Fine Art workshops focus on teaching the artist how to express one’s creative vision through the discipline of photography. Where Storytelling workshops teach students how to convey a visual narrative through an artistic lens, fine art workshops are foremost about the artist’s creative vision. If you have mastered the foundations of digital photography and want to use these skills to express your idea, come learn with the best fine art photographers on the planet here at Santa Fe Workshops.
Investigate the possibilities that our tools offer us, from scale to tonality to contrast to the subtleties of monochromatic color and split toning as well as work with Adobe software (Lightroom and Photoshop), DxO plugins, and the ImagePrint Black RIP.
Kathleen Clemons leads this hands-on workshop that explores the myriad ways our images of flowers can convey meaning, evolve emotion, and can be used as symbols to convey a wide range of human experiences.
Longtime photographer and visual storyteller Diana Bloomfield introduces a diverse range of strategies that push the boundaries of the traditional book form, exploring the interplay between structure and content, dimensionality and the tactility in your process.
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.
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.
Join renowned landscape photographer Carlan Tapp this summer to embrace the visual intrigue of the desert southwest; exploring the desert’s intense sunlight, working with dramatic shadows and highlights, while searching for geometric patterns and textures.
Experiment with alternative approaches to landscape photography, working on location in a variety of environments—natural formations, archeological sites, and historical settings—taking “straight” photos and also using unconventional tools including prisms and gels.
In May, join us for an intensive four-day, art-filled retreat Santa Fe to learn from the current leaders in the abstract movement, Renee Lynn, Stephanie Johnson, and Richard Martin as well a guest presenters Valda Bailey and Shelley Vandegrift as they all help broaden your creative perspectives and technical skillset.
This hands-on popup workshop in the Boston area invites you to tap into your creativity while exploring New England’s lush landscapes to gather natural materials for image creation and experiment with crafting light-sensitive emulsions and photographic chemistry.
Join Jari Poulin in the heart of New York City for this hands-on workshop that offers participants a chance to refresh their artistic vision or ignite a new passion while enjoying the unique appeal of instant photography through the lens of your Polaroid camera.
