7 Colors Dance Photography Workshop
Coloured lighting, fabric in motion, ballet and contemporary dance — a small-group studio workshop on timing, body line, and atmospheric colour control.
4.500 TL
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Curated Workshops
Short-format workshops built for practice, images, and momentum.
Curated Workshops are application-led photography sessions designed around a specific visual problem, aesthetic, or production setup. Small groups, prepared lighting, professional models, and concentrated shooting time — built for photographers who learn by making.
Each edition is built around a defined theme — dance, ballet, beauty, UV portraiture, nude art, product photography, or focused lighting studies. Some workshops are paid public sessions; others are closed partner formats for communities such as Sony Türkiye or FOTON.
Upcoming · May 2026
Three workshops, two cities, one shared format.
Each May 2026 edition is built as a small-group, fully prepared studio session. Lighting, set, model, styling, and shooting flow are designed in advance so participants can focus on image-making from the first frame.
Ballet Photography Workshop
A morning studio session built around ballet line, balance, and timing. Prepared lighting, individual mentoring, and portfolio-grade shooting flow at VELT Studio Berlin.
€245
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Beauty Photography Workshop
An afternoon close-up portrait session focused on beauty lighting, skin texture, catchlight control, and the relationship between makeup, colour, and crop.
€245
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Workshop · Istanbul
7 Colors Dance Photography Workshop
A small-group studio workshop built around coloured lighting, fabric in motion, and dance — staged at LUX Studio Istanbul on Sunday, 17 May 2026, with a ballerina and contemporary dancer working through layered colour palettes and choreographed light.
Dance photography is treated here not as a matter of pressing the shutter at the right instant, but as a study of form, body line, fabric movement, and how coloured light constructs atmosphere. Participants work through several palettes and lighting structures so that one performance becomes several visual languages.
Studio setup, lighting, and visual direction are prepared before the workshop begins. During the shoot, Burak Bulut Yıldırım works with each participant individually on framing, angle, timing, and reading the light. Meryem Aydın leads art direction, holding the visual atmosphere together as the session progresses.
What is covered
- Timing in dance and movement photography
- Body line, posture, and reading motion
- Building atmosphere with coloured studio light
- Working with fabric, motion, and light together
- Directing a ballerina and a contemporary dancer
- Framing, angle, and compositional decisions
- Building a portfolio-grade series, not isolated frames
- Individual direction and feedback during the shoot
DateSunday, 17 May 2026
Time15:00–17:30
StudioLUX Studio, Istanbul
CapacityMax. 6 photographers
MentorBurak Bulut Yıldırım
Art DirectionMeryem Aydın
PerformerZeynep
Fee4.500 TL · Reservation 2.000 TL
Workshop · Berlin
Ballet Photography Workshop
A morning studio workshop on ballet line, balance, and timing — staged at VELT Studio Berlin on Sunday, 24 May 2026, with a professional ballerina and a prepared lighting structure designed for portfolio-grade dance imagery.
Rather than producing scattered movement frames, this workshop focuses on the geometry of ballet: line, balance, the height of a jump, the close of a turn, and the way studio light can either freeze form or extend it. Participants study where the strongest moment of a movement lives and how to commit to it through framing.
The studio, lighting, and shooting flow are prepared in advance, so participants begin producing from the first frame. Burak Bulut Yıldırım works with each photographer on the technical and visual balance of the session; Meryem Aydın holds art direction so that the work reads as a coherent series rather than isolated images.
What is covered
- Movement timing in ballet photography
- Reading body line, balance, and form
- Capturing the precise moment in jumps, turns, and poses
- Freezing or extending movement with studio light
- Working with a professional ballerina
- Building wide, mid, and close-frame logic across a series
- Producing a portfolio sequence, not random frames
- Individual shooting and feedback inside a small group
DateSunday, 24 May 2026
Time10:00–13:00
StudioVELT Studio, 10967 Berlin
CapacityMax. 8 photographers
MentorBurak Bulut Yıldırım
Art DirectionMeryem Aydın
BallerinaLilly
Fee€245 · Reservation €125
Workshop · Berlin
Beauty Photography Workshop
An afternoon studio workshop on beauty lighting, close-up portraiture, and editorial face direction — staged at VELT Studio Berlin on Sunday, 24 May 2026, with a model, a makeup artist, and a fully prepared beauty setup.
The session is built around how light meets skin: catchlight placement, the architecture of the face, the relationship between makeup, colour, and crop, and the small directional shifts that change a portrait's character entirely. The aim is not a single pretty frame, but control over the editorial beauty image as a discipline.
Beauty setup, lighting, and shooting flow are prepared before participants arrive. Burak Bulut Yıldırım works with each photographer on lighting and direction; Meryem Aydın leads art direction; Büşra Kırdı's makeup work forms one of the central visual layers of the session.
What is covered
- Beauty lighting fundamentals
- Close-up portrait and face direction
- Catchlight placement and control
- Skin texture and the balance of light
- Makeup, colour, and framing as a single system
- The editorial beauty approach
- Composition, crop, and facial architecture
- Micro-direction with the model
- Building portfolio-grade beauty frames
- Individual feedback during the shoot
DateSunday, 24 May 2026
Time14:30–17:30
StudioVELT Studio, 10967 Berlin
CapacityMax. 8 photographers
MentorBurak Bulut Yıldırım
Art DirectionMeryem Aydın
MakeupBüşra Kırdı
Fee€245 · Reservation €125
Berlin · Full-Day
Ballet + Beauty · One Day, Two Workshops
A single-day combined registration for both Berlin editions on Sunday, 24 May 2026 — Ballet in the morning, Beauty in the afternoon, with a midday break in between. Same studio, same mentor, two distinct visual disciplines.
- Ballet Photography Workshop10:00 – 13:00
- Beauty Photography Workshop14:30 – 17:30
- StudioVELT Studio, 10967 Berlin
- CapacityMax. 8 photographers
Why Curated
A workshop format built around making, not waiting.
Short-format, high focus
Each session runs as a 2–4 hour format. The aim is not theory overload, but a clear visual challenge, enough shooting time, and a strong concentration of practical learning.
Production already handled
Lighting, set logic, professional models, styling, makeup, and overall coordination are prepared in advance by Burak Bulut Yıldırım and his team. Participants bring their cameras and concentrate on shooting.
Made to build portfolios
Each session is designed to produce usable material while teaching something specific. Stronger portfolio images, and a clearer understanding of how those images were made — both at once.
Curated Workshops are best suited to photographers who already understand the basics of their camera — aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and core handling — and want to move from general familiarity toward more intentional image-making in a specific field or setup.
Workshop Formats
Each edition is built around a specific visual world.
Movement & the body
Dance, ballet, pole, gesture, and body-led portrait sessions where timing, posture, and light become the main teaching material.
Experimental portraiture
Beauty, UV portrait, colour-driven sets, and sculptural portrait lighting — sessions that investigate how image, body, and atmosphere interact.
Product & lighting studies
Product photography, commercial still-life, and tightly focused lighting workshops such as building multiple portrait looks with a single light source.
Berlin & Istanbul
Active production bases. Public editions are scheduled in both cities throughout the year, alongside closed partner formats.
London Editions
From late 2026, selected London editions will join the program — carrying the same short-format, fully prepared workshop model into a new context.
New workshop announcements, dates, themes, and partner editions are added to this page over time. The current public sessions for May 2026 are listed in the Upcoming Workshops section above.
Practical Details
What participants can expect
What is provided
- Professionally prepared shoot concept
- Lighting setup and technical infrastructure
- Professional models, performers, or dancers depending on the edition
- Styling, makeup, and production support where relevant
- Mentor guidance by Burak Bulut Yıldırım
- Art direction by Meryem Aydın
- Small-group structure, typically 4–10 participants
What participants bring
- A DSLR or mirrorless camera
- Charged batteries and empty memory cards
- Portrait or standard zoom lenses suited to the workshop theme — 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 24–70mm, 70–200mm
- Longer lenses are useful for ballet; 50mm, 85mm, macro or short telephoto for beauty
- Basic camera fluency and readiness to work actively
Registration, partner editions, and private group workshops
Registration for the May 2026 editions is handled by direct message or email. After your inquiry, payment details — bank transfer or PayPal — are sent privately. Inquiries about future Berlin, Istanbul, and London editions, as well as closed workshops for partner communities, institutions, and brands, are equally welcome.
Places are limited. Each workshop is designed for a small group, so early registration is recommended.