Ballet Dancing in the Rain

One of our signature rain concepts returns — this time with the elegance and movement of ballet.

For this special studio workshop, we'll build an artificial rain rig inside the studio, combining rain, controlled studio lighting and atmospheric fog to create dramatic ballet portraits.

This isn't only about getting incredible photographs. We'll break down how the setup works and demonstrate techniques for lighting and photographing subjects in rain.

We'll explore:

• Building and working safely with a studio rain rig

• Lighting rain so individual droplets become visible

• Backlighting and rim lighting

• Balancing light on the dancer with light on the rain

• Working with fog and atmosphere

• Camera settings for freezing or showing movement in rain

• Ballet posing, movement and composition

• Creating cinematic, high-impact portraits

Attendees will have plenty of opportunities to photograph our ballet dancer across multiple lighting, rain and atmospheric setups.

Sony Scene Festival 2026

This workshop is part of Sony Scene Festival 2026. Eligible attendees can receive an entry into Sony's competition for the chance to win one of five Sony-hosted photography experiences in Tokyo & Kyoto, Japan, subject to Sony's competition terms.

Ballet was made for movement. Rain was made for light.
We're bringing them together.

• Studio Lighting
• Ballet Posing

• Your Camera (DSLR / Mirrorless) Empty Memory Card Fully charged camera batteries Ideally a wide lens 16-35mm or a 24-70mm or 35mm prime