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A live online workshop, taught from the studio
An introduction to painterly fine art portraiture
Inspiration, styling, colour, lighting, posing and editing — see how it all connects, live, over two parts you can take separately or together.
Have you been curious about fine art portraiture but aren’t quite sure where to start? Maybe you love the painterly look, but when it comes to putting all the pieces together — inspiration, styling, colours, lighting, posing and eventually editing — it suddenly feels like there is rather a lot to figure out.
That’s exactly what this workshop is about. Join me live from my studio for a day dedicated to getting you started in the world of painterly fine art portraits.
You’ll be with me while I work — asking questions along the way, seeing the process as it happens, including the small changes and decisions that can completely alter a portrait.
A glimpse of the work
Painterly Fine Art portraits
Part One
Kick off your fine art journey
NOV
12
Thursday
15:00–19:00 Swedish time
I’ll photograph two different models and create different fine art looks, taking you through the thinking behind each image as it forms.
We’ll talk about where the inspiration starts, how I bring together wardrobe, backdrop and colour harmony, how I choose and shape my light, and how posing and small details help build the final image.
Most importantly, I want you to see how all of these elements connect — live, in real time, with room to ask questions as the portrait takes shape.
Using images from our workshop, I’ll introduce you to my fine art editing process and show you how I begin transforming a strong RAW file into a finished painterly portrait.
We’ll work with light, colour, depth, skin and atmosphere — the creative choices that help an image move away from simply being a photograph and towards something more artistic.
This isn’t about handing you a preset or teaching you to copy my finished look. It’s about understanding the possibilities in your own images, and giving you a strong starting point for developing your own fine art work.
Part Two
Your editing artistry starts here
NOV
26
Thursday
18:00–20:30 Swedish time
From camera to canvas
Before the edit, after the edit
Drag the slider on each image to see how a strong RAW file becomes a finished painterly portrait — the kind of transformation you’ll learn in Part Two.
Your teacher
Martina Wärenfeldt
Fine Art portrait photographer & Canon European Ambassador
Martina is an internationally awarded portrait photographer, educator and one of Sweden’s most established Fine Art portrait specialists. With almost three decades as a full-time portrait photographer, she has built a career around photographing people with intention — work that blends classical inspiration with a modern, painterly finish, shaped through lighting, styling, posing, colour harmony and detailed post-production.
She’s also an experienced international judge, speaker and mentor, teaching photographers around the world how to strengthen both their craft and their creative confidence. In this workshop, she shares the full process behind her Fine Art portraits — the decisions made before the shutter is pressed, the details that separate a good portrait from a strong one, and the editing choices that bring the final image together.
100+international photography awards
Double Masterof WPPI
Masterof The Portrait Masters
FellowBritish Societies of Photographers
Before you book
A few practical details
Do I need experience to join Part One?
No — the workshop is designed so photographers of any level can follow along. If you’re already comfortable with your camera’s basic settings, you’ll get even more out of the day, but it’s not required.
What do I need for Part Two?
A basic working knowledge of Photoshop. We’ll be editing real RAW files together, so it helps to already know your way around layers and the core tools.
What if I can’t attend live?
Both parts are recorded and shared with attendees afterwards, so you won’t miss anything if the exact time doesn’t work for you.
Can I book just one part?
Yes. Part One and Part Two can each be booked on their own, or together as the full Fine Art Kickstart.
From past workshops
What photographers say after the day
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Martina has such a positive energy and way of making everyone feel included. I left the workshop full of ideas, confidence, and motivation to create.
Markus LindkvistWorkshop, Norway
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Her knowledge runs incredibly deep, but she teaches in such an easy-going and straightforward way that nothing feels overcomplicated. I came away with a much better understanding of light, colour, posing, and the thinking behind a strong Fine Art portrait.
Peter WilsonWorkshop, Los Angeles
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Martina’s energy is contagious. She makes you want to go home and create immediately. The workshop was inspiring, practical, and full of those small details that suddenly make everything click.
Anna WinderssonWorkshop, Sweden
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What I appreciated most was the combination of experience and openness. She is direct, relaxed, funny, and very clear. I left with practical tools I could use straight away, but also with a real push to trust my own creativity more.
Brett JohnsonWorkshop, London
Join one, or join both
Follow the process from camera to finished edit
Each class can be booked separately, or you can join the complete Fine Art Kickstart. Spots are limited, so there’s real room for questions and interaction — and both classes are recorded, so you’ll have them to return to.
Part One
The live shoot day — inspiration, styling, light and posing, from concept to camera.
3,120 SEK
+ VAT
Book Part OnePart Two
The editing session — turning a strong RAW file into a finished painterly portrait.
3,120 SEK
+ VAT
Book Part TwoFine Art Kickstart
Both classes, start to finish — the full journey from in-camera creation to the final edit.
4,800 SEK
+ VAT
Book both classes
Live from the studio
Spots are limited
Recordings included
If fine art portraiture has been sitting somewhere on your creative wish list for a while, this might be a very good place to start.
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