The Language of Portraits

Intentional Presence

This workshop runs quarterly - choose a date that suits you.

Long before a message is heard, presence is felt.  What if you could guide how that presence is perceived?

This workshop explores how the camera interprets posture, expression, and subtle physical cues – and how small, considered adjustments can shift how you’re read in an image. Rather than teaching fixed poses or formulas, the focus is on awareness: understanding how to work with the camera rather than perform for it.

This session is for women in business at any stage – from finding their footing to refining how they show up visually.

  • Fri 27 Feb / Sun 3 May / Fri 21 Aug / Sun 22 Nov
  • 10.00-11.30am
  • Private studio, Basin Pocket, Ipswich
  • $60
  • 10 places

Intentional Presence is part of The Language of Portraits workshop series, which explores how we read, interpret, and respond to photographs of people.

Portrait photography workshop focusing on expressive and intentional portraiture techniques.

Learning to See

A Legacy Workshop

Learning to See is a considered workshop for grandparents & parents who want to photograph their grandchildren with intention, care, and emotional clarity.

This is not a technical photography class. It’s an exploration of how attention shapes meaning in photographs.

Grounded in the ideas from my book Learning to See, this session looks at how photographs communicate – through light, distance, timing, and restraint – and how small, thoughtful choices can create images that feel honest now and enduring over time. Copies of the book are available to purchase, extending the conversation beyond the workshop.

  • Fri 23 Jul
  • 10.00-11.30am
  • Private studio, Basin Pocket, Ipswich
  • $60
  • 10 places

Learning to See is part of The Language of Portraits workshop series, which explores how we read, interpret, and respond to photographs of people.

Woman practicing portrait photography during a workshop session.