For the first time, two top international photography coaches are coming together for an exceptional photography event on 3-4 May 2025 in Venice, Italy.

The Masterclass is created in partnership with a local event manager who has prepared ground for films such as Mission Impossible and James Bond.

Two unforgettable days to photograph in several secret magical locations in Venice and in a magnificent baroque Venetian mansion.
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You will learn to create elaborate artistic concepts where the locations, outfits, direction, use of light & props - all come together to create a moving ambience, mood, emotion and story.

Topics covered:

- Portrait, Fashion, Sensual
- Emotional Storytelling
- Cinematic Photography
- Venetian Palazzo
- Venetian dresses & masks
- Gondola
- Piazza San Marco Fashion

You will create with:

- 2 COACHES
- 4 MODELS
- 10 PARTICIPANTS (split in 2 groups of 5)

You will learn:

- How to create elaborate artistic concepts ​
- How to blend location, outfits, props​ and art direction
- contemporary model direction
- tell stories with cinematic photography
- include emotions and your personal signature in your shots

THE COACHES

Marco Benedetti

Marco is a Swiss (with Italian origin), internationally multi awarded and exhibited professional photographer and artist. He coaches models, photographers and art students leading seminars and photography masterclasses.

He has been active behind the camera since 1990.

He runs his own professional photo agency and, last but not least, practices and teaches Japanese martial arts.

He studied photography in Milan, Italy. He is a perfectionist, internationally awarded hundreds of times, uncompromising on resources to realise his visions in the highest possible quality.

His photos and projects have been awarded multiple times in dozens of world competitions and have also been published in numerous photography magazines and photography books.

He is known as one of the best Swiss photographers for emotional photography and cinematic storytelling.

Pawel Lipski

Pawel is an international photography coach, based in Zurich, Switzerland and Bali.
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He specialises exclusively in people photography in natural light - including portraits, boudoir and travel portraits​ - which he teaches at his workshops and photo trips around the world.

Because to him, people are the most fascinating photographic subjects, with an endless variety of faces, expressions and emotions.
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He spent over 10 years perfecting the ways to use natural light to create studio-like portraits anywhere, in any weather.
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Over time, he has filtered down everything he learned into a handful of the most powerful techniques - and structured them into a "3 Steps to Stunning Portraits" training system.


EQUIPMENT

CAMERA
- DSLR or Mirrorless
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LENSES
- 24-70mm f/2.8
- 70-200mm f/2.8
- or any prime lens (fixed focal): 50mm f/2.8, 85mm f/2.8, etc.
- must not be necessarily f2.8, can be also f/4 but you will be happier with f/2.8 in low light conditions

OTHER
​​- tripod (optional)
- enough battery power
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If you have different lenses, contact us and we will be happy to advise you. Do not buy immediately new lenses!

NOTEOOK
- for photo selection & post processing
- be sure to take enough memory cards and a way to transfer your pics to pc​

CANCELLATIONS

- Cancellations until 31 January 2025: 100% refund
- Cancellation until 31 March 2025: 50% refund.
- Cancellations after 31 March 2025: no refund.


QUESTIONS?

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Marco

Pawel