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Light It, Pose It, Nail It: Beginner’s Guide to Engagement Sessions

Speaker: Giovanni Logrono (Website) (Social Media)

Hands-On   

Beginner, Intermediate   

Ready to make your engagement sessions look like a pro shot them, even if you’re just starting out? This beginner-friendly class strips away the guesswork and gets you posing and lighting couples with confidence. No tech overload, no complicated setups. Just simple, repeatable techniques that make your photos look amazing straight out of camera.

In this hands-on class you’ll learn:
• Easy-to-Remember Posing Flow: How to move couples naturally so they look connected and comfortable
• Beginner Lighting Made Simple: One-light setups you can master fast for any location
• Combining Light & Pose: Create flattering, sellable images without overthinking it
• On-the-Spot Adjustments: Quick fixes when something looks off in your shot

Bring your camera! We’ll pose and light real couples together in class, and you’ll walk away with the confidence to repeat the process with your own clients. After class, take what you learned, grab a couple from Rent-A-Human, use the techniques from class to get unique images to get your portfolio going!

Primary Topics: Engagements, Posing

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SKILL LEVELS

Beginner: Just starting out or relatively new to a given subject matter. Basics will be covered and the course will move at a slower pace. The instructor will spend a little more time trying to explain concepts to ensure everyone is following. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 1-3 on the given topic.

Intermediate: Has a grasp of some basic concepts. This course level will move at a faster pace and assume you have basic knowledge covered on the given subject matter. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 4-6 on the given topic.

Advanced: You have working knowledge of the given subject matter, but are looking for more fine-tuning and some advanced topics to take your work to that next level. DO NOT expect instructors to explain basic concepts in this course. On a scale of 1-10 consider this level a 7-10 on the given topic.

Class Types

Hands-On

These are shooting courses. You will be shooting and working. Bring your camera, gear, or whatever you need for the course and to create create images. Expect to have some level of shooting.

Live Demonstration

These are instructor-led courses where you will see a live demonstration of what the instructor is teaching. You can still bring your camera to these courses and you can photograph, but the goal of the course is NOT for you to shoot or to ensure you get a shot. The goal is for you to see how and why the instructor does what he/she does in order to get the final result.

Lecture

These are non-shooting courses. Typically classroom-based, bring your laptop and notepad and focus on learning!