We will be exploring the Art of Fine Art Photography: covering Propping, Lighting & Exposure of the Fine Art Still Life.
Discover how to create photographs that go beyond documentation images designed purely for beauty, mood, and visual impact. Fine art photography is about capturing simplicity with intention, often through still life arrangements that convey a powerful message using light, exposure, and composition. In this class, we will explore both studio Still Life plus tips on Landscape photography as forms of fine art, with a focus on creating work you will be proud to display as Wall Art.
Through a combination of lecture and hands-on practice, you will learn to:
Select and arrange props for strong visual storytelling
Shape light using studio strobes as well as ambient light
Properly meter for accuracy and mood
Use cropping and composition for maximum impact
Control exposure to bring out atmosphere and artistic intent
Together, we will design, light, and photograph a still life set-up giving you full control of the creative process. By the end, you will walk away with a stronger understanding of how to craft fine art images that blend technical mastery with personal expression.

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Ready to Add Flash to Your Repertoire?
In this three-hour comprehensive workshop, participants will explore the effective use of on-camera flash as both a main and fill light source. Flash is not only for low-light situations. It is also essential in bright sunlight and high-contrast environments, and can even be key to freezing motion in certain scenarios.
Through a combination of lecture and guided practice, students will learn how to determine proper flash settings using a simple formula based on light output, subject distance, and aperture. The class will cover how to balance flash with ambient light to achieve professional results in a variety of shooting conditions.
Participants are encouraged to bring their flash units (fully charged) and instruction manuals. Individual attention will be given to each participant setup to ensure full understanding of operation and technique.
Both beginning and intermediate photographers will benefit from this session, gaining a solid foundation in using flash effectively and creatively in real-world situations.

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Beginner Photography Class – Take Control of Your Camera
This 3-hour hands-on course is designed to finally get you out of automatic mode and in full control of your camera. Learn how to intentionally create the images you see in your mind—no more guessing, frustration, or “lucky shots.”
Whether you're brand new to photography or ready to truly understand how your camera works, this class will give you a clear, step-by-step system for shooting with confidence. You'll learn how to manually set your exposure and understand why your images succeed—or fall short.
We'll cover:
• Understanding light and exposure
• How to use your camera's light meter
• Lenses and ISO (film speed)
• Controlling depth of field
• Freezing or showing motion
• A simple, repeatable formula for consistently strong images
Plenty of hands-on practice with your own equipment and real-world examples included.

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Discover how to create beautiful, professional portraits using nothing more than window light. In this hands-on class, you will learn how to see, shape, and control natural light to flatter your subject and elevate your portraits no studio strobes required.
We will break down window light techniques and teach the four classic portrait lighting patterns the Butterfly, Loop, Rembrandt, and Split so you can recognize them instantly and recreate them with confidence. You will also learn how light direction affects face shape, how subtle posing adjustments change everything, and how to work with real people for natural expressions.
What You will Learn
- How to use window light like a softbox
- Creating flattering portraits indoors as well as outdoors with minimal gear
- The four classic lighting patterns and when to use each
-Simple posing and shooting angles that make subjects look their best
- How to troubleshoot flat light, harsh shadows (such as raccoon eyes).
Bring your camera, curiosity, and creativity and leave with the confidence to create stunning portraits using light you already have.

Space is limited. Reserve your spot today.

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Ever wonder why that Quarter Pounder with Cheese looks so mouthwatering when you drove by the billboard, yet when you go to the drive-through right after to get one, it looks nothing in real life like it does in that photograph?

Ever wonder how produce is made to look so fresh and colorful with water droplets that seem to last forever? And we all have looked at a menu and wondered how they got the items to look so outrageously delicious? You would be surprised how simple it is to manipulate food in photography. It's all tricks of the trade! Personally one of my favorite subjects to shoot because subjects are usually colorful, there's a lot of creative leeway on how you light it, depending on what the purpose your image will be meant to serve.

Join me in a Three hour, Hands-On creative workshop in the art of Food Photography!

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Mastering Depth of Field & Macro Photography:
Learn how to control focus with intention—from dreamy, blurred backgrounds to tack-sharp detail—and discover how macro photography opens an entirely new world of creative possibility. In this hands-on class, you will master depth of field and learn how aperture, distance, and lens choice work together to shape your images.
We will explore close-up and macro techniques, showing you how to isolate tiny details, control background blur, manage focus, and work with light at close distances. Whether you want artistic softness or extreme detail, this class will give you the tools to shoot with confidence and precision.
Perfect for photographers who want sharper control, stronger visual impact, and a fresh way of seeing the world up close.

Small subjects. Big creative results.

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Beginner Photography Class – Take Control of Your Camera
This 3-hour hands-on course is designed to finally get you out of automatic mode and in full control of your camera. Learn how to intentionally create the images you see in your mind—no more guessing, frustration, or “lucky shots.”
Whether you're brand new to photography or ready to truly understand how your camera works, this class will give you a clear, step-by-step system for shooting with confidence. You'll learn how to manually set your exposure and understand why your images succeed—or fall short.
We'll cover:
• Understanding light and exposure
• How to use your camera's light meter
• Lenses and ISO (film speed)
• Controlling depth of field
• Freezing or showing motion
• A simple, repeatable formula for consistently strong images
Plenty of hands-on practice with your own equipment and real-world examples included.

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Learn to create stunning artwork with your camera where you have total control. Where creating the scene is completely under your control as will be the lighting and it doesn't hurt to have a subject that doesn't move or complain while you work! The total control of still life photography can be truly addicting. Once you've had your eyes opened, usually you can probably find things around your home that would make excellent subjects. This class is not to be missed. It's an opportunity to create some beautiful Wall Art. It helps if you have taken Beginner Photography or the equivalent and know how to use your light meter but not necessary.

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Photography is NOT about the camera.
It's about LIGHT.
In 36+ years as a professional photographer and photo stylist, I can tell you this:
The images that stop you in your tracks?
~ It's the lighting. Every time.
In this 3-hour intensive, you'll learn how to:

See and shape available light

Work confidently with sunlight, lamps, and strobes

Control exposure with intention

Set proper white balance for accurate color

Create depth, drama, and dimension
Whether you're brand new or already shooting professionally, this class will elevate how you see and how you shoot.

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In this hands-on two hour workshop, we will be exploring these three impactful lighting techniques. This class will be a combination of lecture, setting up and shooting a shot, using the Boken method of using your depth of field to create pleasing balls of light. If you have successfully unsuccessfully executed examples of any of these three techniques bring them for discussion!

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Beginner Photography Class – Take Control of Your Camera
This 3-hour hands-on course is designed to finally get you out of automatic mode and in full control of your camera. Learn how to intentionally create the images you see in your mind—no more guessing, frustration, or “lucky shots.”
Whether you're brand new to photography or ready to truly understand how your camera works, this class will give you a clear, step-by-step system for shooting with confidence. You'll learn how to manually set your exposure and understand why your images succeed—or fall short.
We'll cover:
• Understanding light and exposure
• How to use your camera's light meter
• Lenses and ISO (film speed)
• Controlling depth of field
• Freezing or showing motion
• A simple, repeatable formula for consistently strong images
Plenty of hands-on practice with your own equipment and real-world examples included.

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Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good Black and White shot?

We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.

What is Black and White Photography?

Black and white photography is a style of photography that involves capturing images without color. It uses shades of gray to create contrast, texture, and depth, which can give a timeless and classic look to photographs.
Introduction to B&W Photography ~
In black and white photography, the absence of color can help to simplify the image, drawing the viewer's attention to other aspects such as composition, lighting, and tonality. It can also convey a sense of nostalgia or evoke a particular mood or emotion.

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