This workshop with Martin Krolop focuses on the topic of light – but not in the classic sense of “making light”. The aim is to use light in a targeted manner without losing the effect of the image through excessive brightness. Darkness as a stylistic device – consciously used for atmospheric, reduced and aesthetically sophisticated images.
Martin Krolop shows how to free yourself from technical aids such as histograms, exposure scales or warning indicators – and instead work with your eye and intuition. The aim is to think more freely in terms of photography and to use light to set creative accents without losing the atmosphere of an image. The workshop provides numerous tips on how to achieve strong lighting with little effort – in a controlled, targeted and artistic manner.
The course is compact but intensive: theory and practice are intertwined. In addition to teaching key concepts relating to lighting effects, reduction and conscious shadowing, the focus is on practical implementation. Each participant is given sufficient time to realize their own motifs with the model – always individually, without a group shoot or parallel cameras. This creates space for concentration, targeted composition and personal feedback.
Between the active camera units, there is time to analyze images, exchange ideas and consolidate what has been learned. Here, too, the focus is on the individual examination of light and effect.
A model will be available throughout the workshop.
About Martin Krolop
Martin Krolop is one of the best-known photographers in the German-speaking world. With his company “Krolop & Gerst”, he runs his own studio in Cologne and regularly publishes specialist articles, video training courses and workshops. His blog is one of the most visited sites on the subject of photography in the German-speaking world. He is passionate about precise work with light – and creative experimentation that goes beyond classic standards.
- Speaker: Martin Krolop
- Suitable for: Beginners and advanced photographers should have basic photographic knowledge and be able to use their own camera safely.
- Minimum number of participants:4
- Maximum number of participants: 8
- Bring along: Camera with charged battery and empty memory cards, lenses preferably in the focal length range 50 mm, 24-70 mm
- Duration: approx. 6 hours
- When: Sunday, 12.10.25 from 12:00 to approx. 18:00
- Where: Messe Nürnberg, NCC West (entrance via Frankenhalle), Tunis room, 1st floor (barrier-free)
- Price: 279€ (including Weekend Pass: 3-day ticket for the trade fair)
If this course is already sold out and you would like to book a ticket, please send us an e-mail to events@ringfoto.de and we will put you on the waiting list.
