Dear Janusz,
I wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your workshop.
You make me feel comfortable, the first minute the workshop started and from there, I had a great experience working with a true professional passionate about his craft.
As you may have noticed, I am myself passionate about improving my skills to provide always better production value.
In 2 days, you were able to give me the key to be able to create the kind of lighting that I envision, but that I had avoided because I could not create it properly.
Now as you said, I feel that I could light anything I want it with the precision, the mood and the quality that we could find in the top Hollywood productions.
Thank you to give me that confidence.
Best Regards,

June 10, 2008
Mr. Sikora,
You Sir are without doubt, as I said earlier, the most intriguing person I have ever met. The Lecture and Workshop were very amazing in as far as seeing how lighting in the real world goes and the skill it takes to replicate it on film. There's a lot we take for granted using digital lighting these days and we fail to realize just how complex and yet simple lighting can be. Most of us have got straight into digital lighting without ever having even held stage Light.
However, far more interesting than the lecture itself, was your philosophy, your thoughts and your obvious passion for your art.

And if I take anything away from your class, I will take this….. Follow the heart and not let the intellect get in the way.
Thank you, for the time you gave to a bunch of digital artists from India
Regards.,
Lennard   len1977@gmail.com    TATA

June 9, 2008
Hello Mr Janusz!
my name is Paritosh , and i am an senior character animator with TaTa in Bombay, India. though i only deal with character animation pretty much all the time , but your class about cinematography and lighting was a wonderful experience for me, your experience speaks for itself and i was absolutely spell bound by you knowledge on the subject and your way of describing an emotion and the moment of the scene, i would love to learn more about that and specially how to 'milk a moment' so that i can apply some of that in my characters. if you can tell me some of the websites or if you have some written stuff of your own  , i would be grateful if you could share that.
once again thanks a lot
paritosh kumawat   paritosh@tataelxsi.co.in   TATA  Bombay, India

Apr 2008
Hello my friend Janusz,
I want to thank you for the wonderful two days at your workshop.  In the
very first few minutes of day one, I knew right away- this was going to be
a tremendous, hands-on session.  And it was!  Your personable approach,
knowledge (and a lot of patience!) made it a very rewarding and important
learning experience for me.
Eager to utilize everything I learned during the two-day seminar, I'm
already implementing many of these fabulous techniques.  But the most
interesting phenomenon of all, is I am now looking a everything
differently.  I'm seeing light in an entirely new way.  I thank you for
that.
When's the next session and what do you suggest for me? (I'd love to do
Italy- perhaps next year)
All the best and many thanks to you.
Steve  steve@hackervideo.com <steve@hackervideo.com>


May 2008
I learned right away that what I have been doing until now has been adequate. That is no longer acceptable. Shot again today utilizing some of your techniques. Another time I'd love to learn product shot lighting after all.
sent via BlackBerry
Production Companies of Steven Hacker  steve@hackervideo.com <steve@hackervideo.com>


Feb 2008
Dear Janusz,
Attending your course in Firenze was one of the most valuable exrerienses in my life! As I was new in this field, you,in your special way,made me overcame my insecurness, believe in my abilities and participate the class as equal to the other students.I earned so much... Thank you for your kindness and patience! Those are two very importaint elements  for a teacher sould start with,in my opinion.I hope I' ll have the chance to came to another workshop that you'll organize in the future!Thanks for everything...,
Love,
Eleanna.  eleannamagina@yahoo.gr


Nov 17, 2007
Individual Cinematography Workshop
Hi Janusz
Wanted to thank you for everything that i learnt from you about lighting. The best part of the workshop was to know how to observe, learn and implement from real life situations. The simplicity of lighting "complicated looks" was stunning. Thank you for everything. rajiv.mathrani@gmail.com
Rajiv (Bombay, India)  

Sep 18, 2007
Dear Janusz,
I wanted to thank you for your, 'Dramatic Lighting For Video', workshop. As an ENG news photographer, I am often confronted with extremely challenging lighting conditions. Your step by step instruction has given me a new confidence in taking on these challenging environments. Your passion as a lighting craftsman has been an inspiration to me.
Sincerely,
Frank Alli
Photogfox@earthlink.net  

Jul 6, 2007
Film Look Workshop
Hey Janusz,
I just got back from a shoot.  I'm delighted to say it was the best lighting I've ever done -- all thanks to the day I spent with you.  The idea of creating ambience first and divorcing myself from a monitor was all it took to give me the freedom I needed. 
Thanks again. 
Sondra Martin sondra@wofentertainment.com
 

Jun 25, 
Look Workshop
Janusz,
Thanks for Sunday.  It was a real eye opener.  I've got 2 days of shooting next week -- I'll see what I can come up with! 
Best wishes, Sondra  07sondra@wofentertainment.comFilm 

Dec2, 07
Hi Janusz,
I just wanted to say thank you for this past weekend. I truly enjoyed myself and learned much more than I expected to and I really left feeling more confident than when I came. I hope to come back very soon to learn more and juzst to talk.
Julie jbelfoure@gmail.com

Dec 30, 2006
Hi Janusz, I want to say thank you.. I learnt a lot from you and I think
often to that wonderful workshop in Florence!!!
I just want to say that It's not easy to find a great teacher and a "gorgeous soul"
like you! You taught me how to use light but at the same time you taught me to see
the light in everything it is around me.. and this is special and unique! Someone
said "everything is illuminated" and this is what I feel when I think to your
teaching..
I hope to keep in touch  and to hear from you soon.. happy new year and take care of
you!!
Romy. carraro.romina@gmail.com 

Dec 29, 2006
Individual Workshop
I am a photographer/editor for Univision Network in Los Angeles
Califoria. I had the pleasure of taking Janusz's "film look lighting for tv"
workshop this past december 11th. 2006.This workshop change my way of looking at
light. I used to light the interviews all the same way, it was a cookie cutter look,
now I use lighting as a paintbrush and in doing so I can help enhance  the mood that
the interview will convey.
I strongly recommend this workshop.
Thank you Janusz !!!!!
MailFromAddress - toneill@univision.net
WebAddress - http://www.univision.net/corp/en/utg.jsp 

Oct 24, 2006
I recently came off taking private lessons with the man, and in all honesty, I got more then I thought I would.  From
the beginning, Janusz just got right down to it and I sincerely appreciated his no-nonsense approach into teaching me the ways of light and camera.  Any question I had (and I had MANY), Janusz answered with patience and detail even when my
questions were sometimes repetitive.  Aperture is not as hard as I thought, nor as challenging.  He told me from the beginning that I could do what I told him I wanted to do, and for me just coming from so many people saying JUSTIN DONT TRY, I appreciated that he said I could do it.  And I dont doubt that I can NOW after those lessons.   So thank you Janusz.  I will definitely be keeping in touch and bothering you with more questions, so let's see if I can get that something out of the stone.
THANKS!  justin earlyrendition@gmail.com

Sep 9, 2006
Dear Janusz,
Im Marco Danziger and have attended the four week course in Florence this summer. Thanks to your precious help.  After the course I have definitively removed any doubts about my future ambitions, and will pursuit a career in movie making also (if not mainly) because of your enthusiasm and passion which are absolutely inspiring and impossible not to share. I will now start attending media school here in Italy, and do as many hands on camera workshops around the world as possible, and Im also really eager to start shooting stuff by my own. The amazing feeling which surrounded all the work me and my friends did in Florence comes often back to my mind, which is when I understand that this inner pulse and urge to express myself through cinema is that one path I have to chose to live such feelings again. Hope to hear from you soon
Marco ncglom@tin.it

Aug 28, 06
Comments - Janusz! I miss learning from you so much. I cannot fully express the
extent of my nostalgia for Italy at this moment. I wish to stay in touch with you,
and study with you in the near future. Thank you so much for your dedication to film
and thank you for all the amazing help you gave me on my films. Hope all is well,
and stay in touch! ciao~
Madeline madeberhard@yahoo.com 

Comments - hello Janusz i just wanted to thank you for the 35 mm workshop is good to
know that the art stil lives in the soul of people and to find someone who
apreciates soul and art as you, i learned a lot from you and i hope to keep in
contact
thanks for the spiritual lessons you gave me
beatmelendez@yahoo.com.mx

Aug 28, 06
madeberhard@yahoo.com
Comments - Janusz! I miss learning from you so much. I cannot fully express the
extent of my nostalgia for Italy at this moment. I wish to stay in touch with you,
and study with you in the near future. Thank you so much for your dedication to film
and thank you for all the amazing help you gave me on my films. Hope all is well,
and stay in touch! ciao~ Madeline

June 20, 2006
Comments - Hi Janusz, always your answers are very kind.
Anyway today I enroled for digital filmaking , and I decided
it expecially because you will be the teacher.
See you soon .   Salvo
rocco_salvatore1@hotmail.it

May 22, 2006
Comments - Last week was amazing! I learned so much on the cinematographer job. I'm from Switzerland and for me, learning how to use a 35mm camera in Hollywood sounds like a dream. And I just lived my dream a few days ago with you Janusz. So, I just wanted to say thank you very much to share your knowledge and the passion you have for cameras and lights. Take care. Marc http://www.flickr.com/photos/mppfilms 

May 20, 2006
Comments - Janusz, I want to say thank you.  I respect you as a teacher, an artist
and a human being.  What I learned this past week was invaluable.  I see the
importance of creating mood with light.  I found a new appreciation for the art of
cinematography and look at it not as a technical science anymore, but more of a way
to paint with light and camera movement.  I look forward to keeping in touch with
you.  I wish you all the best.
Ajani Fida
ajanifida@yahoo.com

May 06, 2006.  Chicago, Illinois

Thanks Janusz,

for sharing your lifelong passion for lighting and
exposures' ability to render the full emotional palette.
Your lighting theories and methods were by far more advanced than I'd expected from cinematography workshop.
brucelangston@lycos.com
 

Mar 25, 2006. Hollywood, California

Janusz,
The Cinematography class at Columbia College is one of the best classes I have ever
taken.  As a student, I can tell that you are very passionate about the work you do.
Although my primary emphasis is directing I will always have an understanding and
appreciation for light.  You taught me how to use light in such a way that it
creates beauty and magic.  Thank you.
Rocco Rodriguez, Columbia College 2006

rsrodriguez00@yahoo.com