Live Lighting Demos at The Photography Show 2024!
We're excited to announce our LIVE lighting demos that will be held at The Photography and Video Show between 16th-19th March! With a range of partner photographers on our stand at K404, learn first-hand how to use PiXAPRO and Godox equipment to create stunning and unique images.
Find our full demo schedules below, with some information about our partner photographers who will be joining us for the show.
Gavin Hoey
A skilled portraiture photographer, Gavin's strengths lie in creating not only beautiful portraiture, but also adding a unique flair and style! Gavin is best known for his YouTube channel, now with over 270K subscribers, sharing tips and tutorials on creating striking images in the studio.
Find Gavin at K404 twice every day, for two demos:
Classic to Creative: Portraits with Flash
Using a mix of compact PiXAPRO and Godox flashes plus modifiers, Gavin walks you through a range of different portrait photography styles you can create with the same basic lighting kit! Find versatility with how you use your lighting and how you shoot.
When:
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:
10:45 - 11:30
Bright Lights, Powerful Portraits
Join Gavin and Chloe on the EssentialPhoto & Video stand for this exciting LED Lighting demo using Godox continuous lights, RGB tubes and a smoke machine to create a range of bright, fun and colourful portraits! Make sure to bring your camera (or smartphone!) along for this demo and try your hand at some shots at the end, without the need for a trigger!
When:
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:
15:45 - 16:30
The Magic of Softboxes: Stunning Portraits with Diffused Light
Catch this one-off demo at the PHOTO LIVE Stage only, for a Gavin Hoey back to basics class! Using just one light, Gavin demonstrates 3 different softboxes and their individual impacts on the light to create stunning monolight portraits!
When:
Tuesday:
13:00 - 13:30 at the PHOTO LIVE STAGE
That Photography Spot
Sharing their expertise on YouTube and in masterclasses, ThatTogSpot aim to share tips and techniques that allow pet and portrait photographers to shoot with confidence. Join photographer Jess McGovern on our stand every day at the show for some exclusive lighting demos featuring ThatTogSpot dogs covering both fine art styles and high-speed motion freezing action!
Catch Jess and the team at K404 once per day, for two demos:
"Catch!" - Freezing Dogs in Studio
Treat-catch or ball-throw dog photography can be tricky to shoot due to the motion of the dog mid-shot. In this demo, learn how to successfully freeze motion in a studio environment with just one light for a sharp, clean image.
When:
"That" Dog Chair Shot - A How-To
An exclusive peek at one of TogSpot's Masterclass demonstrations, join Jess and Bryt for an in-depth demo on replicating that yellow-chair image that picked up "Excellent" marks from The Societies judges at The International Print Competition in January, using PiXAPRO lighting.
When:
Tommy Reynolds
All You Need is One Light: Mastering the power of a single strobe
Unlock the power of just one light! Join Tommy Reynolds and learn to master a single strobe for limitless possibilities in your own work. Transform your ideas with simple yet impactful techniques which you can use on your next shoot, to create everything from dramatic shadows to soft, flattering illumination. Tommy will be joined by model Tegan Elizabeth.
Photography Session Days
Session Days is co-owned and managed by Graham Currey and Emma Finch, and is one of the UK's leading providers of photography events and portraiture training, covering everything from historical themes, to cosplay, to dance themed shoots!
Lighting Fine-Art Portraits for Costuming
Using their experience with portraiture and eye-catching costuming and cosplay photography on their events, Emma and Graham will walk you through their process for creating a high quality fine-art styled photoshoot, using historical themed costuming along the way, using just two lights! Graham Currey will be modelling.
When:
Saturday: 14:30 - 15:15
Sunday: 14:30 - 15:15
Monday: 13:15 - 14:00
CatsDog Photography
Founded in the UK by Cat in 2013, CatsDog is recognised internationally, with award-winning work that has taken her all over the globe. With a passion for dog photography, Cat's aim is to create loud and colourful portraits, capturing canine characters through epic adventures, both in the studio and out on location.
Join Cat for an exclusive Demo on Tuesday 19th on our stand only.
Off-Camera Flash Dog Photography
Creating a well-rounded pet portrait can take a lot of time and patience, with so many things to consider, such as fur, eye catchlights and backlighting. Join Cat for a full in-depth lighting demo, building up from one light to four, and showing how small changes in lighting can make big differences to the final image!
When:
Tuesday: 14:30 - 15:15