Fine Art Photography Workshop

The Team

Sara Russel, founder of Wedding Sparrow | Sergio Sorrentino, Fine Art Photographer | Gert Huygaerts, Fine Art Photographer | Albert Roig, founder of Carmencita Film Lab | Monica Naclerio founder of Amalfi Soirée

Sara Russell

Editor & Founder of Wedding Sparrow blog

 A wedding blog for the stylish bride, Wedding Sparrow is a multi award winning  premier wedding resource and inspirational website for brides all over the world and we specialise in featuring film photography and fine art weddings. We champion high quality vendors and artisans and love being involved in the wedding community. We believe in the tangible, beautiful, authentic and the inspirational. Filling a gap in the wedding blog industry (Wedding Sparrow is the world’s only all film fine art wedding blog!) Sara knew that her passion for fine art and love for all things tangible and film should be out there via pretty pictures. In just 2 short years, Wedding Sparrow has grown from a tiny one-person blog to a multi-award winning international team of fine art lovers and she couldn’t be more proud. Sara loves how passionate readers and vendors are for quality products and services and hopes this shines through in the blog. Sara is the world’s biggest wedding obsessive and is usually knee deep in wedding pretty at Wedding Sparrow HQ. You’ll find Sara blogging away, attending events, and chatting to like-minded artisans at workshops!

Sergio Sorrentino

As wedding photographer, I have the privilege and the responsibility of being the storyteller of an event of enormous importance in the life of a couple. My photography vision and mission is to capture all those authentic feelings into bright and creamy pictures. For this reason I strive to provide, as well as a collection of beautiful images, an experience from the human point of view, based on the intimate, empathic and deep connection with the client. Photography becomes so a container for a message of love delivered to the tides of the time, a precious heirloom to be shared with the future generations. 
Check his stunning portfolio here.

Features and Publications – Style Me Pretty | Wedding Sparrow | The White Wren | Belle Lumière | Bajan Wed | Elizabeth Anne Designs(Photo by Yana Schicht)

Gert Huygaerts

Gert has captured unique events for more than fifteen years now, being based at the doorstep of the awe-inspiring regions as Provence and Tuscany. He has a true love for helping people to feel beautiful and valuable. This is what made Gert become the person he is now. The adventure of constantly discovering new destinations and personalities keeps inspiring Gert. Finding the beauty and elegance in every single new encounter keeps him going. He has always had a strong love for natural light and beautiful surroundings. This, combined with a soft approach enhanced by film, results in memorable and timeless images.  His visual stories will definitely find a way to your heart.

“I shoots film because it gives me the true feeling of connecting with my clients.  I don’t shoot 10.000 shots on a wedding to pick out the best ones afterwards… no, I want these shots which really count! There’s nothing that gives me a better feeling and nothing that looks more real and organic than the results you get from film.  And that’s why I don’t want to change an old but winning horse. I shoot weddings because there’s no other kind of photography where you get to meet so many different people, get to feel so much emotions and get the ability to bond with the most amazing characters.  It is a unique experience that’s worth more than money could ever buy.”

Check his stunning portfolio here.

Features and Publications –  Vogue  |  Constance Zahn Weddings  | Style Me Pretty | Magnolia Rouge | Wedding Sparrow | French Wedding Style | Bloved,

Albert Roig

Founder of Carmencita Film Lab

Albert is one of the founders of the Spanish film lab “Carmencita”. Thanks to the team behind the lab and their hard work a lot of photographers felt in love with film again, and are able to obtain high quality results front their film shoots. Albert worked in the US for six months and after his return to Barcelona he met Miguel Varona, who owned a scanner, and just wanted to do something special. Carmencita was born. Since then, a lot of hard work has been made in every roll, but, as Albert says, all the difficulties worth it when we see how the quality of film photography has increased and how many people is now choosing film as a creative option.

Monica Naclerio

Monica Naclerio is the founder of Amalfi Soirée, a boutique design and planning agency specialized in romantic bespoke weddings in the most breathtaking sceneries in Amalfi Coast, Italy. Her mission is to tell the love stories of sophisticated couples through curated designs in harmony
with the surrounding environment, capable of evoking unique and lasting sensations. Nature and art have a big influence in her creative process, and her main sources of inspiration are often apparently insignificant details from the story of her clients, like a memory, a gift or a song.

Check her stunning website here.
Features and Publications – Martha Stewart Weddings | Style Me Pretty | Amber & Muse | The White Wren | Bajan Wed | Elizabeth Anne Designs

Take a look at Gert & Sergio’s portfolio 

We will talk about

Here you can find some of the topics our team will discuss during the classes and editorial shoots.
Sign up to receive more information and join the Facebook group with our team. 

Low light in film photography, getting published, editorial crops,  branding, social media, networking, how to work with your film lab, fine art techniques, the art of posing, natural and artificial lighting, booking destination weddings, the heart of a designer, portfolio and social media review and much more. 

Sign up to get more information.
We will also have a demonstration of how you can develop film at home without a dark room and headshot for all attendees.

Styled Shoot Location

This are some pictures kindly shared with us from the venue we secured for you to build a beautiful film portfolio in a characteristic Luxury Sicilian look!

Check out the harpist Maria Luisa Sacco 

Schedule*

*the schedule is subject to change due to weather conditions and logistics 

19th

Arrival Day

Aperitivo

Welcome dinner

20th

3 classes

Sara Russell one-on-one*

Gelato tasting and tour of the city center

Editorial Shoot 

Portfolio Reviews

21st

Sunrise bridal shoot

3 classes

Sara Russell one-on-one*

Wine tasting and tour of Taormina

Editorial shoot 

22nd

3 classes

Film Development demonstration

Headshots

Sunset editorial shoot 

Farewell Dinner

23rd

Breakfast

Departure 

Join our dream team !! 

 “EARLY BIRD” Expired
USD $2890 

“1st tier” Current
USD $3290

“2nd tier”
USD $3490 

“3rd tier”
USD $3690 

Sign Up

Includes: 4 Editorial Shoots | 3 days of classes  | 4 nights accommodation, main meals, transportation |  headshots included.

Payment Plan Available!

You will also receive 20% discount for film developing & scan, coupon for prints discount and free shipping for film purchases to be delivered to the workshop, offered by Carmencita Film Lab.