UPDATE: ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT
Close your eyes, feel the sun on your face, breathe in the perfume of citrus blooms in the air with their sweet, tangy fragrance, and smile. You’re in Sicily!

After what feels like the longest and greyest winter, our souls yearn for the warmth and vibrancy of spring. Sicily, with its sunny weather and blossoming beauty, is the perfect place to shed the winter blues and embrace the season of renewal! Just the thought of the bustling markets, the scent of ripe tomatoes and basil that fills the air, while nearby, the unmistakable aroma of freshly baked bread wafts from traditional bakeries, make us all eager for June to come!

We are so happy to invite you to our 3rd edition of our bespoke Sicily Workshop in Catania for a fully catered experience that will evolve around everything food, flowers, textures and Sicilian beauty. We will teach food and stillife styling and photography, food videography, we will indeed live next to the traditional food market ‘La Pescheria’, so market atmosphere, fresh produce and lots of photo opportunities are right at our feet.

We will make beautiful scenes in the baroque palazzzo to film and photograph, we will take you on food tour in Catania and surroundings to visit the best producers of Sicilian food and wine with focus on documenting and creating beautiful imagery. We will eat the most delicious food you can ever imagine, and we will cook in the palazzo with our ‘nonnas’.

Regardless of who you are, what you do and what you dream of, we can promise that you will gain something fruitful during this workshop. We start from where we are and together take ourselves to new, creative heights during the 3 days full of inspirational surroundings, talks, likeminded souls and networking. Embark on this photographic journey with us and discover why Sicily has been inspiring artists for centuries.

What former students said:

‘I am pretty sure we all left something in Sicily and we all take something back with us ❤️ Thank you to all of you, it was more than a photography workshop, it was really an experience of Life! Than you so much Signe and Francesco for all these food vibes, enery, spirit and knowledge sharing 🙏🏻 - Eva

“Thank you Signe and Francesco for sharing your creativity and expertise in a fun way, watching you both was a dream come true” - Renee

’Thank you for this amazing experience! Lovely days and evenings with a ot of laughter, good talks, colorful creativeness and beautiful people (in every way). And the food and wine!’ - Lotta

Besides sharing our knowledge about food and stillife styling, photography and videography, we will also talk about working as commercial and editorial photographers, about entrepreneurship, how to find your creativity and share our experiences as self-employed with you. We will gather and learn about each other and our paths in life. We will laugh. And maybe also cry a little, because that happens when you’re in Sicily. Big emotions and big times. That’s why we love it so much and can’t wait to share that love and all our Sicilian secrets with you!

Now maybe is the time to get a few days for yourself, to learn, to be inspired and to invest in yourself and your dreams and business? The Spring in Sicily Workshop will fuel you and give you a new path in your professional and creative life.

The workshop is a complete experience from arrival to departure where everything is included and seats are very limited and sell out fast.

We’re looking very much forward to welcoming you.

With love and arrivederci in Sicily,

Francesco & Signe

What former students said:

“THANK YOU for turning four days of my life into complete magic!“ -Kajsa

“More people need to experience you guys talent. You were both amazing hosts also, we were truly spoilt. Thanks again, it was truly a spectacular and eye opening experience for me. I learnt so much from you both and enjoyed connecting with you all. I hope you will do it again next year!” - Verity

FOR WHOM
The workshop is for anyone who wants to learn more about creativity. Maybe you are self-employed, working with food, flowers, interior, branding and PR. It could also be that you are a cook, blogger, dietician, graphic designer and want to upgrade your visual expression or need a creative and inspiring boost. Anyone of all levels are welcome, whether you capture with DLSR camera or phone or even draw on paper. We’ve had artists who came to study our styling and our take on natural light and shadows.

WHEN
Tuesday the 4th of June to Friday the 7th of June 2024.

WHERE
The workshop venue is an antique palazzo with the most amazing ceiling frescos in the middle of the old and beautiful historic centre of Catania. The whole palazzo is exclusively for our group during the 3 days. Some of you will sleep in the palazzo and some will sleep in a nearby apartment, and teachers and assistants are staying in a nearby apartment too. Part of the workshop-palazzo is with original interior, part is with modern furniture. We will teach our classes in the old part. The palazzo is located in the middle of La Pescheria, the antique food market of Catania and right around the corner we’re at Piazza Duomo.

It is a very short trip from the airport of Catania (Fontanarossoa) to the palazzo, approx. 15 min. by car. You can take both taxi or bus. More info will follow.

PROGRAMME & YOUR EXPERIENCE

Day 1:

Check in from 17-17.30
18: We begin with welcome brindisi and snacks, at the palazzo, together we can get to know each other a little better and share who we are and what expectations we have for these days.

In the evening we have a delicious welcome dinner made by our local chef and create wonderful memories, new contacts and the beginning of new network. We will sleep well in either double or single rooms at the palazzo or in the next door apartment and wake up well rested and with new ideas.

On day 2, we will have a wonderful breakfast at the palazzo, followed by a walk down to the incredible local markets to get fresh produce and to shoot images and videos of the beautiful and vibrant markets. We will then immerse ourselves in abundant flower and stillife setting when we come back, experiment with manipulating light and show how you easily can set up a small home studio. We will set the table for lunch and document all the lovely dishes and do some beautiful tablescape photos and videos.

After a small siesta after lunch, we will focus on food videography, when we will take you through the whole process of how to create a cake recipe video.

A lovely dinner followed by talks and stories around the long table will end this inspiration packed day.

On day 3, after breakfast we will head on a food tour in Catania and surroundings, visiting producers and taste lots of local products, while enjoying the Sicilian culture. There will be plenty of photo and video opportunities and one on one guidance along the way. We will have lunch on the tour.

When we head home it is time for a quick break and right after that we will focus on editing, showing you our different styles and techniques in Lightroom Classic as well as how to edit a reel in Premiere Pro. We will also come around several efficient editing apps for both still and video., while talking about how to keep your style consistent in portfolio and grid.

We will have a scrumptious farewell dinner and finish the day with much meaningful connection and talks.

On day 4, we will have our last breakfast together at the palazzo for this time, and it’s time to say goodbye.
Check out at approx. 10 o’clock.

PRICE

Price for the workshop in double accommodation: 1880 €

Price for the workshop in single accommodation: 2180 €

If you would like to pay in two installments, 50% now and 50% May 1st, then that’s no problem at all, just write us: info@signebay.com

For Danish attendees, moms (VAT) will be added. For all other nationalities, no VAT will be added, if you have a company reg. no. (EIN in the US). Please add this number at check out.

INCLUDED
3 days all inclusive workshop with the best homemade food (from local produce).

Room and meals, wine, snacks are included as well as classes and class materials and tour. All transportation during the workshop.

Not included: Airplane ticket, transportation to and from the airport to the palazzo.

BRING
Bring the device you shoot on; Whether it be your DSLR, compact camera or iPhone. If you’d like to edit photos during the workshop, you can bring your laptop. if you prefer to shoot on a tripod, you can bring that as well. We also have a couple to lend out.

Due to logistics and all our partners involved, the workshop is non refundable. However, if you should be prohibited from attending, we will do our best to help find another participant, but unfortunately we can not guarantee it. We recommend to get a travel insurance in case of flight cancellation or other unforeseen events.

QUESTIONS

We can assure you that we do out very best to give you a unique experience that will give you so much on many levels. Both professionally and personally. If you have any question prior to booking your spot, please don’t hesitate to contact us: info@signebay.com

Programme may be due to smaller changes. More accurate programme and info letter will be sent to attendees one month before the workshop.

Teachers:

Francesco Pruneddu:

Francesco Pruneddu, whom everyone calls Checco, is a food artist, a food photographer and videographer. Francesco photographs by observing food, in its broadest sense. Food photography shows the beauty of the dishes, narrates their evolution and transformation, in the same way that it is customary to tell a landscape, a monument, a story. It starts from a table that sets up like a theatrical stage: food, flowers, hands and objects, which are beautifully mixed. His great inspiration is painting, mainly the compositions of the seventeenth century, which he reworks with the fertile taste of a young artist of the third millennium food, using images to capture emotions and forbidden dreams. Francesco has won great acknowledgement for his food videos and Reels on Instagram.

Signe Bay:

Signe does commercial styling, photography and creative direction within food, flowers and interior for various International brands such as Georg Jensen, Handvärk, WMF. Signe is an educated teacher and worked as such, before she went fulltime as a single mum into styling and photography 7 years ago to have more time with her kids and to decide the pace of life herself. The light in the Danish master’s work as well as nature and its changing seasons are her daily inspiration. Signe’s work has been featured in VOGUE, New York Magazine and numerous other International magazines. Being able to create atmospheres and working with natural light is her passion, as well as the business side of being self-employed and connecting with other creatives. Thus Signe organizes a couple of exclusive workshops a year to gather likeminded and to inspire and be inspired. Signe has family in Sicily and regards herself as more Italian than Danish and she speaks the Sicilian dialect. Her connection to Italy runs deeper than mere admiration for its beauty and gastronomy. She finds resonance in the Italian way of life—a celebration of family, food, and la dolce vita. In contrast to the reserved demeanor often associated with Danish culture, Signe embraces the warmth, spontaneity, and emotional expressiveness of her adopted Italian identity. To her, being Italian isn't about nationality; it's a state of mind—a philosophy rooted in passion, creativity, and ‘gioa di vivere’, and she loves to pass that passion on to the workshop students.

Terms:

CANCELLATION BY YOU AND REFUNDS
Unfortunately due to the involved logistics & upfront costs of the workshops, masterclasses, and retreats, we have a no-refund and no-cancellation policy regardless of circumstance. No refunds will be provided for any reason for the unused portion of a trip once the trip begins, including if you leave a trip for any reason.

The trip price is a package cost and refunds are not available for services not used. If you need to cancel we will happily try to help find a replacement traveler for your spot, but we can not guarantee it.

There are no exceptions to this cancellation and refund policy, including for reasons related to weather, terrorism, civil strife, personal, family, or medical emergencies, or any other circumstances beyond our control. For this and other reasons, we encourage you to purchase independent travel insurance.