Workshop participants photographing a model with smartphones in front of a colourful mural at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
SMARTPHONE WORKSHOPS · FOR TEAMS

Teach your team to make your content — in-house.

No expensive freelancers. No costly back and forth. Hands-on smartphone photography workshops, run privately for your team — anywhere in the UAE.

Gulf Photo Plus · Alserkal Avenue · Dubai
15+
Years teaching
17,000+
Workshop attendees
224
Workshops run
21
Brands trained for
We've trained teams from

Alserkal · Careem · Cinema Akil · Ithra · Art Jameel · 421 Abu Dhabi · Ishara · Dubai Airports · Expo 2020 · The Arts Club · Ziina · Humantra · Breda Photo Festival

Workshop participants photographing a model in dramatic side lighting during the GPP smartphone photography class
Most companies post bad content with great cameras. Three hours with us, on the phones your team already owns, and that stops being true.
WHAT THEY WALK OUT WITH

Four shifts in 180 minutes.

We don't lecture about megapixels. We hand your team the phones they already own and run them through the four things that separate dull content from posts you actually want to share.

01 / 04

Camera controls + exposure.

Essential controls, focus locks, and exposure locks. The technical foundation that separates a phone shot from a phone snap. Taught hands-on, on iPhone and Android side by side.

02 / 04

Light + shadow.

How to read the light in any room — and what to do when it's bad. Using shadow as a compositional tool, not something to fix in post.

03 / 04

Composition + personal style.

The framing rules pros follow on muscle memory. Storytelling that holds a viewer. How to develop a personal style your team can actually replicate week to week.

04 / 04

In-camera editing.

The mobile editing app, the presets, the workflow that takes your team's content from raw to ready in under a minute. So the brand voice survives whoever's holding the phone.

PRICING

Pick a tier. Or design your own.

Standard private-workshop tiers cover most teams. Want something different — multi-session, bespoke syllabus, video, content shoot? We'll build it.

INTIMATE

Up to 5 people

AED 3,900
Includes 5% VAT
  • 3-hour single session
  • Deep, focused coaching
  • At GPP or anywhere in the UAE
LARGER GROUP

10–15 people

AED 9,750
Includes 5% VAT
  • 3-hour single session
  • Built for the whole team
  • At GPP or anywhere in the UAE
CUSTOM

15+ or bespoke

On request
Quoted to scope
  • Multi-session formats
  • Bespoke syllabus
  • Multiple instructors
  • Optional content-shoot add-on
  • Anywhere in the UAE

Prices include 5% VAT. Bookings confirmed on payment. Quotes valid 7 days.

Who teaches

Our instructor team.

We'll match your team with the right instructor for your group size, schedule, and goals — every one of them has taught corporate workshops at GPP.

Tap a name for the full bio + workshop schedule.

Where

Run sessions at our space — or yours.

Our home base is the GPP space in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. We also bring everything we need on-site — anywhere in the UAE.

Gulf Photo Plus space exterior, Alserkal Avenue Dubai
Our space
Gulf Photo Plus
Warehouse D36, Alserkal Avenue
Al Quoz 1, Street 8
Dubai, UAE
Or, anywhere in the UAE. Most teams prefer their own office — easier to coordinate, and the workshop sets up around your existing space.
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FAQ

Common questions

Yes — bring whatever your team uses day to day. We'll teach iPhone and Android side by side. The whole point is making your phones, not ours, work for you.

3 hours, with one break. Most teams run it as a half-day session — easier to schedule, easier to absorb, doesn't kill a full work day.

Yes, anywhere in the UAE — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, the lot. We bring everything we need; you just need a room with a screen and a bit of natural light.

Yes. Before the session we'll ask about your brand, channels, and content goals — examples and practice exercises follow from there. Want a content-shoot day after the training? Add it as a custom programme.

Ideal, actually. We assume zero photography knowledge. We've taught everyone from C-suite to interns, all in the same room. The on-desk practice scales to whatever level each person is at.

By default in English. Partial Arabic on request — let us know in the form below.

2 weeks is comfortable. We've turned around sessions in under a week before — tell us your dates and we'll be straight with you about what's possible.

Bank transfer or card, against a tax invoice. Bookings confirm on payment. Quotes are valid 7 days from issue.

Genuinely, yes — it's one of the more useful team-building afternoons a company can run, because everyone walks out with a real skill rather than a trust-fall memory. Mixed-ability groups work best; we've run it for whole marketing departments, leadership offsites, and agency teams.

Smartphone framing a geometric architectural shot during the GPP smartphone photography workshop

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