Daile Kaplan

© Daile Kaplan

about Daile

Daile Kaplan is a photography specialist for PBS’s Antiques Roadshow, as well as a collector, author, appraiser, and curator. She spent three decades as Vice President and Director of Photographs and Photobooks at Swann Auction Galleries, in New York, where she organized 90 sales, sold more than 60,000 classical, contemporary and vernacular photographs and photobooks, and set numerous world auction records. She has lectured at numerous museums, universities, and appraisal associations. Daile coined the term “pop photographica” to describe a new genre of collectibles reflecting the convergence of photography and popular culture. She serves on the board of directors of the Photographic Preservation and Conservation Group and was also a board member of the Appraisers Association of America for ten years.

Workshops taught by Daile Kaplan

Practical Uses of AI in Photoshop for Photographers

with Josh Withers

February 27 and March 6, 2025
– Summer Season

The Expressive Black-and-White Digital Print

with Craig Stevens

July 28 – August 1, 2025
– Summer Season

Editorial Portraiture: Thinking Outside the Box

with Peter Yang

July 21 – 25, 2025
– Summer Season

Metaphor and Emotion in Flower Photography

with Kathleen Clemons

July 7 – 11, 2025
– Summer Season

The Narrative Portrait

with Joe Perri

June 23 – 27, 2025
– Summer Season

The Handmade Artist Book

with Diana Bloomfield

July 28 – August 1, 2025
– Summer Season

Basics of Digital Photography

with Rick Allred

June 23 – 27, 2025

Pilgrimage: Good Friday in Northern New Mexico

with Gabriela Campos

April 17 – 19, 2025

Emotions and the Ephemeral World of Florals

with Leanne Trivett S.

April 1 – 29, 2025

The AI Toolbox for Photographers

with Cotton Miller

February 11 and 13, 2025

Now What? Creative Solutions for Your Photographic Journey

with Aline Smithson

March 15 and 22, 2025

ICM and Cyanotypes: Blending Digital and Analog Processes

with Stephanie Johnson

March 18 – April 15, 2025

Land as Collaborator: Remixing Digital Prints in the Landscape

with Anna Rotty

April 28 – May 2, 2025
– Summer Season

The Desert Landscape

with Carlan Tapp

July 21 – 25, 2025
– Summer Season

iPhone Artistry: New Approaches and Techniques for Mobile Photography

with Dan Burkholder

July 14 – 18, 2025
– Summer Season

Fine Art in the Sky

with Kristi Odom

July 14 – 18, 2025
– Summer Season

The Creative Composite

with Julieanne Kost

July 7 – 11, 2025
– Summer Season

Mixed Media and the New Mexico Landscape

with Elena Dorfman

June 30 – July 4, 2025
– Summer Season

The Western Portrait

with Michael Clark

June 30 – July 4, 2025

Moving into Motion: The Art of Video

with Kristi Odom

May 7 – 28, 2025

The Art of Abstract Photography: A Creative Retreat in Santa Fe

with Renee Lynn, Stephanie Johnson, Richard Martin, and Guests

May 20 – 23, 2025

Botanicals and Sustainable Photographic Practice

with Anne Eder

May 1 – 4, 2025

Brand Storytelling for Photographers

with Benjo Arwas

April 25 – 27, 2025

The Magic of Polaroid: Live from New York City

with Jari Poulin

May 15 – 18, 2025

Social Media for Photographers

with Thomas Werner

February 1 and 8, 2025

How to Pitch Projects and Secure Clients: Editorial & Commercial Photography

with Sofía Jaramillo

February 25 and 27, 2025

Visual Storytelling Through the Lens of Technology

with Kira Pollack

March 1, 2025

Fine-Art Compositing Using AI Tools

with Maggie Taylor

February 12 and 15, 2025

Web Design for Photographers: The Next Step

with Cotton Miller

February 5 – March 5, 2025

The Art of Storytelling in the Natural World

with Brendan Hall

March 4 – April 1, 2025

Editing with Intention

with Don Werthmann

January 11 – February 1, 2025

Landscape and the Story of Place

with Christina Selby

April 7 – 11, 2025

Introduction to Digital Photography and Adobe Lightroom Classic

with Will Van Beckum

February 22 – March 29, 2025

Fine-Art Zine Making

with Zoe Peterson

March 22 and 23, 2025

Introduction to Video Storytelling for Photographers

with Marco Serventi

January 21 – February 25, 2025

Visual Language and Sequencing

with Drew Leventhal

January 25, 2025

Developing Your Personal Story

with Diana Markosian

January 11 – February 1, 2025

Nikon Z5, Zf, Z6 and Z7 Cameras: In-Depth Features

with Rick Berk

Fujifilm X Series: In-Depth Features

with Rick Berk

December 5 – 16, 2024

Canon EOS R Series: In-Depth Features

with Nathan Bett

December 6 – 18, 2024

Seizing Beauty: A Career as a Fine-Art Photographer

with Paulette Tavormina

December 3 and 5, 2024

Making Digital Negatives and Cyanotypes

with Cotton Miller

January 11 – February 1, 2025

Scotland: A Journey into Landscape Photography

with Julian Calverley

October 25 – November 3, 2025

Therapeutic Photography: Self-inquiry with Lens-based Practices

with Lilit (Lilo) Danielyan

Story & Emotion in the Natural World

with Lev L. Spiro

Streets of Italy: Rome, Florence, and Naples

with Massimo Bassano

April 9 – 17, 2025

The Expressive Lens

with Renee Lynn

January 7 – 28, 2025

What’s New in Lightroom Classic

with Cotton Miller

November 4 – 14, 2024

Beginning Pet Photography: Dogs and Cats

with Shaina Fishman

Creative iPhone Magic: Applications and Techniques for Processing Your Images

with Shelley Vandegrift

December 10 and 12, 2024