Hi, and thanks for your interest in taking a workshop. It's going to be awesome! After receiving your order, I'll email you a small questionnaire to learn about you and your photography goals. From there, we'll connect over the phone to plan our outing and book a date.
Participants are responsible for their own transportation, lodging, and meals. Additional travel fees may apply. Please reach out if you have any questions. Thanks and looking forward to it!
Rates
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Online via Zoom, or in the field close to home base in Camas. Post-processing, image reviews, trip planning, or camera fundamentals.
Private Online Instruction & Mentoring -
Travel included within 50 miles of Camas. Farther out? Book a full day — the drive deserves it.
Additional person: $300 -
Travel included within 100 miles — the entire Gorge, Silver Falls, Mt. Hood country, and the north coast.
Additional person: $450
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Overnights, multi-day coast runs, fly-out destinations.
Reach out to discuss a personalized workshop!
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Beyond the included radius, additional drive time is billed at $55/hour — always quoted up front when we choose the location, never a surprise. Destinations requiring flights are quoted as custom trips: [contact me].
Not included: your own travel, lodging, meals, and park fees.
Maximum 4 photographers on any private session. Five or more? That's a group workshop.
Who should take a workshop?
I work with committed hobbyists and accomplished pros who want to push past the obvious, standard shots.
Because many of the most compelling locations in the PNW require getting off the beaten path, you should feel comfortable hiking several miles at a social pace (~2 mph) on uneven terrain while carrying your gear. At a minimum, you must know how to confidently operate your camera's settings.
You should bring a modern DSLR or mirrorless system, a range of lenses, a sturdy tripod, and weather protection for both you and your gear.
Designed around you
I am passionate about photography workshops! Why? Because they’ve improved my photography more than any other method. Books, websites, and videos are valuable resources, but the information flows in one direction. When working together, you can ask questions as they arise and receive instant feedback.
Whether we are chasing grand atmospheric landscapes, hiking deep into the woods for macro fungi shots, or exploring abstract textures, I customize the itinerary entirely around your goals. We can rough it and camp near the trailhead to catch the earliest light, or basecamp at a comfortable lodge.
My workshops strike a balance between the technical and creative aspects of the craft because both are important! More importantly, I won't just act as a tour guide. I narrate my thought process. I’ll share exactly why I’m choosing a specific vantage point, how I’m reading the weather and light, and how I'm gathering the raw ingredients in the field (like focus stacks or brackets) to execute a specific vision in post-processing.
Locations
As a mountaineer and avid hiker, I have spent a lot of my time in the mountains, forests, and coasts of the Pacific Northwest, so I’m able to take you to the best spots for making compelling images of these uniquely diverse landscapes.
Workshops are more fun and successful when we adapt to the changing weather and light. I know many spots that work given the right conditions. My job is to keep all the places in my memory along with the conditions in which they shine. It works well. Not perfect, but I increase our success a lot doing things this way. Plus, it makes for a fun adventure!
Washington (North Cascades, Mt. Baker, Olympic NP (rainforest), Rainier, Helens, waterfalls tour, beaches tour, fall color in Leavenworth, etc.
Oregon (Sisters/Bend, Columbia River Gorge, Mt. Hood, Crater Lake, waterfalls tour, beaches tour, etc.
What you’ll learn
We’ll collaborate before the trip to lock in your goals and monitor atmospheric conditions. In the field and in the digital darkroom, we can focus on:
Pre-Planning
Developing creative vision and style
Composition Theory
Location scouting
Find and plan a shoot
Camera Technique
Traditional and abstract techniques
Exposure bracketing
Focus stacks & panoramas
Creative use of shutter speed
Post-Processing
Establish an artistic philosophy
Lightroom & Photoshop
Exposure blend, luminosity masking
Increase depth and impact
Weather
Weather forecasting
Predict dramatic weather
How to adapt to bad weather
Understanding light