The Corfu Adventure: Light & Location

The Corfu Adventure: On Location Portrait Photography

Join us on location in Corfu for a real-world portrait session, from the narrow streets of a traditional Greek village to blue hour on a Mediterranean beach.

Follow me and Amy as we explore Argyrades using nothing but natural light, learning how to recognise beautiful pockets of light, work with changing conditions and turn ordinary streets, doorways and architecture into portrait locations.

You’ll see the decisions being made as they happen: where I position Amy, why I choose a particular background, when I change lenses, how I adjust exposure and how subtle changes in position can completely transform the light on the face.

Then we leave the village and head to the coast, where you’ll see how I continue creating portraits as daylight disappears and the soft glow of blue hour takes over.

Inside this class, you’ll discover:

• How to identify beautiful natural light in an urban location
• How buildings and open sky can shape and direct light onto your subject
• How small changes in subject position alter the lighting pattern across the face
• How to recognise and control reflected colour from surrounding walls
• How I use catchlights and facial shadows to evaluate my light
• When I choose a 55mm versus an 85mm lens
• How to simplify distracting backgrounds using perspective and compression
• How to create relaxed poses using shape and movement
• How to photograph walking, twirling and natural movement
• How to work with styling and colour to create more harmonious portraits
• How to transition from daylight into blue hour
• How to continue shooting as available light levels fall
• How I adjust shutter speed and ISO as the light disappears
• Why increasing ISO shouldn’t stop you from creating the photograph
• How to work with the location you actually have rather than searching for the “perfect” one

This isn’t a controlled studio demonstration. You’re coming on location with us, seeing the light change, the decisions being made and the photographs we create along the way.

From the streets of Corfu to the final glow over the Mediterranean, this class is designed to help you see light, locations and portrait opportunities differently.