The Light Trix Workshop Series with Holly Gonzalez
4/20/26 - BOKEH MAGIC - Learn how to intentionally create soft, glowing bokeh that adds depth and mood to your portraits. This hands-on workshop covers lens choice, aperture, compression, focus techniques, and model placement to help you consistently achieve beautiful background blur. Practice with a live model while learning how to create bokeh in both studio and on-location settings. Perfect for photographers who want to move beyond accidental bokeh and create it with purpose.
5/18/26 - COLOR PROJECTION PORTRAITS - Learn how to create bold, vibrant portraits by projecting color onto a backdrop while keeping clean, flattering light on your subject. Using speedlights, color gels, and an 18% gray backdrop, this hands-on workshop will teach you how to control background color, separate skin tones, and shape light for dramatic results straight out of camera. Practice with a live model while experimenting with gel combinations and lighting setups. Perfect for photographers who want to add striking color and creative lighting to their portrait work.
6/15/26 - SMOKE AND SHADOW (SMOKE NINJA) - Learn how to create cinematic, mood-driven images using the Smoke Ninja. In this hands-on class, you’ll see how smoke interacts with light to add depth, enhance contrast, and create dramatic beams and atmosphere directly in camera. Practice with a live model while learning safe smoke placement, light shaping, and techniques to separate your subject from the background. Perfect for photographers looking to add striking, creative effects to portraits and conceptual shoots.
7/20/26 - SPORTS PORTRAITS THAT POP - Learn how to create bold, high-impact sports portraits using atmosphere spray and color gels. This hands-on workshop covers lighting techniques that add depth, motion, and drama while shaping light through haze for cinematic results. Photographers will practice with a live athletic model, experimenting with lighting angles, gel combinations, and atmosphere levels to create powerful, portfolio-worthy images. Perfect for those looking to elevate sports, fitness, and editorial-style portraits.
8/17/26 - SPOTLIGHT EFFECTS - Discover how spotlights can transform portraits through dramatic patterns, textures, and stage-inspired lighting. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to control light placement, angles, and modifiers to create cinematic, story-driven images. Practice with a live model while experimenting with pattern projection and textured backdrops to produce bold, portfolio-worthy portraits. Perfect for photographers looking to add dramatic, editorial-style lighting to their work.
9/21/26 - CREATIVE LIGHT SCULPTING - Discover how to shape and sculpt light using Nanlite Pavotubes to create bold, dimensional portraits. In this hands-on Light Trix workshop, photographers will learn how to position and control tube lights to highlight form, create depth, and build striking, modern lighting designs. We’ll explore techniques for using multiple Pavotubes to wrap light around a subject, create rim and edge lighting, and design dynamic color accents that enhance mood without overpowering the portrait. You’ll also learn how tube placement, angle, and distance affect contrast, shadows, and overall visual impact. A live model will be present, giving students the opportunity to experiment with lighting setups, color combinations, and creative positioning while capturing portfolio-worthy images. Perfect for photographers who want to expand their lighting creativity, explore continuous lighting tools, and learn how to sculpt dramatic portraits using Nanlite Pavotubes.
10/19/26 - LIGHT PAINTING MAGIC - Create dreamlike portraits using fiber optic lamps and long exposure techniques. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to paint with light to produce glowing trails, halos, and motion effects directly in camera. Photographers will practice with a live model while learning long exposure setup, motion control, and creative light shaping. Perfect for those who want to explore experimental lighting and create unique, portfolio-worthy portraits.
11/18/26 - WINGS OF NIGHT (LONG EXPOSURE) - Create ethereal portraits by painting glowing angel wings with light using long exposure techniques—captured entirely in camera. This hands-on workshop covers camera settings, light movement, timing, and model direction to create clean, dramatic wing effects. Photographers will practice with a live model while learning how to balance ambient light, control motion, and produce striking, portfolio-worthy images. Perfect for those exploring creative, fantasy-inspired portrait lighting.