FOOD & PRODUCT WORKSHOPS 2025
The styling lab: Colour. Light. Texture
with Keren Dobia
- Genre: Fine Art
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Hands-On Instructional Experience for All Skill Levels
Join Keren Dobia for an immersive, hands-on Styling & Lighting Workshop designed to elevate your creative process and visual storytelling. Whether you’re a portrait, fashion, still life, or conceptual photographer—or simply someone looking to refine your visual voice—this workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore the art of image creation beyond the lens.
Keren will guide you through the process of building visually striking images by focusing on:
- Styling with Intention: Learn how to select and combine elements—objects, fabrics, props, and surfaces—based on colour palettes, textures, and composition to create harmonious and dynamic visuals.
- Lighting Fundamentals: Using constant lighting, Keren will demonstrate how light can shape, sculpt, and transform a scene, giving you a clear and accessible way to understand light direction, intensity, and mood.
- Visual Balance & Creativity: Discover how to construct images that are not just technically sound, but emotionally resonant and aesthetically compelling.
This workshop is not limited to skills for product or still life photography—it’s about learning to see and build creative imagery that reflects your vision, no matter your genre or experience level.
Expect a hands-on, collaborative environment where you’ll be encouraged to experiment, ask questions, and leave with practical tools to bring more depth, clarity, and artistry to your work.
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to push your work further, this is a chance to learn to elevate your styling in a supportive and creative environment.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- A deeper understanding of styling principles
- Confidence in using continuous lighting
- Tools to create strong compositions and colour harmony
- Techniques to enhance your storytelling and elevate your visual impact
The Art of Cocktail Photography
with Vueey Le
- Genre: Food
- Transport: TBA
- Location: Location: Fujifilm AirBNB of Photography
- Length: 1hr
- Skill Level: Beginners
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Step into the vibrant world of cocktail photography, where creativity meets precision. In this hands-on workshop, Vueey Le will guide you through the process of capturing stunning drink imagery from start to finish.
You’ll learn how to:
• Choose the right gear and settings for dynamic results
• Compose eye-catching scenes that tell a story
• Master lighting techniques to enhance colour, texture, and atmosphere
• Direct and style a cocktail shoot to bring your vision to life
Whether you’re building a portfolio, shooting for social media, or simply looking to refine your skills, this session will equip you with the tools and techniques to create mouthwatering images that stand out.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Mastering Composition & Storytelling – Learn how to arrange your subject, props, and background to create visually compelling cocktail shots that draw the viewer in.
- Lighting for Impact – Discover techniques to shape and control light to highlight colours, textures, and mood in drink photography.
- Directing a Photoshoot – Gain practical skills in guiding the process from setup to final shot, including styling, timing, and working with a team or mixologist.
Reflection Perfection
with Emily Black
- Genre: TBA
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: Beginners
- Specialist Equipment: TBA
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Photographing shiny products can be tricky with all those reflective surfaces. Let’s problem solve using a variety of tools, some specific, some creative, to take control of the highlights and reflections to create mood and form.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Use of soft box/diffuser
- Creating a soft light set up with constant light
- Understanding light and shape
Food Glorious Food
with Karl Ludik
- Genre: Food
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1.5hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
After three years of wondering around the kitchen, I’m returning to a back to basics food photography course. In my role as Content Creator for the World’s largest cookware company, its my day to day, and I’ll be sharing my workflow, mastering natural and strobe lighting and learning how to create layers and depth to your scrumptious creations. We’ll light, shoot and eat our subjects. No boring landscapes here! Hills of cream, berry filled valleys and caramel sunrises.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Pre-visualising the finished image
- Styling by adding depth, layers and excitement to your scene
- Lighting food for maximum food lust!
Let's Be Brief
with Emily Black
- Genre: TBA
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: Beginners
- Specialist Equipment: TBA
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Ever wondered what it’s like to make an editorial image, showcasing a product, but working to a specific design brief? We’re going to get creative, while working within a shoot brief photographing food and product, using continuous and available light. With support and guidance and a collection of tools we’ll explore a variety of work stations and briefs to create a final ad worthy image.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Shooting to a brief
- Product lighting and mood
- Natural Light / constant light
Mouthwatering Moments
with Vueey Le
- Genre: TBA
- Transport: TBA
- Location: Fujifilm AirBNB of Photography
- Length: 1.5hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: TBA
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Discover the art of food photography with Vueey Le, who transforms simple kitchen moments into mouthwatering images. In this hands-on workshop, Vueey will share styling, lighting, and composition techniques that turn everyday meals into visual stories. Using artificial and natural light, utensils and fresh ingredients, you’ll learn to create stunning photos at home. Perfect for food lovers and aspiring creators, this workshop blends creativity with practical skills you can use everyday
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Styling and plating techniques that make food look appetising and visually balanced
- How to work with both artificial and natural light to highlight textures, colours and and details in any kitchen
- Composition and framing skills that turn simple dishes into professional, story-driven images
BMX Skate Park Catastrophe Part Deux
with Nick Fletcher
- Genre: Sport
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
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Specialist Equipment: Wide angle lenses and flashes are reccomended but not required
- Fitness Level: Short walk (>500m) If you are unsteady on your feet or less mobile then this is not the workshop for you.
- Group size: 20
This workshop was soooo good last year that we are doing it all again. Join Nick with Jai Larson and Mitch Brown, two of Australia’s best Freestyle BMXers, at Mrytleford Skatepark for some wide angle BMX madness. Last year the freestyle freaks got very upside down and no doubt they will want to go bigger this year.
Bring any lens you like but we’ll be focussing on getting wide and close. Like really really close. And for those that have it bring a flash to pop on the top of your camera and we’ll shoot into the sun.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- How to deal with distracting backgrounds in a sports environment
- How to shoot action sports safely with a wide angle lens
- How to incorporate flash to freeze action and deal with backlit subjects
Wild Grit: Photographing the Women of the Trails. A raw, real, and empowering visual storytelling workshop
with Sophie Geraghty
- Genre: Sport
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: Hiking
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Specialist Equipment: Wide angle lenses and flashes are reccomended but not required
- Fitness Level: Short walk (>500m) If you are unsteady on your feet or less mobile then this is not the workshop for you.
- Group size: 20
Join photographer and ultrarunner Sophie Geraghty on the breathtaking trails of Bright for an immersive and empowering workshop capturing the strength, grit, and beauty of women in trail running. This 2-hour outdoor session is designed to blend your passion for photography with your passion for purpose, creating meaningful work that celebrates women in sport and the untamed energy of the ultrarunning world. Working with a small group of female trail runners, you’ll learn how to craft a visual story that blends portraiture and motion with the natural environment. The goal? To produce a series of striking images that represent not only the physical movement of running; but the deeper story of determination, identity, and connection with the outdoors. This project proudly supports the Women of GSER initiative, part of the Great Southern Endurance Run (GSER), which shines a spotlight on women in trail and ultra-distance running. Selected images will contribute to a collaborative storytelling project promoting this movement and giving voice to the women of the trails. Sophie Geraghty is a professional photographer and ultrarunner whose work lives at the intersection of sport, storytelling, and soul. With over 20 years of experience behind the lens and hundreds of kilometres on foot, Sophie brings a unique ability to capture raw moments of power and vulnerability. Passionate about encouraging more women into sport and into creative expression, her workshops are welcoming, grounded, and designed to help photographers create work that matters.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- How to direct and photograph athletes naturally in outdoor environments
- Techniques for capturing both action and emotive portraiture in natural light
- Using landscape and light to frame strength and vulnerability
- Telling a visual story: from moment to mood
- Connecting with your subject to reveal authenticity and emotion
BFOP25 goes Tour de France style!
with Jean-Pierre Ronco
- Genre: Sport
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: Telephoto lens, mid zoom lens with low aperture, speed light
- Fitness Level: Short walk (>500m)
- Group size: 20
I will go with you with my best tips to capture sporting events without missing any actions. First, I will go with you through the gears that I use on the field and the set-up of our cameras. Then we will start to shoot in Aperture priority to get the fastest shutter speed possible and freeze the action. We will also use our environment and landscape to get the best result of the action in the environment. After that, we will move to Shutter priority to get some movement happening with some panning exercises. Finally, we will move to Manual mode to be in full control of our camera on the field creating amazing sport images. At the end, of this workshop, I will do an introduction to speed-light use during daylight and race day to create stars reflexion and movement (panning). With all these tools, you will be able to be the true leader and yellow jersey on the field.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Learn more about the different shooting modes of their camera.
- Learn to adapt our camera setting to a rapid change of our environment (light).
- Learn how to freeze the action.
- Learn how to create speed and movement by panning.
- Learn to use speed light during daylight.
Pre-FOP Skills Refresher
with Dani Webb
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1.5hr
- Skill Level: Beginners
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
You’ve booked your BFOP ticket, lined up your workshops… and now your mind’s gone fuzzy on what all those buttons and dials actually do. Don’t stress—we’ve got you.
Join Dani from Camera House for a friendly, no-jargon refresher session where she’ll break down the essential camera settings in a way that actually makes sense. You’ll learn why your camera sometimes gets exposure wrong—and how to take control and fix it fast.
Perfect for anyone who needs a confidence boost before diving into the weekend’s workshops.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Confidence with Your Camera – Feel empowered to take control and make quick, smart decisions behind the lens.
- Simplified Settings – Get a clear, stress-free breakdown of the key camera settings and when to use them.
- Understanding Your Light Meter – Learn how to read and respond to what your camera is telling you about exposure.
Snow Much Fun: From Santa Shoot to Photoshop Magic
with Karen Alsop & Vicky McKay
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 3hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Get ready to sleigh this Christmas with a photography and Photoshop workshop like no other! Join internationally acclaimed photographic artist Karen Alsop (creator of Christmas Wish and The Heart Project) for a magical, hands-on experience where storytelling meets sleigh bells.
For the first half of this festive frolic, you’ll be photographing the REAL Santa Claus—yes, he’s flying in just for you (rumour has it the reindeer are requesting room service in Bright). We will begin with a magical Christmas set, complete with our very own ‘Aussie Santa’. You’ll learn how to capture Santa in the perfect light and pose, with Karen guiding you through storytelling techniques and camera creativity.
Then it’s time to fire up Photoshop and dive headfirst into the snow globe of digital editing. Karen will walk you through how to turn your Christmas photo into a fully-fledged Christmas Wonderland Composite.
Leave the workshop with:
✔️ A photo of Santa (taken by you)
✔️ Editing skills to make it magical
✔️ A big smile and probably glitter in your hair
🎅 Santa’s booked in. The sleigh’s polished. All that’s missing is you.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Learn the secrets behind seamless selections, creative lighting, and shadow play—then pull it all together to build scenes so real, they might just step off the screen. This is where Photoshop stops being a tool and starts becoming your storybook.
- Taking it to the next level with mind-blowing new tricks using Photoshop's Generative AI to magically expand your photo, grow your scene beyond the frame, and turn a simple snap into a full-blown festive fantasy.
- Impress your friends and family with a Christmas card so good, they’ll think Hallmark hired you!
- 🎁 BONUS: You’ll receive a recorded video of the editing session to follow along with later at home, when you’re ready to create your own Christmas Card masterpiece.
Beyond the Frame: 4D Photo Art Fusion
with Karen Alsop & Vicky McKay
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1.5hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: Your imagination, a notebook (digital or paper), and a few of your favourite photos on USB
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Step into a world where photographs leap off the page, dance through space, and tell stories in more than just two dimensions.
In this mind-expanding 4D Photo Art workshop, internationally acclaimed visual storyteller Karen Alsop will take you on a guided journey through the intersection of photography and mixed media art. From painting and decoupage to sublimation and augmented reality, this is where still images find new life across every sensory realm.
Learn how to transform your photographs into:
✔ Layered 3D art that frames the story.
✔ Sublimated pieces that shimmer with personality
✔ Interactive augmented reality art that pulls you into another world
✔ Subtly animated images with sound and motion, perfect for digital display
✔ Tactile, hand-embellished artworks that fuse traditional and digital techniques
Whether you’re a photographer looking to expand your medium, an artist seeking a digital edge, or a creative soul ready to explore something completely new—this session will open doors to new possibilities and bring your work beyond the frame.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Hybrid Art Creation: Learn how to turn your photographic art into tactile pieces through printing, painting, cutting, and layering techniques (including 3D decoupage, canvas printing, and embellishment).
- Augmented Reality & Animation: Discover how to bring your photos to life with subtle motion, audio, and interactivity.
- Concept-to-Experience: Understand how to design an immersive artwork from start to finish—including choosing the right photo, matching it with a tangible medium, and enhancing it through sound, visual animation, and even physical texture.
Demystifying the Fine Art Print
with Keren Dobia
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Print Workshop with Keren Dobia (Epson Ambassador) and Kayell Australia.
Delve into paper choice. Find the world of printing overwhelming or to technical then come along and learn from Epson ambassador Keren Dobia as she takes you through her step by step approach to editing for print enhancement.
Keren will walk you through her process of image analysis, test printing, print enhancement and making the best paper choice for your work. If you need some tips and tricks for your own image enhancement and preparing fine art prints then you can be sure to take away some valuable information. See how important paper, image and screen profiles are to your print outcomes. We will have an Epson printer and Eizo screen on display in addition to some of Canson’s fine art papers.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Make better paper choices for your images
- Learn some tips and tricks to enhance your images for print (lightroom and photoshop)
Exploding Stuff with Camera House
with Dani Webb
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Mostly seated/stationary
- Group size: 20
Ready to blow things up
Join Dani from Camera House for an action-packed photography session where things move fast… and sometimes explode! Discover the art of freezing motion in its most dramatic form. Whether it’s flying fruit, bursting balloons, or micro explosions, you’ll learn how to capture the perfect moment before it vanishes.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- 📸 Master the light – Learn how to harness different lighting setups to highlight motion and drama.
- 🎯 Nail your focus – Explore pro-level techniques for tracking and locking focus on moving subjects.
- ⏱️ Control time – Understand how shutter speed transforms your images from a blur to a razor-sharp spectacle.
Adventure Weddings: Because Ordinary Is Forgettable
with Jesse Hisco
- Genre: Portrait
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 1.5hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Medium walk (>1km)
- Group size: 20
An adventure wedding isn’t just about hiking boots and mountaintops — though it’s a pretty rad start — it’s about telling a couple’s story in a way that feels like them, not just looks like them. In this 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn my fast-track approach to capturing the heart of any wedding day — from the loud, joy-filled celebrations to the quiet, blink-and-you-miss-them moments in between — so your photos feel alive, connected, and impossible to forget.
We’ll strip back the noise and focus on what matters most: building a visual story that pulls people into the day. You’ll leave with a simple, repeatable framework you can start using immediately — plus a taste of the deeper techniques that can completely change the way you shoot weddings.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Spot the Story – Identify the moments that matter most to your couple and weave them into a visual narrative.
- Direct Without Disrupting – Guide couples naturally so they stay present and the story stays authentic.
- Shoot the In-Between – Capture the unscripted, blink-and-you-miss-them moments that give the day its soul.
- Balance Big & Small Moments – Transition seamlessly between the epic, scene-setting shots and intimate details.
- Build a Repeatable Story Framework – Walk away with a simple method you can apply to any wedding, anywhere.
Canon Photo5 starts with five everyday items in a simple brown box.
with Jenn Cooper
- Genre: Other
- Transport: TBA
- Location: TBA
- Length: 2hr
- Skill Level: All
- Specialist Equipment: N/A
- Fitness Level: Medium Walk (>1km)
- Group size: 20
This is unique photographic competition where each item offers a challenge designed to inspire the creation of remarkable photography. Canon Photo5 was an annual photography competition in Australia and New Zealand that challenged photographers to respond to five different photographic briefs, involving simple everyday objects. BFOP attendees who register receive a box containing five items, each acting as a prompt for a photo, and they must incorporate specific creative techniques into their shots. The competition aims to inspire creativity and push the boundaries of photographic expression all while having a lot of FUN!
The Core Concept:
The competition revolves around a “Photo5” concept, where participants receive a box containing five everyday objects.
The Briefs:
Each object serves as a photographic brief, requiring participants to create a unique image based on that object and a specific theme or technique.
Creative Techniques:
Participants are often instructed to incorporate specific creative photography techniques, like using light, shadows, or specific camera settings.
Community Engagement:
Canon encourages participants to share their work, fostering a sense of community among photographers and enthusiasts. Visit the Canon HQ and share your images to be printed and displayed on the Photo5 wall.
Prizes and Recognition:
Winners of the competition receive prizes such as Canon Selphy Printer, Canon merchandise and opportunities to showcase their work.
Past Examples:
In previous years, the briefs included items like spaghetti, tissue paper, little people, and even a brown box with a secret theme.
What will be in your Canon Photo5 box?
Video link for inspiration:
https://youtu.be/4ujHxPiFrP0
Workshop Key Learnings:
- 📸 Master the light – Learn how to harness different lighting setups to highlight motion and drama.
- 🎯 Nail your focus – Explore pro-level techniques for tracking and locking focus on moving subjects.
- ⏱️ Control time – Understand how shutter speed transforms your images from a blur to a razor-sharp spectacle.
Fujifilm Scavenger Hunt - INFO COMING SOON
with Team Fuji
Yeah yeah yeah, relax. This workshop info is coming soon.
Workshop Key Learnings:
- Some instructors are hard to chase down and get their workshop info
- Photographers have creative minds that wander off topic a lot making it hard to get info efficiently
- Life isn't fair and you don't always get what you want when you want it
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