Professional Instruction for All Levels

We offer a variety of photography learning opportunities for photographers at all skill levels. Schedule a private lesson or register for a small-group, structured course.

Private learning lessons are crafted to match your photography interests, current knowledge, and skill level.

Small-group classes are structured using basic, intermediate, and advanced criteria.

Email or call us (480.204.3109) to learn more.

Here’s a list of the learning services we offer.

Camera Orientation, Operations, and Exposure Skills

Introduction to the camera, its operation, and basic exposure skills.

You’ll Learn: how a camera works, what the primary buttons and switches do, when to use what, and how to create a well-balanced and purposeful photograph. Expect structured practice, lots of repetition, and a digital reference document.

Student Profile: This is a beginner session for self-motivated photo enthusiasts who want to learn basic photography concepts quickly. Learning is done on location behind the camera, and students use their cameras.

Learning Level: Beginner

Cost: Private in-person sessions: $100/hour. Structured for beginners and intermediate enthusiasts.

• Periodically offered as a small-group, in-person course at Central Oregon Community College.

File Organization & Management

Focused session: photo file organization, management, and safeguard practices.

You’ll Learn best practices for creating a photo file hard drive organization and storage structure, how to safely import and export files, and suggestions for creating backup processes.

Student Profile: This class is designed for those with basic computer skills.

Learning Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Cost: Private in-person or Zoom sessions: $100/hour. Small-group 4-week, twice weekly, 12-hour Zoom-only course: $245. Designed for all levels.

• Periodically offered as a small-group, in-person course at Central Oregon Community College.

Basic Photo Editing

Introduction to photo editing using Adobe Lightroom.

What You’ll Learn: best practices for importing photo files, a methodical editing workflow, basic Adobe Lightroom panel explanation and editing skills, best practices for export files, including keywording and assigning file parameters.

Student Profile: This class is designed for students with basic computer skills and a Lightroom editing software subscription.

Learning Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Cost: Private in-person or Zoom sessions: $100/hour. Small-group 4-week, twice weekly, 12-hour Zoom-only course: $245. Structured for beginners and intermediate enthusiasts.

• Periodically offered as a small-group, in-person course at Central Oregon Community College.

Advanced Photo Editing

Advanced photo editing using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

What You’ll Learn: best practice editing approaches, how to create luminance masks, merge panoramas, exposure bracketing (stacking), and focus bracketing (stacking) files, performing regional and detail-specific edits, Photoshop layering techniques, and much more.

Student Profile: This class is designed for students with basic computer skills and an Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop software subscription.

Learning Level: Intermediate or Advanced

Cost: Private Zoom-only sessions: $125/hour. Small-group, twice weekly, 5-week, 15-hour Zoom-only course: $325. Structured for intermediate and advanced enthusiasts.

Creative Editing Techniques

Advanced creative photo editing using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

What You’ll Learn: This course is for photographers who are ready to move beyond traditional representational editing techniques. The course will cover multiple-image blending, duotone techniques, abstraction skills, and more.

Student Profile: This class is designed for students with advanced computer skills and an Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop software subscription.

Learning Level: Intermediate or advanced Adobe LR & Photoshop editing skills.

Cost: Private Zoom-only sessions: $125/hour; small-group, twice weekly, 8-week, 24-hour Zoom-only course: $425. Structured for intermediate and advanced Adobe photo software users.