Rain Portraits and Glamour Studio Workshop

We're bringing back one of our most popular workshop concepts from years past — Glamour in the Rain.

Using a purpose-built artificial rain rig inside the studio, we'll combine glamour and fashion portraiture with dramatic studio lighting, backlit rain and atmospheric fog to create bold, cinematic images.

You'll learn both the creative and technical side of rain photography, including:

• How a studio rain rig works

• How to make rain visible with lighting

• Backlighting and rim lighting techniques

• Shaping light around the model

• Using fog to add depth and atmosphere

• Camera settings for photographing rain

• Freezing droplets vs introducing movement

• Posing and directing a model in a rain environment

• Creating dramatic fashion and glamour portraits

We'll work through several lighting and posing variations, giving photographers plenty of opportunities to shoot and build a strong collection of images.

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.

Turn on the lights. Bring on the rain.
Let's create something dramatic.

• How a studio rain rig works How to make rain visible with lighting Backlighting and rim lighting techniques Shaping light around the model Using fog to add depth and atmosphere Camera settings for photographing rain Freezing droplets vs introducing movement Posing and directing a model in a rain environment Creating dramatic fashion and glamour portraits

• Camera, Memory card, Battery, Choice of lenses (24-70 | 70-200 | 85mm)