Mini Masterclass-Photography, Lighting & Portfolio Review

What This Mini Masterclass Covers

Lighting Mastery

• Natural Light (ideal and challenging conditions)

• Flash Techniques (Godox, Profoto & more)

• LED / Continuous Lighting for cinematic looks

• Diffusion, Reflection & Modifiers

• Real-world lighting problem solving

Framing Your Subjects

• Posing (standing, seated, lying down)

• Composition & storytelling

• Hand & foot placement

• Creating natural emotion and connection

Hands-On Learning Experience
You won’t just watch—you’ll DO.

• 6 Live Lighting Demonstrations

• 4 Guided Group Shooting Sessions

• Work with real models in dynamic locations

• Apply techniques immediately after learning them

Course Schedule

Hour 1: Portfolio Review & Goal Setting

• Private 1-on-1 critique session with Jason

• Personalized feedback on your work

• Identify strengths, weaknesses & growth areas

• Set clear goals for the day

• This is an honest assessment of where you are with your work, provided in a constructive way that inspires you on where you can grow your work, without tearing you down.

Hour 2: Posing & Communication

• Hands-on posing instruction

• “Cutting” techniques to refine composition in-camera

• Directing subjects naturally

• Overcoming challenges in articulating what you want your subject to do. Getting the vision in your head to translate into the images you want in your camera.

• Drawing out authentic emotion

• Mastering hands, feet, posture & flow

Hour 3: Natural Light Foundations

• Intro to Lighting (20 min)

Why lighting is essential to next-level photography

• Natural Light Demo (20 min)

Learn to control and shape light in any condition

• Group Shoot (20 min)

Practice natural light techniques with live models

Hour 4: Flash & Modifiers

• Flash Demo (20 min)

Master off-camera flash for dramatic, professional results

• Group Shoot (20 min)

Hands-on flash shooting session

• Modifiers Demo (20 min)

Diffusion, reflection, shaping and controlling light

Hour 5: Advanced Lighting Techniques

• Group Shoot (20 min)

Practice diffusion & reflection techniques

• LED Lighting Demo (20 min)

Create cinematic, continuous-light imagery

• Final Group Shoot (20 min)

Apply LED lighting techniques in real scenarios

Throughout the course attendees can get critique from Jason on the images they are shooting for on location corrections and improvements.