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SFW Online is where you engage with The Workshops when you can’t visit us in Santa Fe. Our streaming classes are taught by many of the same instructors who inspire you in Santa Fe. Through a curated experience on Zoom, we offer an inspiring and creative learning community. While not the same as visiting us in person, SFW Online is the next best immersive experience. Join us!

with Jean Miele

January 20 – February 6, 2025
In this workshop participants learn what to say (and not say) when presenting a portfolio, with a body of writing that forms a foundation for artist statements and other documents, plus an array of great responses to the question, “What do you photograph?”
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Marco Serventi

January 21 – February 25, 2025
Over the course of six online sessions, Marco Serventi introduces participants to the core techniques of video production. Together you and Marco explore important technical aspects of filming, including in-camera settings, framing, camera movements, and capturing sound.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Stephanie Johnson

January 22 – February 26, 2025
Join expert ICM instructor Stephanie Johnson in this six week online course exploring the possibilities of multiple exposure ICMs (using ICM for all exposures of the ME sequence) to create wonderfully abstract and artistic images.

with Drew Leventhal

January 25, 2025
Join Drew Leventhal in this three-hour interactive seminar exploring the nuanced connections between photography and language, exploring approaches you can use to find the best possible sequence for your images.
Tuition
$75.00
Tuition
$75.00

with Thomas Werner

February 1 and 8, 2025
Thomas Werner guides participants in this two-session online workshop in unraveling the complexities of social media as a photographer, addressing Meta and other social platforms’ algorithms, classifiers, and processes.
Tuition
$395.00
Tuition
$395.00

with Cotton Miller

February 11 and 13, 2025
This online seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the most innovative AI tools available to photographers and the transformative potential of AI in your creative practice.
Tuition
$195.00
Tuition
$195.00

with Maggie Taylor

February 12 and 15, 2025
This workshop is for those who are new to Midjourney, as well as those who have already started to explore its quirky and amazing visual options. Maggie Taylor guides participants through her basic workflow and then launches into “the beyond”—covering this new and ever-changing technology as it feeds her creative work.
Tuition
$295.00
Tuition
$295.00

with Leanne Trivett S.

February 18 – March 7, 2025
Embrace your successes and failures as you connect more deeply to your artistic voice in this online workshop with Leanne Trivett S.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Gina Rae La Cerva

February 19 – March 19, 2025
Join Gina Rae La Cerva as she covers the foundational aspects of good writing and the many overlaps between the craft of photography and the craft of writing.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Laurie Klein

February 22 and 23, 2025
Jump into the child-like joy of hand coloring by learning the materials and techniques of coloring black-and-white prints with Laurie and guest presenter Shelley Vandegrift as your guides and creative co-conspirators.
Tuition
$495.00
Tuition
$495.00

with Will Van Beckum

February 22 – March 29, 2025
Join Will Van Beckum and learn all about your camera and lenses, the creative photographic principles, and image manipulation/workflow in Adobe Lightroom.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Sofía Jaramillo

February 25 and 27, 2025
This online course is designed for photographers eager to expand their business and adopt industry best practices, equipping participants with the tools needed to secure exciting new opportunities in the commercial and editorial worlds.
Tuition
$295.00
Tuition
$295.00

with Josh Withers

February 27 and March 6, 2025
Join longtime Photoshop power user Josh Withers for a two-session webinar this winter to learn the new AI tools in step-by-step demonstrations to solve the practical challenges we face editing our photographs using the modern AI tools that can make our editing job easier, and quicker.
Tuition
$195.00
Tuition
$195.00

with Ryn Clarke

January 27 – February 13, 2025
ADDED SESSION: February 27 – March 17, 2025
In this three-week workshop, Ryn shows participants how to create composites that give the illusion of a new reality using Photoshop and images created from their iPhone or digital camera.

with Kira Pollack

March 1, 2025
Join award-winning creative director, photo editor, and visual journalist Kira Pollack as she guides participants in learning how various storytelling disciplines were integrated to create compelling narratives that resonate across multiple platforms.
Tuition
$75.00
Tuition
$75.00

with Fritz Liedtke

March 3 – 20, 2025
Fine-art and commercial photographer Fritz Liedtke leads you first through the “why” of portraiture and then through the “how to” as we explore—and learn from—the work of master artists.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Brendan Hall

March 4 – April 1, 2025
This course with documentary filmmaker and photographer Brendan Hall, balances artistic reflection with technical guidance, providing each participant with a personalized toolkit to deepen their understanding of their own creative purpose.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Kelly Webeck

March 8 – April 12, 2025
Get comfortable writing with courage and conviction as you discover how a sketchbook practice can support your image-making.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Cotton Miller

March 12 – April 9, 2025
Conceive, customize, and ultimately control your own website by designing it yourself in five weeks, with the expert advice and guidance of Cotton Miller.
Tuition
$625.00
Tuition
$625.00

with Aline Smithson

March 15 and 22, 2025
Aline Smithson explains, uncovers, and helps demystify the current fine-art photography landscape as well as addresses print editioning, pricing, presentation, and installation while providing a road map to taking charge of your career.
Tuition
$295.00
Tuition
$295.00

with Sonia Goydenko

March 22 and 29, 2025
In this two-week immersive online workshop, Sonia initially reviews the opportunities in the three arenas most photographers choose to get their work seen—competitions, festivals, and galleries.
Tuition
$495.00
Tuition
$495.00

with Leanne Trivett S.

April 1 – 29, 2025
Join Leanne for a deep dive into the ephemeral world of flowers, combining camera techniques, color, abstraction, writing, and collage can bring a unique, contemporary twist to your imagery.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Carlan Tapp

April 5 – 23, 2025
In this new online workshop, which serves as a broad introduction to filmmaking for photographers, we take the time to understand the creative process of visual storytelling concepts, story structure, visual sequence, and timing in filmmaking.
Tuition
$645.00
Tuition
$645.00

with Thibault Roland

April 8 – May 6, 2025
This online workshop with Thibault Roland goes beyond a perspective shift, offering a unique educational opportunity tailored for individuals eager to enhance their skills and delve into the realm of creative photography.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Andrew Southam

April 24 – May 22, 2025
In this six-session online workshop, Andrew Southam engages participants in discussion, presentations, and specifically designed post-class assignments, through an experience to grow their artistry and create truly empathetic portraits.
Tuition
$625.00
Tuition
$625.00

with Cotton Miller

April 26 – May 17, 2025
This interactive online workshop meets for two hours on four consecutive Saturdays this winter, learning how to creating digital negatives and transforming your digital images into a format suitable for contact printing in the cyanotype process.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Marcy Palmer

April 29 – May 20, 2025
Open-up a world of creative possibilities by exploring the beautiful processes of applying silver and gold leaf to photo-based artworks, which allows photographers to incorporate unusual materials with distinct properties into their images.
Tuition
$525.00
Tuition
$525.00

with Lev L. Spiro

April 29 – May 16, 2025
Discover the techniques that result in more unusual, compelling, and delightful garden photography.
Tuition
$595.00
Tuition
$595.00

with Sarah Hadley

April 30 – May 21, 2025
Fine-art photographer and collage artist Sarah Hadley guides participants through innovative techniques to blend imagery, textures, and materials in fresh and unexpected ways in this online workshop.
Tuition
$625.00
Tuition
$625.00