Make Over Workshop

For all the women who have ever looked at magazines and envied the pages upon pages of pure glamour, then this is the workshop for you!

This workshop, held in the award winning D-Light Studios is all about pure indulgence. Upon arriving you will be met with chocolates, a glass of champagne and the leading powerhouses in the Irish fashion industry who will spend the day concentrating on making you look and feel like an A list star.

The team includes celebrity make-up artist Ken Boylan, leading Irish hairdresser Stephen Kelly and the visionary stylist Roxanne Parker, all of which have contributed their expertise on television shows such as Off The Rails, The Afternoon Show, Ireland AM and Xpose, as well as creating the looks in countless fashion editorials for the country’s leading magazines, including Social & Personal, Prudence, Image, Life and Confetti.
After the team have transformed you with a natural look and you have seen your hand picked outfit selection you will then be ready for your close up with award winning fashion photographer Agata Stoinska.

After a make-up, hair and wardrobe change, to transform you into a more glamorous look. You will then be the centre of attention with another fashion shoot with Agata.

Each package includes

  • Champagne upon arrival
  • Hair, make-up and fashion styling
  • Photo shoot with one complimentary framed print

You can then purchase further prints in a range of sizes and frames with the option of colour or black or white finishes at an extra cost if you so wish.

This package would be an ideal gift, or a treat for yourself, that will make you look and feel amazing plus you’ll have a reminder of memorable fun day forever with a beautiful photo to prove how amazing you can look.

To achieve the best from your makeover we would ask that you e-mail in recent photos of yourself so our experts can prepare the perfect look to suit your figure and colouring, each session lasts a total of 2 hours.

For details contact the studio manager at aoife@d-lightstudios.com or call 086 023 3247

One to One Tutorials

Book now for a one to one tutorial with top fashion photographer, Agata Stoinska.

During your hour and a half session, Agata will give a full critique of your portfolio, exploring the areas you may wish to develop or strengthen. Aesthetically, Agata will cover composition, pose, lens choice, depth of field and getting the best performance from your model.

Other topics include business strategy, sourcing a styling team, getting the best shots on a no-budget shoot, photographic exercises and both lighting and shooting techniques. Photoshop and retouching tips will also be covered in this tutorial.

Book a private test shoot with Agata Stoinska.

In addition to the one on one tutorials, Agata is available for a photoshoot tutorial where she will guide you through a test shoot with a model, stylist, hair and make up artist and coach you on the codes and practises of professional fashion photography. This tutorial will last for four hours and is a unique way to learn professional photography skills.

For prices,details or to make a booking, please contact the studio manager at

086 0233247 or email aoife@d-lightstudios.com

Personal Assistant Needed

Have you got what it takes to be a personal assistant?

D-light Studios is currently on the lookout for a personal assistant for top fashion photographer, Agata Stoinska.

An ideal assistant should be extremely versatile and is expected to travel with Agata to any meetings, photo shoots or industry events she may be attending but also must be willing to contribute to the up-keep and daily business of her studio.

Other qualities expected for this job include:

  • Fluent English
  • Organized and punctual
  • Excellent communication skills and phone manner
  • An interest in both photography and Adobe Photoshop programmes
  • Adequate computer skills and a knowlede of Windows programmes
  • Good common sense, intuition and foresight
  • Friendliness and the ability to mix well with others

This post will begin on an intership basis until training induction is complete.  A working package will be discussed based on training success.

All applications should be made to aoife@d-lightstudios.com

Styling Workshop with Roxanne Parker

This one-day workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get inside information on the world of styling within the fashion industry and the highly skilled realms of commercial styling. If you are interested in learning about the business of styling, the difference between fashion and commercial styling, trend prediction, personal shopping, test shoots, creating story/mood boards for magazine shoots and prospective clients and learning how to approach clients for work, then this one-day master class is for you.

Date: Saturday 13th March

Time: 10am – 4pm

Place: D-light Studios, 46 North Great Clarence Street, Dublin 1.

Cost: e90

First Workshop of the New Year!

Full Photo Shoot Workshop

Date: Sat 27th Feb

Time: 10am – 4pm

at D-light Studios

Cost: e250

Contact the studio manager to reserve a place:

Aoife 086 023 3247

or email

aoife@d-lightstudios.com

D-light Vouchers, a perfect Christmas gift!

If you are looking for fresh ideas for Christmas presents, how about a D-light Voucher? This covers workshops, portraits and actors headshots, the perfect gift for creative friends and family!

Contact the studio at 01 819 6730 to enquire or to purchase a voucher or mail us at info@d-lightstudios.com

Friday Night’s Jazz Evening

Here’s some snaps from the last of the jazz nights featuring Kasia and the Ambassadors of Jazz. Thanks again to everyone who helped out and got involved, it was a great success!

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Photo by Aoife Herrity

Stargaze* Video

Here’s a video of all our fun and games at this year’s Stargaze* courtesy of Eva Jane Hogan. Take a look!

Thursday’s Jazz Evening

Our second Jazz Evening was another great night of relaxed music, food and mulled wine featuring the Solar Quartet: Leopoldo Osio on keyboard, Alistair Elliman on guitar, Barry Donohue on bass and Hugh Denman on drums.

Below are the pictures from the night. Don’t forget tonight is our final jazz event so click here to make a booking.

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Photo by Agata Stoinska

Rising Star Award

We are proud to announce that Agata won the Rising Star Award  in the Enterprise Network for Women – hooray!

See what they said about Agata;

The Winner of the Rising Star award in the Dublin City Enterprise Network for Women in 2009 is Agata Stoinska of D-Light Studios.  She wins €500 worth of DCEB training vouchers.  Agata’s company D-Light Studios rents studio space for photographers, television crews, theatre companies, exhibitions, creative workshops, seminars, fashion shows.  Working as a photographer Agata wanted an innovative creative space to work in and provide a space for a multitude of creative disciplines. They have held exhibitions and also had a one day art festival which showed more than 30 artists.

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