Workshops
Some images can only be made in the room: the light built slowly, the muse moving through it, a small group learning by watching and then doing. These are the workshops I create with The Atelier of Muses and with the photographer and creative director Stoney Darkstone. Each one is a complete production, kept intentionally small, so that every photographer has the time, space and guidance to make work they are proud of.
Upcoming workshops
Fake Plastic Fish: Stoney Darkstone × The Atelier of Muses
Saturday 12 December 2026 · 10am–6pm
After Project BOX comes the next chapter: a secret, avant-garde editorial built from the first idea to the final frame, with Stoney Darkstone as creative director and lead photographer. The concept stays under wraps until the day. Then six photographers step inside a fully realised production with agency models, designers, stylists, and hair and make-up artists, and learn how an epic commercial editorial is lit, directed and made. Treat yourself this Christmas. Invest in your work.
Venue: Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire
Investment: £1,250 per photographer. The cost can be spread.
Places: Six photographers only, by application
What's included: A full day of directed editorial shooting; two agency models; the studio; designers and stylists; make-up artists and hairstylists; shooting alongside Stoney Darkstone; the concept, the lighting set-ups and the production process, explained from start to finish
Fine Art Nude with Victoriáh & Stoney Darkstone
Sunday 29 November 2026 · 3pm–7pm
An afternoon given to the classic disciplines of the fine art nude: shape, shadow, light and form. Stoney Darkstone leads the lighting and direction, and Victoriáh is the muse. The setting is calm, respectful and professional, and the focus is on considered, sculptural images rather than volume. Numbers are kept deliberately small so that everyone has proper time to shoot.
Venue: Venue confirmed on booking
Investment: £600 per photographer
Hosted by: Stoney Darkstone & The Atelier of Muses
What's included: Lighting tuition and direction from Stoney Darkstone, plus guided shooting time with Victoriáh
Past workshops
Project BOX: The Editorial Experience · SOLD OUT
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 10am–6pm
A completely original conceptual fashion editorial, created for one day only. With Stoney Darkstone, a small group of photographers went behind the scenes of a fully produced shoot and then onto the set itself. They photographed three London agency models, all trained dancers, across six bespoke couture looks, set against the motif of the chequerboard.
Venue: A studio near Banbury, Oxfordshire
Investment: £1,500 per photographer
Places: Intentionally limited: SOLD OUT
Creative team: Stoney Darkstone (creative direction & lead photography); Deana Von Lumina (photography & production); Anne Veck (hair); Monika (make-up & nails); Ada Gao (styling & shoes); Amanda Caroline Couture (bespoke wardrobe)
What was included: An original concept; three agency models; six complete editorial looks; eight immersive hours; a tethered opening sequence by Stoney Darkstone, then dedicated shooting time for every photographer; live learning throughout; a full welcome pack
Results from the day. Photography by Stoney Darkstone.
Fine Art Nude Workshop with Stoney Darkstone & Regina Piil · SOLD OUT
Sunday 27 September 2026 · 3pm–7pm
A focused afternoon of fine art nude photography led by Stoney Darkstone at Weedon Bec. The work centred on sculpting the body with light and shadow, posing and form, and the quiet power of composition and negative space. The muse was Regina Piil. The studio was reserved exclusively for us, and numbers were kept small so that every photographer had real tuition and real time behind the camera.
Venue: Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire
Investment: £600 per photographer
Places: Limited: SOLD OUT
What was included: Fine-art lighting techniques; sculpting with light and shadow; posing and form; composition and negative space; guided shooting with an experienced fine art muse
Fine art nude with Moonie · SOLD OUT
Saturday 30 August 2026
A fine art nude workshop led by Stoney Darkstone, with Moonie as the muse. Under red and blue gels, the work explored movement, shape and form: hair in motion, the body sculpted against colour, and quiet, considered poses on the plinth. Numbers were kept small so that every photographer had real tuition and real time behind the camera.
Places: Limited: SOLD OUT
Hosted by: Stoney Darkstone & The Atelier of Muses
What was included: Lighting tuition and direction from Stoney Darkstone, plus guided shooting time with Moonie
Results from the day. Photography by Stoney Darkstone.
Every workshop is an Atelier of Muses production. Booking is confirmed on receipt of a deposit, under The Atelier of Muses booking and cancellation policy. All enquiries are answered personally.