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On Location

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Join SFW for our On Location workshops. Whether it’s in Santa Fe, San Miguel de Allende, Cuba, or any of our Pop-up and International programs, see what makes SFW On Location such a memorable experience.

with Jeff Lipsky

March 30 – April 2, 2023
Learn the skills needed to draw the best out of your subjects, keep your clients happy, and keep you employed.
Pop-up:
South Florida

with Erika Larsen

March 30 – April 2, 2023
Cultivate the trust and intimacy necessary to construct impactful stories that transcend technique with transdisciplinary storyteller Erika Larsen.
Pop-up:
Los Angeles

with Joe Pugliese

April 20 – 23, 2023
Tackle a wide range of assignments covering varying styles of editorial portraiture, including studio lighting and environmental portraiture – with and without the use of flash.
Package Price
$2695.00
Pop-up:
San Francisco Bay Area

with Elizabeth Opalenik

April 27 – 30, 2023
Build new skills by working with the graceful forms of dancers and the sensual quality of male and female figure models while examining your personal and unique vision.
Package Price
$2195.00

with Art Streiber

April 29, 2023
Focus on what it takes to produce effective shoots, market yourself on a variety of platforms, and run a successful photography business with Art in this in-person program in Los Angeles.
Package Price
$375.00

with Brad Temkin

May 4 – 7, 2023
Collaborate with the city of Chicago and how we can best interpret it to make images that are poetic and beautiful.
Package Price
$1495.00
Pop-up:
Brooklyn

with Sebastian Kim

May 18 – 21, 2023
Further your career as an editorial portrait photographer with this rare opportunity to work with one of today’s leading portrait masters.
Package Price
$2295.00

with Jennifer Spelman

May 21 – 31, 2023
This once in a lifetime journey into Turkey leads us through some of the most breathtaking historical sites in the world.
Package Price
$7895.00
Pop-up:
Coast of Maine

with Eddie Soloway

June 4 – 9, 2023
Challenge yourself to experiment with new ideas while immersed in a Maine summer landscape.
Package Price
$1995.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Sarah Meghan Lee

June 26 – 30, 2023
Explore cameras, film, exposure, developing film, printing, and personal vision during this hands-on experience in a supportive environment.
Tuition
$1595.00
Fee
$230.00

with Laurie Klein and Shelley Vandegrift

June 26 – 30, 2023
Hone the art of photographing women in the landscape then use post-processing techniques to enhance the depth of the story.
Tuition
$2295.00
Fee
$475.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Michael Rubin

June 26 – 30, 2023
Move into a new way of thinking about the structure and content of your photographs that is dynamic, challenging, and appropriate for anyone at any skill level.
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$25.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Arien Chang and Jennifer Spelman

July 3 – 7, 2023
Refine your street awareness and improve your photographic skills with two contemporary masters of the genre on the vibrant streets of Santa Fe and towns in Northern New Mexico.
Tuition
$1945.00
Fee
$75.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Stephanie Johnson

July 3 – 7, 2023
Take a hands-on approach to learning the basics of in-camera techniques for single exposure intentional camera movement imagery as well as the in-camera blend modes for multiple exposure ICMs in the inspirational setting of Santa Fe.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$200.00

with Cotton Miller

July 3 – 7, 2023
Push the boundaries of what photography can be by exploring hand-made prints using the most beautiful of the historic photographic processes.
Tuition
$1795.00
Fee
$350.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Nevada Wier

July 10 – 14, 2023
Combine technical, practical, and creative aspects of travel photography to make an image that elevates itself above the usual travel clichés.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$175.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cotton Miller

July 10 – 14, 2023
Learn not only what it takes to make beautiful color or black-and-white digital prints, but importantly how to make them on a consistent basis.
Tuition
$1295.00
Fee
$200.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Celeste Sloman

July 10 – 14, 2023
Develop their own vision through the medium of portraiture with guidance, encouragement, and inspiration from a contemporary leader in the field.
Tuition
$1,895.00
Fee
$450.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Elizabeth Opalenik

July 17 – 21, 2023
Discover and explore one of the rarest and most beautiful of the alternative photographic processes with a modern-day master of the medium.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$185.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Jean Miele

July 17 – 21, 2023
Understand the magic necessary to transform what’s in front of the camera into a stunning photograph, and learn how to create stronger, more striking landscape images.
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$150.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Susan Burnstine

July 17 – 21, 2023
Take the leap beyond graphic form and technical approach to create personally meaningful, complex abstractions in the unique high-desert environs and brilliant light  of Northern New Mexico.
Tuition
$1895.00
Fee
$150.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Jennifer Spelman

July 17 – 21, 2023
Learn the basics of digital photography with your camera or iPhone while cultivating creativity in an energetic and supportive atmosphere.
Tuition
$1075.00
Fee
$220.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Cira Crowell

July 24 – 28, 2023
Focus on exploring technology, aesthetics, and individual artistry that goes into creating evocative monochrome imagery.
Tuition
$1695.00
Fee
$375.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Holly Roberts

July 24 – 28, 2023
Engage in exploration, investigation, and risk, as you combine—and recombine—disparate media: photographs, paint, text, and any other material you want to use with Holly by your side for five days.
Tuition
$1595.00
Fee
$90.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Manuela Thames

July 24 – 28, 2023
Uncover a deeper understanding of what it means to create original images and the importance of developing your vision.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$275.00

with Mary Virginia Swanson

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Understand the process of bringing your long-term photography project to print publication and leave with a clear path that is right for you and your work.
Tuition
$1995.00
Fee
$75.00

with Susan kae Grant

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Tap into your memory, personal insight and intuition to design and create a handmade book of your photographs that symbolically balances form and content.
Tuition
$2195.00
Fee
$110.00
Santa Fe
– Summer Season

with Kate Breakey

July 31 – August 4, 2023
Come play in the giant, creative sandbox that is hand coloring with a modern master. 
Tuition
$2095.00
Fee
$185.00

with Natalie Goldberg

August 7 – 11, 2023
Practice simple meditation techniques and learn how to receive the haiku and get out of the way, so that writing does writing with Natalie Goldberg in Santa Fe.
Tuition
$1595.00
San Miguel de Allende

with Elizabeth Opalenik

September 21 – 25, 2023
Express your intuitive create soul by collaborating with gracious male and female figure and dance models in the inspiring setting of San Miguel de Allende.
Package Price
$2895.00

with Stephanie Johnson

September 21 – 25, 2023
Heighten your senses, inspire your creative spirit, and expand your artistic vision as you spend time immersed in the culture and environment of vibrant San Miguel de Allende.
Package Price
$2695.00
San Miguel de Allende

with Sean Kernan

September 21 – 25, 2023
Set aside what you already know to create photographs that surprise, delight, and maybe even amaze you in San Miguel de Allende.
Package Price
$2695.00
Pop-up:
Coast of Maine

with Christopher Michel

September 24 – 29, 2023
Use the power of photography to reveal truths about a place—about Maine.
Package Price
$2395.00

with Tami Bone and Cotton Miller

September 25 – 29, 2023
Strengthen your artistic voice as you set out on a quest for the handmade.
Package Price
$1695.00
San Miguel de Allende

with Arthur Meyerson

September 28 – October 2, 2023
Cultivate your visual sensitivity and heighten your awareness of color as you master how to gracefully capture those “decisive moments.”
Package Price
$2995.00

with Nevada Wier

September 28 – October 2, 2023
Elevate your creative vision and expanding your photographic technique during one of the most photogenic festivals San Miguel de Allende has to offer.
Package Price
$2995.00

with Rick Berk

October 1 – 6, 2023
Discover the wonders of autumn on the coast of Maine while expanding your photographic skillset and knowledge base with Maine resident, Rick Berk.
Package Price
$1795.00

with Reid Callanan

October 5 – 9, 2023
Embark on a travel adventure woven with personal photographic discoveries.
Package Price
$2395.00
San Miguel de Allende

with Christopher Fragapane

October 5 – 9, 2023
Explore how to create portraits with your own point of view and learn to develop your personal photographic style and incorporate that into your portraiture.
Package Price
$2395.00
San Miguel de Allende

with Jennifer Spelman and Pepe Gavilondo Péon

October 5 – 9, 2023
Gather with Jennifer and Pepe on a journey creating imaginative images through the soulful Mexican music culture. 
Package Price
$2895.00

with Keith Carter

October 5 – 9, 2023
Take a photographic excursion to San Miguel to go deep into your creative life, re-examine your processes, and distill your individual aesthetic.
Package Price
$2995.00
International Expeditions

with Marcela Taboada

October 29 - November 3, 2023
Turn your lens to Oaxacan Day of the Dead celebrations, from altars and sand tapestries to graveyards full of candles and flowers.
Package Price
$3695.00
International Expeditions

with Jennifer Spelman and Michael Amici

November 8 – 19, 2023
Redirect your approach to seeing and develop a broader understanding of the fascinating and sacred country of India.
Package Price
$7895.00