Winter Glow Photo 101 — Learn How to Capture Yoga Asana Photos

Warm up your creativity this winter with a gentle, beginner-friendly photography workshop designed to help you capture soft, beautiful, elevated images — even with your smartphone.

This hands-on class is perfect for creatives, parents, wellness pros, small business owners, or anyone who wants to take more intentional photos without complicated gear.

You’ll learn the fundamentals of lighting, posing, composition, and mood-setting so you can create images that feel calm, authentic, and visually stunning.

✨ How to use natural light to create soft, flattering photos
✨ Simple composition techniques (rule of thirds, framing, balance)
✨ Easy posing guidance for real people (not models!)
✨ How to create “winter glow” effects with minimal setup
✨ Mood + aesthetic tips for cozy, minimal, creative portraits
✨ Smartphone settings and tricks for better photos instantly
✨ Optional demonstration of artistic edits (watercolor, line art overlays)

A cozy, beginner-friendly winter photography workshop teaching you how to capture soft, beautiful images using natural light and simple techniques.

• Creatives + wellness professionals
• Yoga teachers or coaches refreshing their brand photos
• Parents wanting beautiful pictures of their kids
• Small business owners
• Teens + adults interested in photography
• Anyone who wants cleaner, softer, more artistic photos
• Beginners — NO experience required

TIP: Shadows are back! Take your high-resolution photos and create fun animations. The shadows follow the movement and create a realistic view.

This workshop is relaxed, welcoming, and hands-on.
You will:
• Learn foundational techniques
• Practice with your camera or smartphone
• Receive gentle, supportive feedback
• Create 1–3 images during class using what you learn
• Leave feeling confident and inspired to keep creating

You’ll walk away with simple tools you can use every day — at home, in your business, or in your creative projects.

• Your smartphone or camera
• Optional small object or prop
• Curiosity and a creative spirit

Come enjoy a cozy, uplifting winter workshop designed to help you see the world — and yourself — through a more artful lens.

📖 Yoga Anatomy by Kaminoff

This intimate workshop blends photography basics with simple alignment principles drawn from Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff, helping you photograph real people (including yourself!) in ways that feel comfortable, safe, and authentic.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Alignment Through a Yogic Lens (NEW!)

We will also integrate foundational concepts from our Required Reading:

Using this text, you’ll learn how to:
• Understand natural posture lines through yoga-informed alignment
• Photograph people in shapes that feel safe, open, and supportive
• Recognize common misalignments and gently correct them
• Apply principles of grounding, elongation, and breath-aware positioning
• Pose yourself or others in ways that feel authentic rather than staged

This section empowers anyone — yogi or not — to capture photos that feel true to the body rather than forced by the camera.

Info: In an effort to ensure you are not outside in the cold, come to the door at 1:55pm to be buzzed in. Come upstairs to the conference room, and get an overview of what we’ll explore together. We’ll review the flow of the afternoon, set a gentle intention for our time, and make sure everyone feels comfortable with the space, the tech they’ve brought, and the playful spirit of the workshop. *Send me a DM for entry in Slack.

Info: Learn how to work with natural and ambient light to create a soft, flattering “winter glow.” We’ll cover simple lighting do’s and don’ts, show you how to position yourself near windows or lamps, and walk through easy camera or smartphone settings that instantly improve your photos.

Info: Explore the basics of composition, posing, and mood. We’ll play with the rule of thirds, framing, and background choices, then look at how small shifts in posture, gaze, and hand placement can change the feeling of a photo. You’ll start imagining the images you want to create today.

Info: Using Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff as our guide, we’ll explore alignment through a yogic lens. You’ll see how posture lines, grounding, and gentle elongation can make photos feel more authentic and comfortable. Yoga teacher trainees may earn training hours during this segment.

Info: Now we play. You’ll practice photographing yourself, a partner, or simple still-life scenes using what you’ve learned. Expect light coaching, gentle feedback, and time to experiment with angles, alignment, and soft-light setups. Most participants create 1–3 favorite images in this block.

Info: We’ll close with a short reflection on what you discovered, answer questions, and share tips for continuing your practice at home. You’ll receive your 2026 Vision Board Template as a bonus to keep the creative momentum going as you move into the new year.

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