Mastering Artistic Portraits with Wil Foster

Join professional photographer, Wil Foster, as he takes you through the art of creating artistic portraits using a simple set-up. In this class, Wil will work with a model to demonstrate how to create memorable and striking portraits with an easy one-light set-up. During this class, you will experience:

Mastering the One-Light Setup: Learn how to create striking, professional portraits using a single light source with minimal shaping tools—proving that simplicity can be powerful.

The Art of Connection: Discover how to build trust and intimacy with your subject to capture authentic emotion and presence, elevating your portraits from posed to personal.

Gear with Purpose: Explore how Leica cameras and lenses create a more intuitive shooting experience, allowing you to focus on craft, composition, and storytelling.

Lighting with Intention: Understand how to use Profoto lights and modifiers to shape light with subtlety and control, even in stripped-down setups.

Creating in the Moment: Embrace a minimalist, instinct-driven approach that prioritizes emotion, spontaneity, and artistic vision over technical complexity.

Cost: $19, receive a $19 Roberts Gift Card

Wil Foster – Rock Candy PhotoPhotographer | Visual Artist | Storyteller

Wil Foster, founder of Rock Candy Photo, is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the fashion and music industries. Known for his visceral, emotionally charged work, Wil brings a punk rock ethos to photography—eschewing rigid studio norms in favor of raw, in-the-moment storytelling.

His approach is instinctive and immersive, often compared to that of a combat photojournalist. Favoring small kits and unconventional tools, he captures intimate, unguarded moments that many photographers never reach. This stripped-down, “run-and-gun” style gives his work a unique intensity and authenticity.

Wil’s foundation in traditional art disciplines fuels his obsession with line, shape, composition, and contrast. These classical principles underpin his bold, contemporary visual language. Nearly a decade ago, he transitioned fully to a Leica system, a shift he credits with crystallizing his signature style. The simplicity of Leica gear, he believes, removes distraction and allows him to focus fully on the craft.

From backstage chaos to carefully styled editorials, Wil Foster delivers imagery that is immediate, honest, and undeniably human.

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