Aperture Experiences: Shootouts, Workshops, Portfolio Build

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT!

Sat, Jun 20 · 10:00 AM MDT

photospace, 209 Kalamath St Unit 1, Denver, CO, US

11 JULY 2026
THEME: Colorado Summer Adventure

Are you ready to shoot more, experiment more, and leave with some awesome images?
These are the open shoot sessions you have been waiting for!

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT
Cost: $129
Sign up here: REGISTER + PAY
PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free.
You are welcome to RSVP here, but registration is only complete via the link above.

## Aperture Experiences: Shootouts

These are open shoot environments designed for access, repetition, and creative freedom.
This is not a traditional workshop. There is no long classroom instruction, no formal lecture, and no rigid curriculum. Instead, you get six hours inside a professionally produced shooting environment with multiple models, professionally lit sets, styled backdrops, and the freedom to rotate, experiment, practice, and build volume.
If you want more time behind the camera, more variety in your portfolio, and more chances to refine your eye, Aperture Sessions are built for you.

## Shootout Overview

Throughout the shootout, you will rotate through multiple shooting setups featuring professional models, curated backdrops, and lighting environments prepared by the Aperture Experiences team.
Each setup is designed to be approachable, productive, and visually strong, so you can focus on making images instead of building the entire production from scratch.

This is ideal for photographers who want to:

• Build portfolio volume
• Experiment with posing, framing, and lighting styles
• Practice working with professional models
• Create fresh content for websites, social media, and marketing
• Try new creative ideas in a low-pressure environment
• Spend more time shooting and less time planning

## What’s Included

• 6-hour open shooting environment
• Access to multiple models
• Professionally lit sets and backdrops
• Rotation through all setups
• Creative freedom to experiment
• A production-style environment without the production burden

## How It Works

Arrive ready to shoot.
We will give a short orientation at the beginning of the session, walk everyone through the available sets, explain the rotation flow, and review basic model and photographer etiquette.
After that, the session opens up for shooting. You will move through each setup, work with different models, try different angles, capture multiple looks, and use the day to build as much quality work as possible.
Aperture Experiences staff will be present to keep the day organized, help maintain flow, and make sure photographers have access to each environment.

## Why Attend

Aperture Experiences Shootouts give you the kind of shooting access that is hard to create on your own.
You do not have to book models, rent a studio, design sets, light backdrops, coordinate schedules, or build a full production. You simply show up with your camera and create.
It is the perfect format for photographers who want repetition, variety, and creative freedom inside a professionally prepared environment.

## Event Format

• 6 hours total
• Multiple models
• Multiple sets and backdrops
• Open shooting rotations
• No formal instruction
• No required shooting style
• No pressure to create one specific image

Just access, repetition, and creative opportunity.

## Best For

• Aspiring photographers who want more practice
• Experienced photographers who want fresh portfolio content
• Portrait, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographers
• Content creators looking for polished images
• Photographers testing new gear, lenses, or lighting approaches
• Anyone who wants a productive creative day in a professional studio environment

## Session Cost

$129
Register here: REGISTER + PAY

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT!

Sat, Jul 11 · 10:00 AM MDT

photospace, 209 Kalamath St Unit 1, Denver, CO, US

11 JULY 2026
THEME: Fourth of July Weekend Energy

• Pool party, BBQ, Americana aesthetic
• Swimwear + casual lifestyle

Are you ready to shoot more, experiment more, and leave with some awesome images?
These are the open shoot sessions you have been waiting for!

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT
Cost: $129
Sign up here: REGISTER + PAY
PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free.
You are welcome to RSVP here, but registration is only complete via the link above.

## Aperture Experiences: Shootouts

These are open shoot environments designed for access, repetition, and creative freedom.
This is not a traditional workshop. There is no long classroom instruction, no formal lecture, and no rigid curriculum. Instead, you get six hours inside a professionally produced shooting environment with multiple models, professionally lit sets, styled backdrops, and the freedom to rotate, experiment, practice, and build volume.
If you want more time behind the camera, more variety in your portfolio, and more chances to refine your eye, Aperture Sessions are built for you.

## Shootout Overview

Throughout the shootout, you will rotate through multiple shooting setups featuring professional models, curated backdrops, and lighting environments prepared by the Aperture Experiences team.
Each setup is designed to be approachable, productive, and visually strong, so you can focus on making images instead of building the entire production from scratch.

This is ideal for photographers who want to:

• Build portfolio volume
• Experiment with posing, framing, and lighting styles
• Practice working with professional models
• Create fresh content for websites, social media, and marketing
• Try new creative ideas in a low-pressure environment
• Spend more time shooting and less time planning

## What’s Included

• 6-hour open shooting environment
• Access to multiple models
• Professionally lit sets and backdrops
• Rotation through all setups
• Creative freedom to experiment
• A production-style environment without the production burden

## How It Works

Arrive ready to shoot.
We will give a short orientation at the beginning of the session, walk everyone through the available sets, explain the rotation flow, and review basic model and photographer etiquette.
After that, the session opens up for shooting. You will move through each setup, work with different models, try different angles, capture multiple looks, and use the day to build as much quality work as possible.
Aperture Experiences staff will be present to keep the day organized, help maintain flow, and make sure photographers have access to each environment.

## Why Attend

Aperture Experiences Shootouts give you the kind of shooting access that is hard to create on your own.
You do not have to book models, rent a studio, design sets, light backdrops, coordinate schedules, or build a full production. You simply show up with your camera and create.
It is the perfect format for photographers who want repetition, variety, and creative freedom inside a professionally prepared environment.

## Event Format

• 6 hours total
• Multiple models
• Multiple sets and backdrops
• Open shooting rotations
• No formal instruction
• No required shooting style
• No pressure to create one specific image

Just access, repetition, and creative opportunity.

## Best For

• Aspiring photographers who want more practice
• Experienced photographers who want fresh portfolio content
• Portrait, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographers
• Content creators looking for polished images
• Photographers testing new gear, lenses, or lighting approaches
• Anyone who wants a productive creative day in a professional studio environment

## Session Cost

$129
Register here: REGISTER + PAY

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT!

Sat, Aug 15 · 10:00 AM MDT

photospace, 209 Kalamath St Unit 1, Denver, CO, US

16 MAY 2026
THEME: Brunch Culture

• Cafés, patios, food + social interaction
• Laughing, clinking glasses, lifestyle storytelling
• Hospitality + food = consistent client demand

Are you ready to shoot more, experiment more, and leave with some awesome images?
These are the open shoot sessions you have been waiting for!

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT
Cost: $129
Sign up here: REGISTER + PAY
PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free.
You are welcome to RSVP here, but registration is only complete via the link above.

## Aperture Experiences: Shootouts

These are open shoot environments designed for access, repetition, and creative freedom.
This is not a traditional workshop. There is no long classroom instruction, no formal lecture, and no rigid curriculum. Instead, you get six hours inside a professionally produced shooting environment with multiple models, professionally lit sets, styled backdrops, and the freedom to rotate, experiment, practice, and build volume.
If you want more time behind the camera, more variety in your portfolio, and more chances to refine your eye, Aperture Sessions are built for you.

## Shootout Overview

Throughout the shootout, you will rotate through multiple shooting setups featuring professional models, curated backdrops, and lighting environments prepared by the Aperture Experiences team.
Each setup is designed to be approachable, productive, and visually strong, so you can focus on making images instead of building the entire production from scratch.

This is ideal for photographers who want to:

• Build portfolio volume
• Experiment with posing, framing, and lighting styles
• Practice working with professional models
• Create fresh content for websites, social media, and marketing
• Try new creative ideas in a low-pressure environment
• Spend more time shooting and less time planning

## What’s Included

• 6-hour open shooting environment
• Access to multiple models
• Professionally lit sets and backdrops
• Rotation through all setups
• Creative freedom to experiment
• A production-style environment without the production burden

## How It Works

Arrive ready to shoot.
We will give a short orientation at the beginning of the session, walk everyone through the available sets, explain the rotation flow, and review basic model and photographer etiquette.
After that, the session opens up for shooting. You will move through each setup, work with different models, try different angles, capture multiple looks, and use the day to build as much quality work as possible.
Aperture Experiences staff will be present to keep the day organized, help maintain flow, and make sure photographers have access to each environment.

## Why Attend

Aperture Experiences Shootouts give you the kind of shooting access that is hard to create on your own.
You do not have to book models, rent a studio, design sets, light backdrops, coordinate schedules, or build a full production. You simply show up with your camera and create.
It is the perfect format for photographers who want repetition, variety, and creative freedom inside a professionally prepared environment.

## Event Format

• 6 hours total
• Multiple models
• Multiple sets and backdrops
• Open shooting rotations
• No formal instruction
• No required shooting style
• No pressure to create one specific image

Just access, repetition, and creative opportunity.

## Best For

• Aspiring photographers who want more practice
• Experienced photographers who want fresh portfolio content
• Portrait, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographers
• Content creators looking for polished images
• Photographers testing new gear, lenses, or lighting approaches
• Anyone who wants a productive creative day in a professional studio environment

## Session Cost

$129
Register here: REGISTER + PAY

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT!

Sat, Sep 12 · 10:00 AM MDT

photospace, 209 Kalamath St Unit 1, Denver, CO, US

16 MAY 2026
THEME: Back to Business (Modern Corporate)

• Clean office
• collaborative work

👉 Corporate lifestyle is a major commercial category

Are you ready to shoot more, experiment more, and leave with some awesome images?
These are the open shoot sessions you have been waiting for!

Aperture Experiences: SHOOTOUT
Cost: $129
Sign up here: REGISTER + PAY
PLEASE NOTE: This event is not free.
You are welcome to RSVP here, but registration is only complete via the link above.

## Aperture Experiences: Shootouts

These are open shoot environments designed for access, repetition, and creative freedom.
This is not a traditional workshop. There is no long classroom instruction, no formal lecture, and no rigid curriculum. Instead, you get six hours inside a professionally produced shooting environment with multiple models, professionally lit sets, styled backdrops, and the freedom to rotate, experiment, practice, and build volume.
If you want more time behind the camera, more variety in your portfolio, and more chances to refine your eye, Aperture Sessions are built for you.

## Shootout Overview

Throughout the shootout, you will rotate through multiple shooting setups featuring professional models, curated backdrops, and lighting environments prepared by the Aperture Experiences team.
Each setup is designed to be approachable, productive, and visually strong, so you can focus on making images instead of building the entire production from scratch.

This is ideal for photographers who want to:

• Build portfolio volume
• Experiment with posing, framing, and lighting styles
• Practice working with professional models
• Create fresh content for websites, social media, and marketing
• Try new creative ideas in a low-pressure environment
• Spend more time shooting and less time planning

## What’s Included

• 6-hour open shooting environment
• Access to multiple models
• Professionally lit sets and backdrops
• Rotation through all setups
• Creative freedom to experiment
• A production-style environment without the production burden

## How It Works

Arrive ready to shoot.
We will give a short orientation at the beginning of the session, walk everyone through the available sets, explain the rotation flow, and review basic model and photographer etiquette.
After that, the session opens up for shooting. You will move through each setup, work with different models, try different angles, capture multiple looks, and use the day to build as much quality work as possible.
Aperture Experiences staff will be present to keep the day organized, help maintain flow, and make sure photographers have access to each environment.

## Why Attend

Aperture Experiences Shootouts give you the kind of shooting access that is hard to create on your own.
You do not have to book models, rent a studio, design sets, light backdrops, coordinate schedules, or build a full production. You simply show up with your camera and create.
It is the perfect format for photographers who want repetition, variety, and creative freedom inside a professionally prepared environment.

## Event Format

• 6 hours total
• Multiple models
• Multiple sets and backdrops
• Open shooting rotations
• No formal instruction
• No required shooting style
• No pressure to create one specific image

Just access, repetition, and creative opportunity.

## Best For

• Aspiring photographers who want more practice
• Experienced photographers who want fresh portfolio content
• Portrait, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographers
• Content creators looking for polished images
• Photographers testing new gear, lenses, or lighting approaches
• Anyone who wants a productive creative day in a professional studio environment

## Session Cost

$129
Register here: REGISTER + PAY