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Instructors and guest experts

Riko Photography Academy courses in the Netherlands are taught by a small core team and supported by invited specialists for specific modules. The goal is simple: practical teaching tied to on-set decisions, predictable delivery standards, and feedback that you can apply on the next shoot.

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Clear critique

Feedback is tied to choices: light direction, contrast control, crop, and color.

Delivery standards

Export presets, file handling, and proofing workflows used with real clients in the Netherlands.

Practical lighting

From window light to strobes, with methodical setup order and repeatability.

For scheduling questions, call +31 23 205 1128 or email [email protected].

Teaching team

The academy keeps instruction close to the work. Every instructor has a defined focus area, and lessons are structured around repeatable workflows rather than personality-driven “style.” Participants learn how to set a baseline exposure, build light step-by-step, and deliver files with consistent color handling suitable for professional use in the Netherlands.

Guest experts join when a topic benefits from a narrow, technical lens, such as tethering discipline, print preparation, or on-location lighting constraints. Those sessions stay practical: short explanation, live demonstration, and supervised shooting with targeted corrections.

Instructor (Portrait and direction)

Teaches portrait sessions with an emphasis on calm set rhythm, posing cues, and practical composition that holds up across a full series. Focuses on repeatable lighting decisions—key-to-fill relationship, subject-to-background distance, and controlling specular highlights. Known for making critique concrete: what to change, why it matters, and what to check in the next frame. Typical modules include headshots, lifestyle portraits, and short client briefs common in the Netherlands.

Posing cues Catchlight control Series consistency

Instructor (Studio lighting and modifiers)

Leads the lighting track: building a setup in a fixed order (key, fill, background, accents) and keeping it stable while the subject or product changes. Teaches how modifier size, distance, and angle affect contrast, edge transition, and reflection control. Sessions include metering approach, tethered review, and a “test frame checklist” used before the shoot starts. The focus is a practical studio workflow that can be repeated for paid work across the Netherlands.

Light ratios Modifier choice Tethered review

Instructor (Editing and delivery workflow)

Teaches a disciplined post-production pipeline: culling, global adjustments, local corrections, and export presets for web and print. The emphasis is not on “filters,” but on predictable color handling, skin tone control, and avoiding common artifacts. Participants build a delivery package: folder structure, file naming, proofing flow, and a revision process that reduces back-and-forth. The workflow is designed to match typical client deliverables in the Netherlands.

RAW workflow Color consistency Export presets

How guest experts are used

Guest experts join only when the topic is narrow enough to benefit from a specialist’s day-to-day practice. The format is structured: a brief demonstration, a guided exercise, and then a critique pass focused on decisions rather than taste. This keeps sessions efficient and avoids broad, motivational talks that do not translate into better files.

Common guest modules include tethering discipline and file integrity, print-ready exports, and on-location lighting constraints such as mixed color temperatures and fast-changing weather. When a guest session is scheduled, participants receive a short preparation list (what to bring, what to install, and what to shoot beforehand), so time in Haarlem is spent shooting and reviewing, not troubleshooting.

What “structured critique” means

Every review uses the same checklist so feedback stays consistent across instructors and course tracks. It is intentionally unglamorous, but it is what improves work.

Light decisions

Direction, distance, and contrast control before adjusting settings.

Camera baseline

A safe exposure starting point that holds when conditions change.

Framing checks

Crop consistency, headroom, and background cleanup while shooting.

Color handling

Avoiding mixed-light casts and keeping a consistent white point.

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Local focus: the Netherlands

Instructors plan examples and assignments around real shooting conditions in the Netherlands: variable weather, mixed indoor lighting, and client deliverables that often require both web and print-ready exports. When location exercises are used, the goal is not tourism; it is building a repeatable approach to light and background selection.

Ask about instructor-led course options

Share your current level and what you want to shoot. We will reply with a recommended course track, typical dates in the Netherlands, and what to prepare for the first session.

  • Guidance on which instructor-led modules fit your goals
  • A realistic practice cadence between sessions
  • Clear notes on gear, files, and delivery expectations
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Fast contact options

For quick scheduling questions, use phone or email. For course recommendations, the contact form on the Contact page is best.

Call +31 23 205 1128 Email [email protected] Visit Damstraat 4, 2011 HA Haarlem, Netherlands
Photography courses in the Netherlands built for real-world shoots and real clients.