When making your travel plans,
try to make time to attend a workshop. Here is an overview of the different
types of photo workshops. Some have diversity of specialty and some
offer variations on the workshop format such as educational videos and
photo tours. How do you make your choice? Seminars cover the below subjects
in one or two intense days. Classes or photography courses at educational
institutions teach the same material over a semester-length period and
often meeting only once or twice per week. So, the beauty of the photo
workshop is getting the intensity of a seminar but in a shorter time
frame than a traditional class. Using the contact information below,
here are some of the questions you’ll ask when comparing photo
workshops: 1) Location: Where will the workshop be held? How do they
recommend you travel to and from the location? 2) Facilities: Are travel,
housing and meals included or at an extra cost? Is the housing private
or shared? Hotel or campsite? 3) Expenses: Could be considerable so
be sure to ask what is included and is not included, like film, processing,
darkroom use, computer workstations, instruction materials and manuals,
special permits or location fees, or any extra equipment rental fees.
4) Registration: How far in advance is registration and any deposit
required? Is it applied toward costs? Is it refundable?
Acrey’s Photographic
Workshops & Expeditions, 135 W Palace Ave., Suite 201, Santa Fe,
NM 87501; (800) 841-5510, (505) 989-1112; fax: (505) 989-1113; www.
acrey.com
Specialties: Outdoor and nature workshops, expeditions,
and tours.
Alaska Photo Tours, Box 141,
Talkeetna, AK 99676; (800) 799-3051; fax: (907) 733-3052; e-mail: photoak@alaska.net
or web site: www.alaska.net/~photoak
Specialties: Exclusive areas of Alaska regions for
landscape and wildlife photography, including William Sound, Kodiak,
Inside Passages.
American Photography Institute,
721 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003; (212) 998-1930.
Specialties: Applied production courses, professional
seminars, advanced master classes, and open lab options offer a variety
of choices covering every aspect of photography.
American Society Of Picture
Professionals, 2025 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 226, Washington, DC
20006; phone/fax: (202) 955-5578; www.aspp.com
Specialties: Photo collections, business practices,
new technologies.
Anchell Photography Workshops,
1411 N Catalina St., Los Angeles, CA 90027; (213) 465-8777; fax: (213)
464-5644.
Specialties: Nude, landscape, scenic, fine art photography
workshops throughout the year in Big Sur, CA; Molokai, Hawaii; and Taos,
New Mexico.
Ansel Adams Gallery Photography
Workshops, Yosemite Village Mall, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389;
(209) 372-4413; fax: (209) 372-4714; www.adamsgallery.com
Specialties: Fine art photography workshops in Yosemite
National Park begun by Ansel Adams over 50 years ago.
Black Rabbit Photo Workshops,
2525 Arapahoe, Suite 266, Boulder, CO 80302; (303) 443-2232; fax: (303)
938-9219; www.blackrabbit.com
Specialties: Travel, nature, and adventure photography
workshops.
Brooks Institute Workshops,
801 Alston Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108; (805) 966-3888; fax: (805)
564-1475; www.brooks.edu
Specialties: The internationally known Brooks Institute offers a variety
of one day workshops on advertising/commercial, architectural, wedding,
fashion, large format, digital, wildlife, travel, and underwater photography.
Nancy Brown Hands-On Workshop,
6 W 20th St., New York, NY 10011; (212) 924-9105; fax: (212) 633-0911;
www.nancybrown.com
Specialties: Workshops on beauty, fashion, lifestyle,
studio, and location shooting. A full team of photo assistants, makeup
and hair experts assist Brown in “hands-on” workshops.
Cory Photography Workshops,
PO Box 42, Signal Mountain, TN 37377; (800) 495-6190, (423) 886-1004;
e-mail: tompatcory@aol.com or web site: www.rodsguide. com/CORYPHOTO
Specialties: Landscape, travel, wildlife.
Coupeville Arts Center, PO
Box 171, Coupeville, WA 98239; (360) 678-3396; fax: (360) 678-7420;
e-mail: cac@whidbey.net or web site: www.coupevillearts.org
Specialties: All darkroom, fine art, landscape.
Focus Adventure, PO Box 771640,
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477; phone/fax: (970) 879-2244.
Specialties: Fine art and travel photography and photo
field trips.
Friends Of Photography, 250
4th St., San Francisco, CA 94103; (415) 495-7000 ext. 319.
Specialties: Recent sample workshops have included
work in portraiture, architectural photography, documentary photography,
fine art, portraiture, architecture, photojournalism.
Great American Photo Weekend,
160 Whirlaway Trail, Corbin, KY 40701; (606) 528-6119.
Specialties: Nature photography workshops.
Great Smoky Mountains Institute,
9275 Tremont Rd., Townsend, TN 37882; (423) 448-6709; fax: (423) 448-9250;
e-mail: gsmit@smoky.igc.apc.org or web site: www.nps.gov/grsm/tremont.html
Specialties: Nature photo workshops combining historical
information and photo technique in the Walker Valley.
International Center Of Photography,
1130 5th Ave., New York, NY 10126; (212) 860-1776.
Specialties: Photography gallery and classes in digital
media and darkroom.
Weldon Lee Wildlife Images,
PO Box 487, Allenspark, CO 80510; (303) 747-2074; e-mail: wlee@frii.com
Specialties: Photography of Rocky Mountain and Canadian
wildlife.
Maine Photographic Workshops,
PO Box 200, 2 Central St., Rockport, ME 04856; (207) 236-8581; fax:
(207) 236-2558; www.meworkshops.com
Specialties: Master programs in commercial and editorial
photography are available, as well as a selection of shorter programs.
Marketing Your Photography,
Turner Video Communications, PO Box 8252, Newport Beach, CA 92658; (800)
382-9417; fax: 714-644-5820; e-mail: tvc@aol.com
Specialties: “How To” series of workshop
videos on marketing, business, and self-promotion by photo rep and consultant
Maria Piscopo. Titles include: getting paid what you are worth, finding
and keeping clients, getting clients to call you.
Joe McDonald’s Wildlife
Photography, 116 7th St., Whitehall, PA 18052; (215) 433-7025.
Specialties: Weekend and week long workshops on nature,
wildlife, landscape, macro, wildflowers, and birds.
Nature’s Light Photographic
Tours, 7805 Lake Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45236; (513) 793-2346; fax: (513)
793-2342.
Specialties: Nature and travel photography of National
Parks and other scenic International Locations.
Nikon School, 1300 Walt Whitman
Rd., Melville, NY 11747; (516) 547-4200; fax: (516) 547-0299.
Specialties: Photography technique, audio-visual, composition,
lighting, films, and filters.
Osprey Photo Workshops, 2719
Berwick Ave., Baltimore, MD 21234; (410) 426-5071; fax: (410) 426-5071;
e-mail: isacilotto@aol.com
Specialties: Landscapes, wildlife, and scenic destinations.
Palm Beach Photo Workshops,
55 NE 2nd Ave., Delray, FL 33555; (561) 276-9797; fax: (561) 276-1932;
www.phphoto.workshop.org
Specialties: Workshops in four programs: photography
technique, digital imaging, “FotoFusion,” and “FotoCamp”
for children.
Portfolio Center, 125 Bennett
St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30309; (404) 351-5055; fax: (404) 355-8838; www.portfoliocenter.com
Specialties: Development of professional and commercial
photography portfolios.
Rocky Mountain School Of
Photography, 210 N Higgins Ave., Suite #101, Missoula, MT 59802; (800)
394-7677, (406) 543-0171; fax: (406) 721-9133; e-mail: rmsp@marsweb.com
Specialties: Professional career programs include classroom
and field instruction.
Santa Fe Photographic &
Digital Workshops, PO Box 9916, Santa Fe, NM 87504; (505) 983-1400;
fax: (505) 989-8604; www.sfworkshop.com
Specialties: Intensive instruction using demonstrations,
discussions, assignments, and portfolio reviews.
Sell And Resell Your Photos,
Pine Lake Farm, Osceola, WI 54020; (800) 223-3860, (800) 624-0266; fax:
(715) 248-7394; e-mail: psi1@IX.netcom.com
Specialties: “Sell Your Photos” seminars
are given in 12 cities each year.
Bob Shell Photo Workshops,
PO Box 808, Radford, VA 24141; (540) 639-4393; fax: (540) 633-1710;
www.bobshell.com
Specialties: One and two day programs with emphasis
on boudoir, fine art, nude, and includes on site classes.
Synergistic Visions Photography,
PO Box 2585, Grand Junction, CO 81502; (970) 241-0035; fax: (970) 242-1797;
e-mail: synvis@gj.net
Specialties: Nature, wildlife, historic places, travel,
lifestyle, and environmental photo tours and workshops.
Taos Institute Of Arts, 5280
NDCBU, Taos, NM 87571; (505) 758-2793; fax: (505) 758-2793; e-mail:
tia@taosnet.com or web site: www.taosnet.com/tia
Specialties: Architecture, scenery, and culture of
northern New Mexico. Includes artistic technique, technical skills.
Vail Valley Vision Workshops,
PO Box 1153, Vail, CO 81658; (970) 827-5299; fax: (970) 827-5393; e-mail:
vailarts@vail.net
Specialties: Artistic technique, travel, landscape
hands-on photo workshops.
Winona International School
Of Photography, Professional Photographers Of America, 57 Forsyth St.,
#1500, Atlanta, GA 30303; (404) 522-3030; fax: (404)-614-6401; www.ppa-world.org
Specialties: Seminar courses in portrait, wedding,
commercial, business, and digital photography.
Woodstock Photography Workshops,
59 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12409; (914) 679-9957; fax: (914) 679-6337;
www.members.aol.com/cpwphoto
Specialties: Classroom seminars and travel workshops
abroad.
Additional Workshops
Ampro Photo Workshops
636 E Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5T lX6 Canada
(800) 565-4740
(604) 876-5501
fax: (604) 876-5502
www.ampro-photo.com
Anderson Ranch Art Center
PO Box 5598
Snowmass Village, CO 81615
(970) 923-3181
fax: (970) 923-3871
www.andersonranch.org
Art Institute International
300 6th Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(800) 592-0700
Canadian Wildlife Experience
RR 1
Massey, Ontario
P0P 1P0 Canada
(705) 865-3488
Center For Nature Photography
2100 Lake Shore Dr.
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 877-6956
Colorado Institute Of Art
200 E 9th Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
(800) 275-2420
Dauphin Island Art Center
1406 Cadillac Ave.
Dauphin Island, AL 36528
(334) 861-5262
Florida Photo & Camera
Show
2427 W Broward Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
(954) 791-7775
Golden Gate School Of Professional
Photography
1251 Fifth Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 548-0889
fax: (650) 369-4848
www.ppgba.org
Hallmark Institute Of Photography
Turner Falls Airport
Turner Falls, MA 01376
(413) 863-2478
Hummingbird And Tropical
Workshops With Clayton Fogle
PO Box 471
Santa Barbara, CA 93102
(805) 898-0711
fax: (805) 898-0711
e-mail: cfogle@aol.com
Images Unique Wildlife Advantage
14 S Paint St.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
(614) 774-6243
Katmai Coastal Tours
PO Box 2939
Homer, AK 99603
(907) 235-8796
Larry West Photo Workshops
24 W Barnes Rd.
Mason, MI 48854
(517) 676-1890
Lonnie Brock Photography
10898 E Dale Ln.
Scottsdale, AZ 85262
(602) 473-2060
Marona Photography
695 Aninas View Dr.
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-2415
Mountain Light Photo
1466 66th St.
Emeryville, CA 94608
(510) 601-9000
Nash Editions
1201 Oak Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
(310) 545-4352
Nature One
PO Box 531
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(609) 427-9223
New York Institute
211 E 43rd St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 867-8260
Northlight Photo Expeditions
96 Gordon Rd.
Middletown, NY 10941
(800) 714-1375
(914) 361-1017
Paradise Photographers, Ltd.
PO Box N 4754
Nassau, Bahamas
(242) 363-1301
Photo Explorer Tours
2506 Country Village
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(800) 315-4462
(734) 996-1440
fax: (734) 996-1481
e-mail: decoxphoto@aol.com
Photo Traveler
PO Box 39912
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(213) 660-0473
Pro Photo Products
75 14th St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 873-8080
Silver Trails Photo Seminars
288 S Roosevelt Rd.
Portales, NM 88130
(505) 760-5300
Taos Art School
PO Box 87557
Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557
(505) 758-0350
Tory Lepp Productions
PO Box 624
Los Osos, CA 93412
(805) 528-0701
Unity Photography Center
(formerly Los Angeles Photography Center)
412 S Park View St.
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 833-0650
(213) 351-9501
fax: (213) 482-5019
Walking Softly Adventures
PO Box 86273
Portland, OR 97286
(503)788-9013
White Tail Ranch
82 White Tail Ranch Rd.
Ovando, MT 59854
(406) 793-5627
Wild Eyes Photo Workshops
894 Lake Dr.
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
(406) 387-5391
Wildlife Research Photography
PO Box 3628
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(619) 924-8632
Winslow Photo Tours
PO Box 334
Durango, CO 81302
(970) 259-4143
fax: (970) 259-7748
