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Scene Festival 2026 🎉
Learn how to elevate your photography and studio skills

About the event

Creative Portrait & Editorial Workshop with Eric Peng

Step into the world of creative portraiture and editorial photography with Sony Digital Imaging Advocate Eric Peng, presented by Sony Australia and Croydon Camera House.

Join us for an inspiring, hands-on photography workshop designed for photographers looking to elevate their creative vision, strengthen their understanding of lighting and art direction, and create images with a polished editorial feel.

Set within the sophisticated Jade Room at Hyde Melbourne Place, this intimate workshop offers a beautiful environment to explore portrait and still-life photography while getting hands-on with the latest Sony Alpha cameras and G Master lenses.

Create. Direct. Experiment.

Throughout the workshop, you'll have the opportunity to photograph a professional model in a carefully designed editorial setting, with Nanlite lighting available on site to help you explore different lighting techniques, moods and creative approaches.

You'll also have the chance to work with floral still-life arrangements, giving you an opportunity to experiment with composition, colour, styling and detail — and to slow down and refine your creative eye.

Drawing inspiration from the visual language of contemporary magazines and editorial publications, Eric will share his approach to:

  • Art direction and creative concept development
  • Editorial portraiture and visual storytelling
  • Lighting techniques and shaping light
  • Working with models and directing your subject
  • Composition, styling and creative details
  • Creating polished, publication-inspired imagery
  • Choosing the right camera and lens for your creative vision

Get Hands-On with Sony

This isn't just a presentation — you'll have the opportunity to try the latest Sony cameras and lenses for yourself, putting the equipment through its paces in a real creative shooting environment.

Whether you're interested in portrait photography, editorial work, fashion, content creation or simply looking to push your photography in a new direction, you'll leave with practical techniques, fresh inspiration and images you've created yourself.

An Inspiring Setting

The workshop takes place in the Jade Room at Hyde Melbourne Place, a stylish and intimate space in the heart of Melbourne. With its refined atmosphere and contemporary design, the venue provides an ideal backdrop for an immersive creative experience — giving the workshop a feel closer to an editorial shoot than a traditional photography seminar.

Learn from Eric Peng

As EP Group Director and Sony Digital Imaging Advocate, Eric Peng brings extensive experience in photography, creative direction and the professional imaging industry.

Eric will take you behind the creative process, sharing not just how to create an image, but how to think about the image before you press the shutter.

Come ready to shoot, experiment and be inspired.

Bring your camera, your curiosity and your creative eye — we'll take care of the rest.

Please arrive 15 minutes early for an on time start.

Presented by Sony Australia and Croydon Camera House.

Techniques covered

  • Portrait Photography 
  • Art Direction
  • Still Life Photography

What to bring

  • Camera and Lens
  • Photo ID 
  • SD Card (2x 128GB V30 ++)
  • Laptop and Charger with Lightroom Classic (optional)
  • Tethering Cable USB C (optional)
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 1:00PM - 2:30PM (UTC+11) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Intermediate
Event capacity: 12
A$150 per/person    Book now
Attend & win a trip to Japan with Sony!

Attend & win a trip to Japan with Sony!

Attend any event during Scene Festival, which runs between Tuesday 1 September - Saturday 31 October 2026, and receive one entry into the draw for a chance to win one of five tickets to the ultimate Scene experience in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan! The more events you attend, the more chances you have to WIN!

Advocate

Eric Peng

Eric Peng is the Founder & Managing Director of EP Group, a leading Australian boutique media, events and marketing firm.Eric has been Professional Photogra...

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Eric was very hands on. Very helpful and knowledgeable with cameras and lighting. Would join again if given the chance.”

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