# Event Details - **Event Name**: Get Work as a Photo Assistant: Learn the Skills & Get Hands-On Experience - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Nov, 2026 at 08:30 am – Sun, 08 Nov, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Essential Lighting, Capture, Grip & Freelance Skills for Photo AssistantsAbout this EventWant to break into the photo industry, become a stronger assistant, or get a better understanding of what happens on a professional set?Get Work as a Photo Assistant: Learn the Skills & Get Hands-On Experience is a hands-on workshop for photography students, emerging photographers, and photo assistants looking to build real-world skills and industry connections.What You’ll Take AwayStronger on-set technical skillsLearn a better understanding of set etiquette and workflowPick up practical freelance and business knowledgeMake new industry connectionsBecome more confident stepping onto a professional setSpend the day at learning directly from working professionals through five practical workstations:Strobe Lighting — Ab SesayBuilding a Set from Start to Finish with LED lighting — Daniel NortonGrip Safety + Assistant Tool Kit — Seth MirandaDigital Capture + TetheringFreelance Business, Day Rates + Career Basics — Joe SinnottYou’ll also get time to network, photograph models, print your work, and try Nikon loaner gear throughout the day.Event Schedule8:30 AM — Check-in, breakfast + networking9:15 AM — Panel + Q&A10:30 AM–5:30 PM — Hands-on workstation rotations12:45 PM — Lunch, networking, shooting + printing5:30 PM — Open Q&A + networking6:30 PM — WrapEarly access rate: $75General Admission begins Monday, Oct 26th : $99.00Nikon cameras and lenses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring a valid government id. All id's will be held in a safe area and returned when the gear is returned,Limited spots available. Reserve your place today!In partnership with https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/dde52e40-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1200-h479-dc486848-gmir.png Meet your Instructors:Ab Sesay, Photographer https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/ddf49790-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1012-h740-dc282828-gmir.jpg Ab currently resides in the NY area and enjoys working productions both large and small with ideas both simple and complex.As a multidisciplinary commercial advertising photographer and creative producer/director, Ab Sesay blends the ability to analyze ideas, technology, and resources to help bring creative visions to life. He educates those interested in elevating their lighting skills, providing the knowledge and tools they need to take their work to the next level.He is also Brand Manager For Sekonic Light Meters, Executive Producer and Creative Director for the Mac Group, independent producer/photographer, and develops lighting education for Adorama TV (LEVEL UP LIGHTING SHOW), Sekonic, and Fujifilm.Get Connected with Ab!Website: www.absesay.comInstagram:@absesay_photoDaniel Norton, Photographer https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/de01b6f0-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w493-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Daniel Norton is a creator, an educator, and, most of all, a student of life and the human condition. With over 20 years in the photo industry as a photographer, designer, podcaster, and writer, Daniel draws on his real-world experience to help others be the best creators they can be.Get Connected with Daniel!Website: dnphoto.comInstgram: @danielnortonX: @danielpnortonYouTube: @DanielNortonPhotographerSeth Miranda, Photographer https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/de293c20-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w741-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg Seth Miranda's career in photography has been as unique as his images. Having publications under his belt at age 15, he sculpted his lighting technique day and night in the fast-action world of BMX and skateboarding. With experience running the spectrum of all formats of film, experimental/older forgotten processes all the way to today's digital medium, his versatile style has been featured in DigBMX, RideBMX, Juxtapoz, MakeUp Artist magazine and Transworld media publications as well as billboard and print ads for agencies like Deustch.Seth has brought his skill set and experience to the studio to capture every vision and concept thrown at his lens by the Special Effects MakeUp artists in attendance having worked for MUD MakeUp Designory, MakeUp For Ever, MakeUp Artist Magazine, IMATS, and many more facets of the industry. Today you can also find him educating the masses as a content producer for Adorama's platforms.Get Connected with Seth!Instagram: @lastxwitnessYoutube: www.youtube.com/lastxwitnessX: @lastxwitnessTwitch: @lastxwitnessJoe Sinnott, Photographer https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/de3f5c30-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w740-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg Joe Sinnott is a long-standing faculty member at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, teaching within the BFA Photography and Video department as well as the Division of Continuing Education. His relationship with the school spans nearly 40 years between his undergraduate studies and time on the faculty. His primary course offerings emphasize technical proficiency, business practices, event photography, and studio basics.He enjoyed a 30 year career as the staff photographer at WNET (New York’s flagship PBS station), mostly shooting celebrity portraiture, production and publicity stills for TV programs, and events. For the last several years his freelance work has mostly emphasized live performance (mostly in culture and arts), institutional and business events, and corporate/editorial portraits.Get Connected with Joe!Instagram: @crucibleofjoeCheck out some of these incredible action below!All photos are property of their respective owners. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/de51d2c0-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1133-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/de677da0-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/de79a610-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1113-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg © Wu Yi https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/de94f640-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1200-h694-dc080808-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/dea6d090-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1110-h740-dc78b8b8-gmir.jpg © Ben Eaton https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/debd3ec0-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1200-h675-dc080808-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/ded3fb10-c38f-11f1-8964-5b65d1557b86-rimg-w1110-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg © Bulbul AhmedExperience Adorama Events In-PersonFrom hands-on workshops and live podcasts to creator talks and special in-store events, there’s always something happening at the Adorama Event Space. 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