Instructor: Sabry Khaled

It is a hands-on, practical course is for beginners who want take up photography as a profession or amateurs who have a Digital SLR camera but are unsure of how to progress from the automatic mode. You’ll be introduced to the basics of how aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lighting and composition control the creative Process of capturing images.

Instructor: Aladin Abdel Naby

Photopia Photography school is gladly collaborating with Art Cafe (Galleria 40) to offer all October residents this comprehensive basics of photography Course by the renowned Aladin Abdel Naby. 

This course is designed to introduce the basics of the art of photography to the novice. The course will cover topics such as film vs. digital, shutter speed and aperture, automatic vs. manual control, depth of field, light sources, principles of composition and the basics of image editing using Photoshop. Participants will be given regular assignments through which they will get hands on experience in applying new skill and techniques.

Instructor: Sabry Khaled

In this intense 30 hours course, mastering the language of photography is the main goal, not only technical but mainly intellectually and artistically. Attendees will experience what's it like to use photography as mean of expression, how to use photography as a language that can express themselves when words cannot.

Instructor: Abdalla Sabry

Photopia photography School is hosting this introduction to Studio Lighting workshop with fashion & Beauty photographer Abd-allah Sabry

Whether you shoot portraits, products or fashion, learning lighting is essential. After all photography is light. This 5-day workshop will take your photography skills to the next level. Learn how to read light, know about studio flashes, light modifiers and more. Practical demonstrations allow the students to build the confident needed when using studio lights for any shoot.

Instructor: Saleh Adly

An in-depth introduction to Photoshop and Camera Raw for photographers. You will learn the most commonly used commands and techniques to improve images and also how to utilize some of the more creative effects. This course will be of more benefit to you if you have access to a computer with Photoshop inside and outside of the class in order to practice the skills you will learn

Instructor: Mostafa Abdel Aaty

Let your child show you how he/she sees their world. Photography is fun, self-rewarding and accessible to everyone. Children have unique visual awareness and a natural excitement about using photography to capture the world around them.

Instructor: Yehia El Alaily

Food photography have evolved in the last few years and it has become an art in its own. It is not just shooting food in a plate, it has many sides, styling, lighting, skills. In this workshop you are going to enter the world of food photography and how it takes to be a food photographer.

Instructor: Hoda El-Sherif

This 3-day workshop is for aspiring food stylists, recipe developers, food bloggers, chefs and food photographers.

It will cover editorial & commercial food styling techniques for photography and videography purposes. Hoda & her team will cover the whole process from sourcing ingredients till styling with the generous support of two main sponsors: Seoudi Markets and CRAVE Restaurant.

Instructor: Salma ElKashef

We recommend this workshop to any photographer and aspiring fimlmaker who want to step into the world of motion pictures. Salma is a passionate photographer and a generous instructor. 
Using the available light and resources, Salma will guide us through making better frames in motion, building a story, and be off Auto making more dramatic shots, all within a low budget. 

Instructor: Kegham Djeghalian

Kegham is back to Photopia for the third year in a row. His past two art direction/fashion styling workshops were a life changing experience for many artists who joined. 

The contemporary fashion industry cannot function without the image, and the process of creating the image which turns commodities into objects of fashion.

Instructor: Kegham Djeghalian

Based on the strategies and basics of art direction and image-making that were addressed in the first workshop, this intensive course is designed to deepen and consolidate the acquired strategies and methodology of art direction in an industry connected and practice-based approach. Concept development and story-telling are key elements for this approach.

Instructor: Toufic Araman

Photopia is excited to bring you Toufic Araman, a top photographer in the region, for the first fashion photography workshop in Egypt. For some time now, photographers have been asking for this workshop. So, Toufic and Photopia are thrilled that he is finally sharing his insights.

Instructor: Abdalla Sabry

This is a full fledged workshop that covers the workflow of a fashion shoot (indoors & outdoors) from brief to execution and post-production. 

Instructor: Heba Khalifa

Personal stories are more than just words.. They explore ideas, feelings and experiences on a deeper level. This workshop is for creating a photo-story in an intimate, personal way. to exhibit a new body of work that focuses on personal and emotive storytelling. You need to tell your story and be able to express yourself in photos before telling other people’s stories, in order to evoke emotion, empathy and connect between you and your subject. It will teach you how to tell a story through the lens of your camera. 

Eight photographers, eight techniques, eight masterclasses.

A masterclass is neither a talk nor a lengthy worshop, it will be a 5- hour hands-on experience of a SINGLE topic that satisfies participating photographers on the theory and the practical level.

Six photographers, six techniques, six masterclasses

A masterclass is neither a talk nor a lengthy worshop, it will be a 5- hour hands-on experience of a SINGLE topic that satisfies participating photographers on the theory and the practical level.

Instructor: Rami Bitter

a comprehensive portraiture workshop addressing early and mid-career photographers aiming at enhancing their natural and strobes light portraiture skills with the great London-based Egyptian talent  Rami Bittar... We can't be more excited actually! 

Instructor: Mohamed El Maymouny

Photopia school believes in the importance of knowing how photography started. This workshop will give you a whole new perspective on photography and how you visualize it. It is a must great experience
for every photographer - details in English below. 

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فوتوبيا مهتمة جدا بالتحميض اليدوي لأننا مؤمنين انتا لازم نفهم الفوتوغرافيا كيف بدأت. هذة الدورة هاتزودكم ببعد جديد تماما للتصوير. تجربة رائعة يجب يخوضها كل مصور 

Instructor: Bassam Allam

5 Day Conceptual Photography workshop. Learn how to make your own concepts come to life!

Instructor: Abdelrahman Gaber-Koree

Inspired by his "Faces of Egypt" project, Abdel Rahman Gabr-koree will introduce various techniques and set ups of portrait photography using both studio and natural light. This is a comprehnsive workshop for mid-career photographers or CONFIDENT beginners who want to take their photography skills to the next level.  

Instructor: Amr El Masri

“Adding Value To the Industry” by voicing out loud your point-of-view throughout the crafting (production) process. The more your role shrinks the harder it gets on both sides.

Instructors: Henar Sherif & Adel Essam

Throughout this 3-day workshop, They will present current trends and genres in fine art photography that will help spark new ideas and inspire you to not simply take photographs, but to conceive projects based on your ideas, personal experiences, and the world around you.

Instructor: Myriam Abdelaziz

In this workshop, you will be able to produce strong images of total strangers met on the street as part of documentary work but also of friends and family.The classes will alternate the theoretical and technical aspects as well as the hands on portraiture experience.

Instructor: Rami El Shakry

10-hour Ligthroom crash course by photographer/retoucher Rami El Shakry. This two-day crash course will offer you a quick solution to your Lightroom challenges. It is perfect for photographers who don't have plenty of time to spend on a long course. Rami's vast experience as a commercial photographer will offer you short cuts to Lightroom. He will give you what is needed to learn whether you are a commercial photographer or an amatuer. 

Instructor: Xenia Nikolskaya

How to Make a Photo Book: from Idea to Printing and Promoting is a workshop based on the «Dust» book’s success and mistakes. It is a 3-day workshop (6 hours per day) for amateurs and professionals who are interested to do a photo book or working on a long term project. We also recommend this workshop for curators and publishers. Xenia Nikolskaya is a renowned Russian/Swedish visual artist & curator who we are lucky to work with. 

Instructor: Yvan Rodic

The amazing Face Hunter is here to share his passion for streetstyle photography with fashion/street style photographers, fashion bloggers, stylists, fashion designers, models & fashionistas. We are excited to have a diverse range of attendees from the fashion industry in order to enrich the outcome of the workshop so this workshop is not limited to photographers, all the above mentioned pillars of the fashion industry are welcome to attend. 

Instructor: Cariman Alfi

Videography Bootcamp will walk you through the filmmaking process. It’s a comprehensive, hands on class covering the fundamentals of filmmaking. This class is suitable for indie filmmakers, students, beginners or just about anyone who wants to learn more about shooting, editing and everything else that’s part of the process. 

Instructor: Cariman Alfi

Learn the art of video editing from the Apple certified instructor Cariman Alfi .. This course will help you take full advantage of the array of features offered in the video editing software. And its ideal for students, beginners and anyone interested in video editing

Instructor: Lama Kabbani

Ready to explore the art of photographing mothers and babies? Join Photopia and Dubai-based Lama Kabbani for a comprehensive 2-day class on everything you need to know about pregnancy and newborn portraiture. Posing newborns is a delicate art. Capturing those stunning images that will live on in a family's photo album forever is a stressful job. But those who can safely create a comfortable, professional experience are well rewarded.

Instructor: Nour El Refai

Photopia is hosting a series of workshops called the "Behind the Scenes" or "BTS series". We know that many photographers are eager to learn from many established ones from different fields of photography. Some of those photographers do not have enough time (shooing back to back) to pull up a sturcture for a regular workshop but they are very happy to host other photographers on set to watch and learn in a real shoot. We find it a great way to learn photography. 

Our first BTS workshop in this series was with the renowned architecture master Nour El Refai shooting the interior of an office space in Katameya with ONLY 4 photographers having the chance to join, observe and listen to Nour and his team while shooting and explaining. 

Instructor: Abdel Rahman Gabr-Koree

Abdel Rahman Gabr-Koree, an Egyptian pioneer in timelapse, will be sharing all his knowledge with our particpants in a 3-day intensive workshop shooting the busy city. The 3-day workshop will cover all you need to know about timelapse. It will enable you to handle any shoot (commercial or else) in timelapse. It will provide you with all the basic skills you may need to jump start this field. 

Instructor: Rami ElShakry

We will introduce 3 different techniques & challenges (lightroom, food, faces) throughout 3 different workshops each for 3 hours. Rami will get straight to practical application with the group of photographers. He will demonstrate the technique then will monitor the attendees while doing it.

Instructor: Dany Eid

Photopia Photography School is proud to host the renowned Lebanese UAE-based photographer Dany Eid for a unique landscape & night photography workshop in Egypt. It will be an overdose of landscape & night photography while camping in the most beautiful spots in Egypt. All you need to bring is your gear and your fantastic spirit... the rest is on us:) This workshop will cover many aspects: gear & equipment, scouting & planning for the location, understanding how to compose, shooting techniques, dealing with filters & digital process & social media 

Instructor: Marwan Abd El-Alim, Mohamed Ahmed & Amina Metwally

Photopia photography school hosts a beauty photography workshop offered by fashion photographer Marwan Abd El Alim, fashion & beauty retoucher Mohamed Ahmed, and make-up artist Amina Metwally plus a professional model.

Instructor: Remon El Markiz

ONE LIGHT workshop breaks lighting down into something we can understand and know how to use in practical day to day shooting. Our target is to create interesting portraits at day or night.  Who should attend? Intermediate- advanced photographers. All participants MUST have a solid understanding of apertures, shutter speeds, and basic composition knowledge. 

Instructor: Khaled El Dash (Gearbox Studios)

Photopia is happy to announce this exciting studio motorcycle photography workshop offered by the renowned Gearbox Studios and sponsored by Harley Davidson Egypt.

 Have you ever wanted to shoot an image of a motorbike in a studio? Wondered about the techniques behind it? This workshop will reveal all technical and artistic knowledge of shooting a motorbike inside a professional studio.

Instructor: Dr Ahmed Hamdy

Dental Photography workshop with Dr. Ahmed Hamdy. A 2 day workshop specialized for Dentists during the weekend to learn & understand more about photography in a dental prospective.

Instructor: Karim Haddad

A pinhole camera is a simple camera without a lens and with a single small aperture, a pinhole – effectively a light-proof box with a small hole in one side. Light from a scene passes through this single point and projects an inverted image on the opposite side of the box.

Instructor: Wael El Deeb

Macro photography by one of the best in the field: Wael El Deeb. He is exceptional portfolio and his passion to teach others are unmatchable. 

Instructor: Nelly ElSharkawy

Double exposure is a technique in which two images are captured and combined into one single image. This can be done directly through the camera or by using Photoshop. In this workshop, we’re going to understand the concept of mixing and matching two or more images together based on the solid and void theory. This time the final output wont be a regular double exposure image, because each student will create his own concept and present it in a creative single or set of images.

Instructor: Amira Chawki

Starting up your photography business and want to start RIGHT? Photopia photography school helps you know all the secrets to plan your new photography business based on your vision and dream.

Instructor: Nader Elhareedi

Beginner photographers who aspire to turn their hobby into a profession often face the challenge of creating a place for themselves in the dynamic and ever evolving world of professional photography. However, the fact is, photographers can apply the basis of marketing management to plan their photography career in a way that will provide them with competitive advantage. In this workshop photographers will gain insightful details about how to get started in the professional photography world and learn how to devise a personal marketing plan for themselves to become more competitively advantaged than their fellow photographers 

Instructor: Aladin Abdel Naby

Photographers usually have hundreds of pictures after a shoot and they only need a handful for their assignment; Therefore, The culling course is all about the editing of a photoshoot. This course will teach how the filtering is done to the vast number of pictures in order to reach the best of what there is.

Instructor: Moataz Cazlo

Starting up your photography business and want to start RIGHT? Photopia photography school helps you know all the secrets to plan your new photography business based on your vision and dream. 

Instructor: Remon ElMarkiz

If you are pursuing a career as a wedding photographer, this workshop will introduce you to all the technical and artistic secrets/challenges of the industry. 

Instructor: Sergey Ivanov

Sergey Ivanov (Сергей Иванов ) will visit Cairo from April 27-29 in response to many photographers' requests to hold this workshop in Egypt. We are so glad he will come finally. 

Instructor: Amina Metwally

An intensive two-day workshop for wedding make-up for rising professionals.

This is for people who want to pursue a career further in the bridal makeup artist industry.

Instructor: Amina Metwally

This introductory course is tailored to suit the very beginner with no previous experience.