7–8 November 2026Hamburg, Germany

Marta PonskoJulia Marse

2-Day Studio Lighting, Posing & Editorial Workshop

Two educators. Two different approaches. Multiple lighting techniques. Different models. One intensive experience designed to completely change the way you work in the studio.

Marta Ponsko and Julia Marse in the studio
Light

Understand how light really works — not just where to place it.

Pose

Learn how to pose and direct women, men, maternity and couples.

Direct

Communicate, connect and create real emotion in front of the camera.

Create

Build intentional, editorial photographs you are proud of.

Understand

Make your own creative decisions and become truly independent.

Two photographers. Two visual languages.

You don't come to learn one style. You come to understand how different photographers make different decisions.

Marta Ponsko

Control
Strobes · Color · Precision · Posing

Julia Marse

Create
Continuous Light · Editorial · Movement · Creative Direction

The Program

Day 1

Control the studio

Lighting · Posing · Technique
  • Strobes & continuous light
  • Clean portrait lighting
  • Modifiers & contrast
  • Posing different body types
  • Men, women & maternity
  • Build control and consistency
Maternity portrait under studio lighting
Day 2

Break the rules

Editorial · Color · Creative
  • Creative lighting techniques
  • Hard light, color & movement
  • Multiple light sources
  • Fashion-inspired posing
  • Storytelling & concepts
  • From safe to editorial
Editorial fashion image with movement

Your Educators

Marta Ponsko holding a camera

Marta Ponsko

Maternity & Portrait Photographer
Nikon Creator · Educator

Award-winning maternity and portrait photographer based in Warsaw, Poland. Known for bold, colorful and highly controlled studio imagery.

Marta’s focus: CONTROL. Strobes. Precision. Posing. Color. Control over light, equipment and results.

Julia Marse

Julia Marse

Fashion Photographer
Creative Director · Educator

London-based fashion photographer and founder of MARSE Academy and MARSE Studios.

Julia’s focus: CREATE. Continuous Light. Editorial. Movement. Creative Direction · Storytelling.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is for photographers who already know the basics but feel they are not using the full potential of their studio, their equipment or their creativity. You may be a portrait, maternity, fashion, beauty, boudoir or personal branding photographer.

It is especially for you if:

  • you keep returning to the same one or two lighting setups because they feel safe
  • you own strobes, modifiers or LEDs but know you could do much more with them
  • you can recreate photographs you see online but struggle to create something independently
  • your lighting works sometimes, but you don’t yet have the consistency to repeat the result
  • you want to understand why a setup works instead of memorising where to put a light
  • posing men, women, couples or maternity clients still makes you hesitate
  • you want your portfolio to feel stronger and more distinctive
  • you are ready to move beyond technically correct photographs and create work people actually remember

What you will learn

Studio lighting that you actually understand

Strobes + continuous light, modifiers, contrast, shadows, color, multiple sources and more.

Multiple approaches instead of one formula

Watch Marta and Julia solve the same creative problems in completely different ways.

Posing and directing different people

Women, men, maternity and couples. How to pose, connect and move from one pose to another.

From idea to finished photograph

See the full decision-making process — from the first idea to the final image.

What you will leave with

  • A broader lighting vocabulary. Multiple techniques you can adapt.
  • Confidence with strobes and continuous light.
  • Stronger posing and directing skills.
  • Better problem-solving when the result doesn’t match what you imagined.
  • More creative independence.

Most importantly:The ability to make your own creative decisions.

The Experience

2 Intensive Days
Different Professional Models
Women · Men · Maternity · Couples
Strobes + Continuous Light
Multiple Lighting Setups
Live Demonstrations
Guided Shooting
Certificate of Participation
Goodie Bag from Partners
Hamburg Speicherstadt at dusk
7–8 November 2026
10:00 – 18:00
Small group
15–20 participants
Hamburg, Germany
Central studio location · Easy access
English language
600
2-Day Workshop
Book your spot
Limited places available
Photographer shooting a model under studio light

Questions

This workshop is for photographers who already understand the basics but want to develop stronger technical and creative skills in studio photography.

“I know what I want to create —
and I know how to create it.”

Leave with skills that stay with you. Not just photos for your portfolio.

Ponsko Marse7–8 November 2026 · Hamburg, Germany · €600
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