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Posing People for Portrait Photography
Friday May 8, 2025
Location 1: Calliope Creative, 9 South 1st Avenue, Downtown Walla Walla — 6:00 to 7:00pm Location 2: Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow — 7:30 to 8:30pm Live models on set at both locationsAll skill levels welcomePhones and cameras both welcome. A 50mm or 85mm lens is ideal but not required.
$200 per photographerBook two tickets and save $30 per person. Bring a friend or make one
Spots are extremely limited. This workshop is intentionally small so every participant gets real time, real feedback, and real practice. When it sells out it is gone.
Posing People for Portrait Photography
The camera is the easy part. Getting a human being to actually relax in front of it? That is what we are teaching.
This is not a lecture. This is not a slide deck about posing theory. This is a two-location, hands-on photography workshop in downtown Walla Walla where you will spend two hours working with live models, learning how to actually direct real humans of all sizes, ages, and gender expressions to create portraits that feel authentic, alive, and genuinely compelling.
We start at Calliope Creative studio. We finish at the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow with some of the most extraordinary golden hour portrait light you will ever work in.
What You Will Learn
This workshop teaches the skills that separate photographers who take portraits from photographers who make them.
By the end of the evening you will know how to read body language and use it to your advantage. You will know how to give direction that relaxes your subject instead of stiffening them. You will know how to build trust quickly with someone you have just met and get something genuine out of them in front of a camera. You will know how to pose bodies of all shapes, ages, and gender expressions in ways that feel natural and look beautiful. And you will have practiced all of it on real models in two completely different environments in the same night.
These are the skills nobody teaches and every photographer needs.
This Workshop Is For You If:
You are a photographer at any level who wants to stop guessing when it comes to posing and directing people. You shoot portraits, headshots, weddings, families, or brands and you know your technical skills are solid but something is still off in how your subjects look and feel in your images. You have a camera or a phone and you want to leave tonight with portraits you are genuinely proud of.
All bodies welcome. All gender expressions welcome. All skill levels welcome. Ages 11 to 111.
Why the Balloon Stampede?
The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow is one of the most stunning portrait environments in the Pacific Northwest. Glowing hot air balloons. Warm ambient light. Energy and movement everywhere. It is the kind of location that makes photographers forget to be nervous because the scene does half the work for you.
We are shooting there with live models during golden hour so you leave with real portfolio images, not just snapshots.
About Your Instructor
Annelise Page is a Walla Walla photographer and the founder of Calliope Creative, a photography education studio and art gallery. She has been photographing weddings, portraits, and people for over a decade and teaching photography at Calliope Creative to students aged 8 to 70. Her approach to photography education is hands-on, practical, and deeply human. She does not do basic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a specific camera? No. Phones and cameras are both welcome. A lens between 55mm and 85mm is ideal for portrait work but we will work with whatever you have.
What skill level is this for? All levels. Complete beginners and working photographers will both get something real out of this workshop.
What should I wear? Whatever you are comfortable moving around in. We will be outdoors for the second half of the evening.
Is this workshop indoors or outdoors? Both. We begin indoors at Calliope Creative studio and finish outdoors at the Balloon Stampede grounds.
What if it rains? Weather contingency details will be communicated to registered participants in advance.
Grab Your Spot Before It Sells Out!!
This workshop sells out. The group is small on purpose because that is how real learning happens. If you have been thinking about it, now is the time.
$200 per photographerTwo tickets: save $30 per person
📍 Calliope Creative — 9 S 1st Ave, Downtown Walla Walla, WA
Friday May 8, 2025
Location 1: Calliope Creative, 9 South 1st Avenue, Downtown Walla Walla — 6:00 to 7:00pm Location 2: Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow — 7:30 to 8:30pm Live models on set at both locationsAll skill levels welcomePhones and cameras both welcome. A 50mm or 85mm lens is ideal but not required.
$200 per photographerBook two tickets and save $30 per person. Bring a friend or make one
Spots are extremely limited. This workshop is intentionally small so every participant gets real time, real feedback, and real practice. When it sells out it is gone.
Posing People for Portrait Photography
The camera is the easy part. Getting a human being to actually relax in front of it? That is what we are teaching.
This is not a lecture. This is not a slide deck about posing theory. This is a two-location, hands-on photography workshop in downtown Walla Walla where you will spend two hours working with live models, learning how to actually direct real humans of all sizes, ages, and gender expressions to create portraits that feel authentic, alive, and genuinely compelling.
We start at Calliope Creative studio. We finish at the Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow with some of the most extraordinary golden hour portrait light you will ever work in.
What You Will Learn
This workshop teaches the skills that separate photographers who take portraits from photographers who make them.
By the end of the evening you will know how to read body language and use it to your advantage. You will know how to give direction that relaxes your subject instead of stiffening them. You will know how to build trust quickly with someone you have just met and get something genuine out of them in front of a camera. You will know how to pose bodies of all shapes, ages, and gender expressions in ways that feel natural and look beautiful. And you will have practiced all of it on real models in two completely different environments in the same night.
These are the skills nobody teaches and every photographer needs.
This Workshop Is For You If:
You are a photographer at any level who wants to stop guessing when it comes to posing and directing people. You shoot portraits, headshots, weddings, families, or brands and you know your technical skills are solid but something is still off in how your subjects look and feel in your images. You have a camera or a phone and you want to leave tonight with portraits you are genuinely proud of.
All bodies welcome. All gender expressions welcome. All skill levels welcome. Ages 11 to 111.
Why the Balloon Stampede?
The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede Night Glow is one of the most stunning portrait environments in the Pacific Northwest. Glowing hot air balloons. Warm ambient light. Energy and movement everywhere. It is the kind of location that makes photographers forget to be nervous because the scene does half the work for you.
We are shooting there with live models during golden hour so you leave with real portfolio images, not just snapshots.
About Your Instructor
Annelise Page is a Walla Walla photographer and the founder of Calliope Creative, a photography education studio and art gallery. She has been photographing weddings, portraits, and people for over a decade and teaching photography at Calliope Creative to students aged 8 to 70. Her approach to photography education is hands-on, practical, and deeply human. She does not do basic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a specific camera? No. Phones and cameras are both welcome. A lens between 55mm and 85mm is ideal for portrait work but we will work with whatever you have.
What skill level is this for? All levels. Complete beginners and working photographers will both get something real out of this workshop.
What should I wear? Whatever you are comfortable moving around in. We will be outdoors for the second half of the evening.
Is this workshop indoors or outdoors? Both. We begin indoors at Calliope Creative studio and finish outdoors at the Balloon Stampede grounds.
What if it rains? Weather contingency details will be communicated to registered participants in advance.
Grab Your Spot Before It Sells Out!!
This workshop sells out. The group is small on purpose because that is how real learning happens. If you have been thinking about it, now is the time.
$200 per photographerTwo tickets: save $30 per person
📍 Calliope Creative — 9 S 1st Ave, Downtown Walla Walla, WA