Professional Instruction for All Levels

We offer a variety of photography learning opportunities for everyone, regardless of your current knowledge and skill level. Schedule a private lesson or register for a small-group structured course.

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

• Classes & Courses

  • Camera Orientation, Operations, and Exposure Skills - Private in-person sessions: $100/hour. Structured for beginners and intermediate enthusiasts.

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

  • File Organization & Management - 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 Central Oregon Community College.

  • Basic Photo Editing - 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 Central Oregon Community College.

  • Advanced Photo Editing - 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 - Private Zoom-only sessions: $125/hour; small-group, twice weekly, 8-week, 24-hour Zoom-only course: $425. Structured for intermediate and advanced photo software enthusiasts.

Each private learning lesson is crafted to match your photography interests, current knowledge, and skill level. We can design a custom program to fit your needs. Email or call us (480.204.3109) to learn more.

Small-group classes are structured using basic, intermediate, and advanced criteria. Email or call us (480.204.3109) to learn more or to discuss your specific needs.

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

Session Length: 2-hours recommeded

Cost: $100/hour

Not Covered: Transportation to or from the session meeting place

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 from your camera to your editing software program, and suggestions for creating backup processes.

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

Learning Level: Beginner & Intermediate

Session Length: 2-hours recommended

Cost: $100/hour

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 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

Session Length: 2-hours recommended

Cost: $100/hour

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 a Lightroom editing software subscription.

Learning Level: Intermediate and Advanced

Session Length: 2-hours recommended

Cost: $125/hour