the equipment we recommend or use in the workshop is linked to in our Resources Guide within the workshop. It's full of our favorite gear + prop sources, with hyperlinks, so you don't have to worry about googling anything or accidentally ordering the wrong thing :)
What equipment do you recommend?
If you want to learn to edit in Adobe Lightroom, you will need to download the program. Bea uses Adobe Lightroom desktop for her editing demonstration videos. I use the Adobe Rush desktop app for my video editing demonstration. You will also need to download the Zoom application (it's free) to participate in the round table discussions.
Do I need any computer programs or apps?
First of all, thank you so much for taking one of my courses!! Because this is a collaborative project with many co-hosts coming together to teach, unfortunately I can't offer a student discount on the Virtual Workshop.
I'm a previous student of Eva's, does my student discount work on this?
Lifetime Access
When you join, you won't be beholden to a deadline. And you won't be asked to pay some additional fee to extend access. We want you to be able to reference the workshop + seminars as many times as you want, whenever you want. Whether that's months, seasons, or years from now, you can count on the workshop to be there for you!
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When you join, you'll be a part of a community of passionate and and warm creatives who are just as committed to and excited about growing their skillset as you are.
Immediately upon signing up, you'll have access to all of the course materials and the bonuses. This means you'll be able to go through as much of the workshop as you'd like *before* making a final commitment. If you don't feel like you're improving in your photography and styling abilities, just reach out, show us you've done the work, and we’ll gladly give you a refund. [Full details here]
pamela aruguelles pina
food + lifestyle photographer
I really am thankful for having the chance to be in this workshop. In a time that is difficult to have contact with people, it was very easy to feel like we were all there in the same room. I really loved feeling so inspired and welcomed. I love that, thanks to you and Bea, a community of creative people were engaged to support each other, and that I was able to "meet" these lovely people. Plus there was so much great information that you both shared that I’m still processing. Hope to see you in person someday!