Client Proofs
PRIVATE CLIENTS: My private clients and their family and friends can access and review digital proofs online. After your photo session, and when your proofs are ready for viewing, you will receive an email from me with your password to see your gallery of images and order prints on-line. Please note that your final high-resolution images will have no copyright marks. On-line images are low-resolution proofs only. Final prints will be color-corrected and optimized for the highest possible quality. Not all monitors have the same specifications. The color in the images you see below may differ slightly from the actual prints you receive.
Your photos will be stored in a password-protected online gallery for 3 months. You can order a variety of prints and merchandise from your images. Your family, friends and anyone else who you share your password with can also order prints and merchandise from your images. I save your images in a back up file on my computer for 6 months. Locate your name and click on the Protected Gallery image. Then enter the password that I provided you and click on the Submit button. One of the common reasons why clients are unable to get their password to work is because of unnecessary spaces before or after the password that they enter. Please make sure that you are not adding a space because it does count as a character when they are entered.
COMMERCIAL CLIENTS: After my commercial assignment is complete, and when your proofs are ready for viewing, you will receive an email from me with your password to see your gallery of images. Please note that your final high-resolution images will have no copyright marks. On-line images are low-resolution proofs only. Final prints will be color-corrected and optimized for the highest possible quality. Not all monitors have the same specifications. The color in the images you see below may differ slightly from the actual prints you receive.
Your photos will be stored in a password-protected online gallery for 3 months. Locate your company name and click on the Protected Gallery image. Then enter the password that I provided you and click on the Submit button. you will see your digital proofs here with high resolution digital downloading capability. One of the common reasons why clients are unable to get their password to work is because of unnecessary spaces before or after the password that they enter. Please make sure that you are not adding a space because it does count as a character when they are entered.
I hate flowers - I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move.
~ Georgia O’Keeffe
If the workshops below do not meet your needs or interest, consider scheduling private instruction and/or tutoring, online instruction, or photo tours.
Sonoma County & San Francisco Bay Area Private Photography Instruction and/or Tutoring
I designed my private photography instruction and/or tutoring for the photographer who wants accelerated learning or is time constrained and wants teaching that is more intensive or who wants help in a specific area of photography. I offer you individual instruction and/or tutoring in any area of nature, wild life, black and white, architecture, macro, portraiture, and fine arts. Additionally I provide beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and/or tutoring in most aspects of photography.
I always give you honest, compassionate, and encouraging photographic advice. I do not withhold any ‘professional secrets.’ We are not competitors – we are partners.
Individual instruction and/or tutoring are available on a two-hour, half-day, full-day or multiple-day basis. My fee for single private instruction and or tutoring (up to three people shared) is $125.00 per hour, $325 per half day or $650 per day. A multiple-day fee is available; a 50% deposit is required at the time of booking.
Online Instruction
If you would like to learn photography in the comfort of your own home, consider enrolling in my online instruction.
Sonoma County & San Francisco Bay Area Photo Tours
My fee for photo tours (up to three people shared) is $450 per half-day including instruction and critiques, or just the photo tour (no instruction) for $200 per half-day. Photo tours help you locate the best locations to maximize your camera gear. I will help you to embrace your visual interpretation while looking for the less obvious.
Workshop Philosophy
There are many fine photography workshops in California where you can learn the entire technical “how to," approach for your camera and the variety of subjects that you like to photograph. In these traditional workshops, the leader usually does not take any personal photography.
They give their full attention to the workshop participants. If you are interested in this valuable teaching approach then I highly recommend that you research them on the internet and select one that fits your needs.
I have a different perspective on teaching a photography workshop. Drawing on my writing, art, and photography background my teaching emphasis is more on spontaneous natural creativity rather than systematic technology.
I believe that it is the craft of ‘process,’ that creates the art of photography. Regardless of the technical acumen, your camera cannot tell you what to include in your composition. No matter how advanced your camera is, it cannot create a connection with your subject nor show you when to press the shutter button.
I have a very relaxed, yet aware personal teaching style. This allows me to be present with each participant since I do not have an agenda or itinerary to follow. I do want to inspire your passion, vision, and creativity and motivate you to become the photographer that you desire to be. I want to encourage your photographic inquires.
I want to share knowledge in an easy, flowing, uncomplicated manner. Show you how to see through the eyes of an artist. In the photography excursions that I facilitate in the San Francisco Bay Area, I know that it is all about the process of relationships that makes a difference in quality photography. This includes the relationship of connections, process, communication, space, light, and even unfamiliarity. The camaraderie of other participants is a valuable part of the learning process. Nurture your new friendships that emerge from these workshops.
We all learn by different means. Some of us are best with auditory learning and the rest learn best by visual means. Fewer prefer both auditory and visual. Talking about what we are doing as we do it has proven to be an effective approach. Demonstration by example combines both the auditory and visual. This is a significant reason why I take photographs right next to each of the participants.
Please note that I am now accepting registration requests and date preferences for the workshops below.
Please contact me if you need more information or would like to request your date preferences for the workshops below, at 415 314-5191 or Email me
~ Georgia O’Keeffe
If the workshops below do not meet your needs or interest, consider scheduling private instruction and/or tutoring, online instruction, or photo tours.
Sonoma County & San Francisco Bay Area Private Photography Instruction and/or Tutoring
I designed my private photography instruction and/or tutoring for the photographer who wants accelerated learning or is time constrained and wants teaching that is more intensive or who wants help in a specific area of photography. I offer you individual instruction and/or tutoring in any area of nature, wild life, black and white, architecture, macro, portraiture, and fine arts. Additionally I provide beginning, intermediate, and advanced instruction and/or tutoring in most aspects of photography.
I always give you honest, compassionate, and encouraging photographic advice. I do not withhold any ‘professional secrets.’ We are not competitors – we are partners.
Individual instruction and/or tutoring are available on a two-hour, half-day, full-day or multiple-day basis. My fee for single private instruction and or tutoring (up to three people shared) is $125.00 per hour, $325 per half day or $650 per day. A multiple-day fee is available; a 50% deposit is required at the time of booking.
Online Instruction
If you would like to learn photography in the comfort of your own home, consider enrolling in my online instruction.
Sonoma County & San Francisco Bay Area Photo Tours
My fee for photo tours (up to three people shared) is $450 per half-day including instruction and critiques, or just the photo tour (no instruction) for $200 per half-day. Photo tours help you locate the best locations to maximize your camera gear. I will help you to embrace your visual interpretation while looking for the less obvious.
Workshop Philosophy
There are many fine photography workshops in California where you can learn the entire technical “how to," approach for your camera and the variety of subjects that you like to photograph. In these traditional workshops, the leader usually does not take any personal photography.
They give their full attention to the workshop participants. If you are interested in this valuable teaching approach then I highly recommend that you research them on the internet and select one that fits your needs.
I have a different perspective on teaching a photography workshop. Drawing on my writing, art, and photography background my teaching emphasis is more on spontaneous natural creativity rather than systematic technology.
I believe that it is the craft of ‘process,’ that creates the art of photography. Regardless of the technical acumen, your camera cannot tell you what to include in your composition. No matter how advanced your camera is, it cannot create a connection with your subject nor show you when to press the shutter button.
I have a very relaxed, yet aware personal teaching style. This allows me to be present with each participant since I do not have an agenda or itinerary to follow. I do want to inspire your passion, vision, and creativity and motivate you to become the photographer that you desire to be. I want to encourage your photographic inquires.
I want to share knowledge in an easy, flowing, uncomplicated manner. Show you how to see through the eyes of an artist. In the photography excursions that I facilitate in the San Francisco Bay Area, I know that it is all about the process of relationships that makes a difference in quality photography. This includes the relationship of connections, process, communication, space, light, and even unfamiliarity. The camaraderie of other participants is a valuable part of the learning process. Nurture your new friendships that emerge from these workshops.
We all learn by different means. Some of us are best with auditory learning and the rest learn best by visual means. Fewer prefer both auditory and visual. Talking about what we are doing as we do it has proven to be an effective approach. Demonstration by example combines both the auditory and visual. This is a significant reason why I take photographs right next to each of the participants.
Please note that I am now accepting registration requests and date preferences for the workshops below.
Please contact me if you need more information or would like to request your date preferences for the workshops below, at 415 314-5191 or Email me
Architecture Photography Workshop
LOCATION: Sonoma County. Specific location
announced closer to workshop.
TUITION: $225 USD.
DEPOSIT: A $25 USD non-refundable deposit holds your space.
DISCOUNT: There is a $25 early registration discount if full payment is received two weeks early. Discounts are available for veterans, those with limited income, and the chronically ill.
EXPERIENCE: Designed for enthusiasts and professionals, beginner to intermediate.
EQUIPMENT: Any camera will work, digital or film, 35mm to large format. Bring your digital camera, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and extra storage media or film.
Color or black and white.
MAXIMUM WORKSHOP SIZE: 6 photographers, non-photographic companion not included.
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANION: You may bring along your non-photographic companion: a daughter, son, or significant other. There is no tuition for your non-photographic companion.
BREAKS: We always take an extended break, and sometimes eat lunch together.
CHANGES: Workshop itineraries are subject to change depending on class size and weather conditions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I will acknowledge your workshop registration and reserve your place upon receipt of your deposit or tuition payment. I will then email to you workshop details and a bill for the balance.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Your payment is non-refundable if you cancel for any reason. However, I will apply your payment to a future workshop if I can fill your space. If I cancel the workshop, your payment is fully refundable.
ESSENCE: This workshop is developed by a photographer for photographers.
NOTE: Since weather can be unpredictable, come prepared for rain and high winds. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
We will photograph the architecture in Sonoma County. Specific location to be announced.
If you remain until dusk, bring your tripod for long exposures.
Please contact me if you need more information at 415 314-5191 or Email me
Photography Field Workshop
LOCATION: Sonoma County. The specific location of this workshop is announced closer to workshop date.
TUITION: $225 USD.
DEPOSIT: A $25 USD non-refundable deposit holds your space.
DISCOUNT: There is a $25 early registration discount if full payment is received two weeks early. Discounts are available for veterans, those with limited income, and the chronically ill.
EXPERIENCE: Designed for enthusiasts and professionals, beginner to advanced.
EQUIPMENT: Any camera will work, digital or film, 35mm to large format. Bring your digital camera, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and extra storage media or film.
MAXIMUM WORKSHOP SIZE: 6 photographers, non-photographic companion not included.
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANION: You may bring along your non-photographic companion: a daughter, son, or significant other. There is no tuition for your non-photographic companion.
BREAKS: We always take an extended break, and sometimes eat lunch together.
CHANGES: Workshop itineraries are subject to change depending on class size and weather conditions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I will acknowledge your workshop registration and reserve your place upon receipt of your deposit or tuition payment. I will then email to you workshop details and a bill for the balance.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Your payment is non-refundable if you cancel for any reason. However, I will apply your payment to a future workshop if I can fill your space. If I cancel the workshop, your payment is fully refundable.
ESSENCE: This workshop is developed by a photographer for photographers.
NOTE:Since weather can be unpredictable, come prepared for rain and high winds. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
Are you interested in improving your photographs while having fun? Would you like to learn how to push yourself out of your comfort zone? Would you like sharing the company with like-minded people?
Does creating a travel photo essay sound exciting? Are you interested in learning how to stimulate your creativity, and gain fresh photographic ideas? Are you not realizing your photographic artistic vision? Then, this field workshop is for you.
Learn how to connect with and photograph the stranger on the street. Document the events and people that you meet. Bring your model release
In this photographically rich environment, there is an almost endless variety of photo possibilities.
Please contact me if you need more information at 415 314-5191 or Email me
Black & White Photography Urban Workshop
LOCATION: Healdsburg, California.
TUITION: $225 USD.
DEPOSIT: A $25 USD non-refundable deposit holds your space.
DISCOUNT: There is a $25 early registration discount if full payment is received two weeks early. Discounts are available for veterans, those with limited income, and the chronically ill.
EXPERIENCE: Designed for enthusiasts and professionals, beginner to intermediate.
EQUIPMENT: Any camera will work, digital or film, 35mm to large format. Bring your digital camera, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and extra storage media or film.
MAXIMUM WORKSHOP SIZE: 6 photographers, non-photographic companion not included.
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANION: You may bring along your non-photographic companion: a daughter, son, or significant other. There is no tuition for your non-photographic companion.
BREAKS: We always take an extended break, and sometimes eat lunch together.
CHANGES: Workshop itineraries are subject to change depending on class size and weather conditions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I will acknowledge your workshop registration and reserve your place upon receipt of your deposit or tuition payment. I will then email to you workshop details and a bill for the balance.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Your payment is non-refundable if you cancel for any reason. However, I will apply your payment to a future workshop if I can fill your space. If I cancel the workshop, your payment is fully refundable.
ESSENCE: This workshop is developed by a photographer for photographers.
NOTE: Since weather can be unpredictable, come prepared for rain and high winds. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
If you ever took a photograph and wondered why you were not satisfied with it, then this is the workshop for you. Hone your black & white photography skills through practice.
This workshop offers inspiring black and white possibilities with combining artistic expression and having fun exploring Healdsburg's scenic locations, cultural and historic downtown.
Black & white images are timeless and cherished as fine art. Movies created in black and white have a special quality to them. The focus is more on the characters rather than the surroundings. There are few distractions.
Black and white photographs provide a similar focus. It has an evocative power that color images do not have. Translate how you see the world of color to black and white. Anticipate how different colors convert to shades of gray in the photograph.
Recognize distinctive shapes and interesting textures that create appealing black and white images. Embrace space, tone, texture, scale, and shades.
Please contact me if you need more information at 415 314-5191 or Email me
Macro & Close-Up Photography Field Workshop
LOCATION: Sonoma County -- The specific location announced closer to workshop.
TUITION: $225 USD.
DEPOSIT: A $25 USD non-refundable deposit holds your space.
DISCOUNT: There is a $25 early registration discount if full payment is received two weeks early. Discounts are available for veterans, those with limited income, and the chronically ill.
EXPERIENCE: Designed for enthusiasts and professionals, beginner to intermediate.
EQUIPMENT: Any camera will work, digital or film, 35mm to large format. Bring a camera with wide angle and telephoto lenses, and any close-up or macro lenses or accessories you might have. Bring your digital camera, owner’s manual, plenty of charged batteries, and extra storage media or film.
MAXIMUM WORKSHOP SIZE: 6 photographers, non-photographic companion not included.
NON-PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANION: You may bring along your non-photographic companion: a daughter, son, or significant other. There is no tuition for your non-photographic companion.
BREAKS: We always take an extended break, and sometimes eat lunch together.
CHANGES: Workshop itineraries are subject to change depending on class size and weather conditions.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT: I will acknowledge your workshop registration and reserve your place upon receipt of your deposit or tuition payment. I will then email to you workshop details and a bill for the balance.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Your payment is non-refundable if you cancel for any reason. However, I will apply your payment to a future workshop if I can fill your space. If I cancel the workshop, your payment is fully refundable.
ESSENCE: This workshop is developed by a photographer for photographers.
NOTE: Since weather can be unpredictable, come prepared for heat, rain and high winds. Dress casually in layers for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. After your registration, you will receive an email that provides additional information about this workshop.
WORKSHOP CONTENT
Do the details of our natural world fascinate you? A wonderful way to share flowers and insects, patterns in metal and wood is through macro and close-up photography.
Combine your love of the outdoors with the macro photographic techniques ‘down to earth’ on-location workshop.
By example, you will learn which camera settings enlarge the miniature world the way you see it. We will be taking macro and close up photographs of insects, textures, plants, and more.
Learn to sharpen and improve your macro photographic skills. Learn how to compose creatively and create the best macro image that is possible with the camera and lens that you own.
Learn how to photograph the intricate details of nature.
Please contact me if you need more information at 415 314-5191 or Email me
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